Myers 21 points fuels Terriers to fourth win in five
Bramanti nets 1,000th career point for Skyhawks
Bramanti led the Skyhawks with nine points, including the 1,000th of her career (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard) |
EASTON, Mass. (February 4, 2023) – Saint Francis College of Brooklyn shot 54-percent from the floor in the fourth quarter to pull away and notch a 61-48 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast Conference women's basketball action on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium this afternoon.
The setback took some of the shine off a milestone day for Stonehill fifth-year Emily Bramanti who led the way with nine points, including the 1,000th of her career, to go with three assists and two rebounds. Bramanti is the 35th 1,000-point scorer in the history of Stonehill's women's basketball program, finishing the day with 1,006 points over her 103 career games played.
Freshman Tyra Myers scored 15 of her game-high 21 points in the second half, including eight of St. Francis Brooklyn's 12 third quarter points, as she finished shooting 8-of-19 from the floor, including 3-for-7 from three-point distance in the win. Classmate Angena Belloso added 14 points, aided by 7-of-8 free-throw shooting, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot, while senior Alyssa Fisher contributed 12 points and three steals.
Fifth-year Sophie Glidden added seven points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal for Stonehill. Postgrad Maddie Loder chipped in seven points and three boards.
Glidden grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, including four on the offensive glass, to go with seven points and four assists (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard) |
Stonehill held a one-point (28-27) halftime lead after its best shooting quarter of the contest, connecting on 6-of-13 shots (46.2%), including 3-of-5 (60%) three-pointers in the frame. Bramanti scored six of her nine points in the quarter with a pair of three-pointers, the first of which marked her 1,000th point 1:15 in, that sparked a 9-3 spurt to pull the Skyhawks within a point (20-19) after a layup from junior Jada Thornton with 5:54 left in the first half.
Glidden pushed Stonehill in front at the break (28-27) with a second-chance bucket at the buzzer, but Myers scored the first four points of the third quarter to nose St. Thomas Brooklyn back in front (31-28) a minute in. Both teams struggled to score in the third, combining to shoot 5-for-23 (21.7%), but the Terriers grabbed some momentum heading to the final quarter by scoring the last four points of the third, capped by a Myers jumper off a steal with six seconds left.
Myers opened the final quarter with a three-pointer and jumper to push St. Francis Brooklyn in front by eight (44-36) a minute in. Loder responded with a three for Stonehill, but the Terriers scored the next nine points, including four by Fisher, to take control with a 14-point lead (53-39) with 5:37 remaining. The Skyhawks were able to draw within nine twice down the stretch, but the Terriers made its last six free-throws to seal the win.
Noteworthy
- In addition to securing her 1,000th career point, Bramanti's three three-point field goals give her 148 for her career to take sole possession of tenth on the program's career list – just one shy of Mary Louise Dixon, '14 (149) for ninth all-time.
- Stonehill was held without a double-figure scorer for just the second time this season (at Fairfield, 11/18).
- St. Francis outscored Stonehill 17-7 in points off turnovers and Belloso led a Terriers bench that outscored the Skyhawks reserves 24-15.
- Freshman Colleen McCullagh matched her season-high with six points off the bench for Stonehill, collecting a season-best five rebounds.
- The afternoon marked the first ever meeting between Stonehill and St. Francis Brooklyn – the last NEC member to appear on the Skyhawks schedule in its inaugural NCAA Division I season.
Up Next
Stonehill (6-17, 2-8 NEC) is back in action at Merkert Gym on Thursday, when it hosts Merrimack College for an NEC matchup that will be broadcast on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. St. Francis Brooklyn (8-14, 7-3 NEC) visits Wagner College on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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