NEWBURGH, N.Y.- The Mount Saint Mary College women's basketball team finalized their perfect season in Skyline Conference regular season play on Saturday with a 91-33 victory over visiting St. Joseph's College. The Knights end regular season play with an overall record of 23-2 and a Skyline Conference record of 18-0. The Golden Eagles drop to 9-16 on the season and 6-12 in Skyline play. 

Three minutes into the first half of play the Knights held a 6-4 lead over the Golden Eagles. A jumper by Mount junior Amanda Horvers (Kingston, N.Y.) at the 16:23 mark, initiated an 11-0 run and the Knights never looked back. Horvers and classmate Jen Mocanu (Belford, N.J.) accounted for all 11 points during the run, contributing seven and four respectively. The Knights scored 19 first half points off of costly turnovers by the Golden Eagles en route to a 45-10 score at the half. The Mount shot a scorching 62.5-percent from the field in the first half, while St. Joseph's was held to 18.8-percent shooting from the field. Horvers finished the half with 15 points, Mocanu and sophomore Kate Hartnett (Floral Park, N.Y.) each chipped in with eight. 

Senior Jess Tice (Altamont, N.Y.) converted a lay-up with 18:03 remaining in the game to ignite a 13-0 run for the Mount, during which Tice accounted for eight of her team's thirteen points. Golden Eagle junior Chelsea Lynch scored a lay-up at the 13:08 mark to end the five minute scoring drought. Sophomore Charniece McCullough (Wyandanch, N.Y.) netted three consecutive three-pointers during a two-minute span and extended the lead to 73-19 with less than nine minutes remaining in the game. The Golden Eagles shot 34.6-percent from the field in the second half, while the Knights shot an impressive 73.7-percent from the field. 

The Knights tallied 35 points off of turnovers and held a commanding 42-12 advantage on the glass. Horvers was 4-5 from three-point range and she finished with a game-high 20 points. Mocanu ended the game with eight points and Hartnett was just shy of the double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. In her final regular season game, Tice netted 16 points and was a perfect 10-10 from the foul line. McCullough chipped with eleven points, nine of which came from behind the three-point arc. Freshman Fallon Witte (Loudonville, N.Y.) dished out 10 assists and grabbed seven rebounds. 

The Mount will host a Skyline Conference semi-final game on Thursday, February 24. Opponent and time details to follow.