Newburgh, N.Y. - The top-seeded Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team begins the 2020 Skyline Conference Championship on Thursday evening as the Knights play host to fourth-seeded St. Joseph's-Brooklyn in a Semifinal matchup. Tip-off at the Kaplan Center is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. while Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.

At A Glance: The Mount finished the regular season 20-5 overall and 18-2 in Skyline Conference play, earning the top-seed in the Skyline Conference Championship. The Knights also completed the regular season 12-0 at the Kaplan Center.

Junior forward Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) finished the regular season second in the Skyline in points per game with 18.2 while adding 6.3 rebounds per contest. Sophomore forward Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) is adding 11.1 points per outing and is top-10 in the conference in rebounding per game at 9.2. Keenan also leads the team in blocks with 27 and is third in steals with 50.

Senior guard Lyndsay Pace (Cranford, N.J.) capped off a career-best regular season with 10.9 points per game, a team-high 77 assists, 57 steals and 5.2 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) chips in 10.8 points per outing and is the top three-point shooter with 53 makes on 31.4-percent from the three-point stripe. 

Sophomore guard Toriana Tabasco (Hillsdale, N.J.) completed an all-around regular season with 7.3 points per game, 5.9 rebounds, 58 assists and 52 steals for the Knights.

Mount Saint Mary is third in the Skyline Conference in scoring offense with 69.6 points per game on 38.6-percent overall and 28.7-percent from three-point range. The Knights rank third in scoring defense, allowing 54.9 points per contest on 34.8-percent shooting and 27.4-percent from three-point territory. The Mount is forcing 23 turnovers per contest and is averaging 20.8 points off turnovers.

Last Time Out: The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball won its 20th game of the season on Saturday afternoon as the Knights defeated Purchase 68-53 in the regular season finale. Bojka led a quartet of double digit scorers with 20 points for the Mount.

Bojka finished with 20 points on 9-for-24 shooting and added five rebounds and three steals. Desrats added 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and a team-high five steals. Pace chipped in 12 points while Keenan tallied a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards along with a team-high four assists.

Mount Saint Mary finished at 36.8-percent overall and made six three-pointers on the day while Purchase shot 33.3-percent and was 4-for-15 from three-point range. The Knights outscored the Panthers 31-8 in points off turnovers, 19-7 in fast break points and 34-26 in points in the paint.

Previewing the Bears: St. Joseph's-Brooklyn enters Thursday's semifinal matchup with a 17-9 overall record after defeating fifth seeded Mount Saint Vincent on Tuesday evening 76-68 in a first round matchup.

The Bears feature the conference's leading scorer in Kelly O'Donnell, who is averaging 21.8 points per game while also leading the team in rebounding with 10.2 per contest. Emma Kiley is adding 12.7 points per outing and is second in rebounding with 9.1. Kiley is also the conference leader in blocks with 89.

Lauren Quesada, who scored a career-high 33 points against the Dolphins on Tuesday, is averaging 11.4 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per outing. O'Donnell also leads the team in steals with 51 on the season while Deserae Sequeira leads the conference in assists with 160.

St. Joseph's-Brooklyn is second in the Skyline in scoring offense with 70.1 points per contest on 37.1-percent shooting and 28.1-percent from three-point range. The Bears are sixth in scoring defense, allowing 66.2 points per game on 34.2-percent overall and 27.3-percent from three-point territory.

Regular Season Series: Mount Saint Mary swept the regular season series against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, defeating the Bears 63-53 on the road on January 11 and 76-53 at home on January 28.

Recent History: The Knights are 10-1 overall against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn and have won 10 straight contests over the Bears since losing the first matchup in 2013. 

What's At Stake: The winner of this semifinal will take on the winner of the Manhattanville-USMMA semifinal at the highest remaining seed on Saturday afternoon in the Skyline Conference Championship Final. Tip-off for Saturday's final is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.