Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team looks to sweep the season series from St. Joseph's-Brooklyn and push its winning streak to seven games when the Bears pay a visit to the Kaplan Center on Tuesday evening. Live Stats and Video will be available for the 6:00 p.m. tip-off.
Spectator Policy: Per Skyline Conference policy, NO FANS will be permitted at Tuesday's game.
At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary enters Tuesday's tilt on a six-game run and with a 10-2 overall record and a perfect 8-0 mark against league rivals. The Mount pulled away for a 79-48 win on the road at Old Westbury Saturday afternoon in their last outing.
Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) leads the scoring attack with an even 15.0 points per game, converting at just under 45-percent from the floor. Bojka adds nearly seven rebounds, 2.1 assists and a team-high 2.7 steals per game for the Knights.
Katie Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) contributes 10.9 points per game and is shooting 43.2-percent from three-point range to go along with a team-high 3.5 assists per night.
Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) and
Erin Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) support the offense with 9.6 and 8.6 points per game with Desrats chipping in 2.0 assists per game, while Smith has connected on a team-high 23 three-point field goals.
Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) is the team leader on the glass with 9.0 rebounds per game, chipping in 7.4 points, while
Toriana Tabasco (Hillsdale, N.J.) hauls in 4.6 rebounds and scores just over six points per game for the Knights.
Mount Saint Mary scores 74.9 points per game through 12 outings and is outscoring its opponents by better than 17 points per contest. The Knights shoot 38.9-percent overall, 31.2-percent from three-point range and 64.2-percent from the free-throw line.
Scouting St. Joseph's-Brooklyn: The Bears, who advanced to the Skyline Conference Championship Final in 2020, enter Tuesday's contest at 2-10 overall and 2-7 in league play. The Bears have dropped their last three contests and are in search of their first win since a 68-57 victory over Old Westbury on December 12.
Kelly O'Donnell leads four Bears scoring in double-figures with a team-high 16.9 points per game and also paces the Bears with 10.8 caroms per contest. O'Donnell adds 2.4 assists and better than one steal per game for St. Joseph's.
Emma Kiley scores 14.2 points per game for St. Joseph's and adds better than two blocks per game, while Alexis Breen pours in 12.0 points per night and hands out a team-high 4.8 assists per game. Grace Kennedy chips in 10.8 points per game for the Bears.
Through 12 games, St. Joseph's scores 67.7 points per game while shooting 32.7-percent overall, 25.1-percent from three-point range and 76.4-percent from the free-throw line.
Recent History: Mount Saint Mary is 11-2 in 13 meetings with the Bears since the start of the 2013-14 season, including 11 wins in the last 12 meetings.
Previous Meeting: The Knights and Bears met in Brooklyn on November 20 with the Knights posting a dominate 96-72 victory. Bojka poured in a season-high 33 points on 12-for-17 shooting with the Mount defense forcing 34 turnovers leading to 39 points.
What's Next: The Knights are scheduled to remain home on Thursday for a clash with Manhattanville starting at 6:00 p.m.
