Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team pushed its winning streak to four games and won its 12
th game in the last 13 outings on Monday, overwhelming Farmingdale State by a score of 81-34.
Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) and
Katie Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) led all scorers with 14 points with Bojka and
Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) recording double-doubles.
Monday's win pushes Mount Saint Mary to 16-3 overall on the season and to 14-1 against Skyline Conference opponents, while Farmingdale State drops back to the .500 mark at 9-9 overall and to 7-8 in league action.
First Half
- After falling behind 2-0 in the opening minute, Mount Saint Mary ripped off the next 12 points to open a 12-2 advantage on a Keenan layup at the 1:54 mark of the opening period.
- The Knights' lead dropped below double-figures briefly late in the first stanza, before a Charlotte Twohig (Syosset, N.Y.) jumper and a triple from Bojka sent the Mount to the second period with a 17-4 lead.
- Mount Saint Mary went on to outscore the Rams 21-9 in the second stanza to take a commanding 38-13 lead into the intermission.
- A pair of Smith free-throws early in the second period gave the Knights a 20-5 edge.
- The advantage grew to 26-7 on a Smith conversion in transition before a Bojka three-pointer at the 2:56 mark gave the Knights a 31-9 advantage.
- Cailean Nolan (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) hit a three-pointer to push the advantage to 36-13 before a Smith conversion at the second quarter horn gave the Knights a half-high 25-point advantage heading into the break.
- Mount Saint Mary shot 38.5-percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes and connected on three triples.
- Farmingdale State was held to 6-for-25 shooting, including 0-for-4 from three-point range.
- Smith led all scorers at the break with 12 points.
- Keenan narrowly missed a first half double-double with 10 points and eight caroms.
Second Half
- Mount Saint Mary came out of the break and spread its lead to 45-13 with a 7-0 spurt capped by a Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) bucket in transition 2:35 into the third quarter.
- The lead grew to 57-20 on another Desrats transition bucket before the Mount took a 61-20 lead to the final stanza following a Gabriella Rafaniello (Brooklyn, N.Y.) free-throw with 18 seconds left in the quarter.
- Mount Saint Mary would not let its advantage fall below 38 points in the final period and pulled in front by a game-high 47 points when Julia Lavin (Ledyard, Conn.) hit a triple in the final minute to give the Knights the final 81-34 advantage.
- Mount Saint Mary improved to 45.9-percent shooting in the second half and connected on six three-point field goals.
- Farmingdale State was limited to 27.6-percent shooting and a 1-for-4 effort from three-point range.
- Nine different Knights scored after halftime in the victory.
- Desrats tallied eight points in the second half for the Knights.
- Alyssa Caswell (Fishkill, N.Y.) and Bojka each scored seven points.
- Katelyn McCann (Blooming Grove, N.Y.) connected on two triples to finish the second half with six points.
For The Knights
- 11 different players found the scoring column in the game for Mount Saint Mary.
- Bojka and Smith each finished with 14 points.
- Bojka nailed three triples and finished the contest with a game-high 12 rebounds and five assists.
- Smith went 6-for-12 from the floor with two assists and three steals.
- Keenan recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, totaling five offensive caroms.
- Desrats closed the win with eight points, four assists and three thefts.
- Rafaniello posted seven points and seven rebounds.
- Caswell and Twohig each recorded seven points off the bench.
- Toriana Tabasco (Hillsdale, N.J.) totaled six rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.
For The Rams
- Anna Zaborowska led the team with nine points.
- Kalena Ricketts paced the Rams with seven rebounds.
Game Statistics
- Mount Saint Mary shot 42.1-percent overall in the game and canned nine three-pointers.
- Farmingdale State was limited to 25.9-percent shooting and went just 1-for-8 from three-point range and 5-for-12 from the free-throw line.
- Mount Saint Mary outrebounded Farmingdale State 60-30 overall and 23-7 on the offensive glass.
- The Knights dominated inside with a 42-22 advantage in paint points.
- Mount Saint Mary finished with a 17-4 edge in second chance scoring and a 21-10 edge in points off of turnovers after forcing 28 miscues.
What's Next
- Mount Saint Mary hosts USMMA on Wednesday in a Skyline Conference Showdown.
- Farmingdale State plays host to Old Westbury on Thursday.
