Women's Basketball Falls To Saint Joseph's (Me.), 41-39

STANDISH, Maine — The Endicott women's basketball team dropped its road contest to Saint Joseph's (Me.), 41-39, in Wednesday evening's non-conference matchup from the Harold Alfond Center.

Emma Shinney (Wakefield, Mass.) narrowly missed her third straight double-double. She scored 11 points and brought down nine boards, while also picking up four steals.

Tenley Wallin (Danbury, Conn.) joined her in double figures with 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT), five rebounds, two dimes and two blocks.

Sofia Mazzotta (Billerica, Mass.) also filled out the stat sheet with her nine points, four steals, three boards, two assists, and one rejection.

After a slow start, the Blue and Green turned things into gear in the second quarter. Mazzotta injected some energy on both ends of the floor, as she highlighted a 7-0 run to put the Gulls in front 17-16. She nailed a jumper, a triple, and found Shinney for an assist to put the Gulls in front with five minutes remaining in the first half.

The two teams continued to trade baskets throughout the remainder of the second quarter, and eventually headed into halftime deadlocked at 23. 

Out of the break, Endicott emerged on a 6-0 run to go up 29-23. Shinney scored three straight buckets to put the Gulls in front.

The Blue and Green continued to stretch its lead, and eventually headed to the fourth quarter with a nine-point advantage (36-27).

The Monks refused to go quietly, as they opened the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run, retaking a one-point lead at 37-36.

Thankfully for the Gulls, Wallin broke loose for a tough finish through traffic after a timeout, putting themselves back in front, 38-37.

However, with the game knotted at 39 a piece, the Monks found an open lane and converted the opportunity.

With one final chance down the court, Mazzotta hucked up a prayer at the buzzer but came up empty, finalizing the 41-39 road loss.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• First matchup between the two programs since 2018.
• First career start for Mia Gentile (Somerset, Mass.).
• Endicott led for 21:28 of the game, while Saint Joseph's led for just 16:16.
• The Gulls held the edge in bench points (14-2), defensive rebounds (28-27), assists (10-8), steals (11-9), and points off turnovers (14-6).

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (4-5) heads to Wentworth this Saturday for a 12 PM Conference of New England (CNE) matchup. Saint Joseph's (4-4) takes on Eastern Connecticut State in the Williams College Tournament this Friday for an 8 PM tipoff. 

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(Photo Credit - Mikey Kiselka '29)