Richmond, Virginia – Fans inside the Robins Center were treated to a memorable basketball game on Sunday afternoon as the St. Joseph women’s basketball team lost to Richmond 94-90.
Mackenzie Smith He set a career-high for the Hawks, scoring 38 points in a narrow loss. The sophomore scored 17 of St. Joe’s final 21 points, but in a memorable game the Hawks (15-6, 5-4 A-10) gave way to the Spiders (13-7, 3-4). fell into
how it happened
- Each team traded 5 points to start the game. Mackenzie Smith three pointer and pair Taliyah Burgler Free throws leveled the action. Both teams scored him 5-20 (25.0%) from the field in the first five minutes of the game.
- Both teams traded buckets for the rest of the first quarter, with the Hawks getting one last chance as the second chance bucket. Laura Ziegler With 1 second remaining, they gave SJU a 15-13 lead after 10 minutes.
- A slow start in the second quarter found Hughes and gave the Spiders a 19–15 advantage after Richmond’s Sydney Boone knocked down a triple from 7 feet behind the line as the shot clock expired.
- Six of the next seven buckets from either team were from range, during which the Hawks had the advantage. Olivia Mullins Trey from the corner restored the Hawks’ advantage at 26–25.
- After the Spiders tied 28-28, Julia Nystrom He used a timely three-pair to keep the attack humming for the last five minutes, breaking a four-game slump without converting from the deep.
- Richmond landed the final punch of the first half after Maggie Dugan dropped the defenders for the second 3 of the game to give the hosts a 36–34 halftime lead.
- The Spiders continued their early-game 3-point shooting momentum, knocking down the first three trays to extend their advantage to 50-42 and force the Crimson and Gray into timeouts.
- Leading by 10 points, the Hawks cut the deficit to 59-53 in the final minute heading into the final frame.
- The Hawks made multiple attempts to get back into the game in the first five minutes, with Richmond countering each opportunity. Katie Jecott With just under four minutes remaining, the Spiders’ lead was shrunk to 70-65. Opposite the media timeout, the Hawks went on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 1 with over three minutes remaining.
- With just over a minute left, SJU trailed by 4 and Smith took over for Crimson and Gray. A sophomore scoop and score narrowed the deficit to his 2 points, and with 25 seconds left his smooth step back his jumper equalized him at 76-76. The Spiders held their last shot, but the SJU defense stopped and held strong to force overtime.
- St. Joe’s scored the first four points of the extra frame, but eight straight from the Spiders gave the hosts an 84–80 lead with 2:42 left to play after back-to-back three-point plays.
- Smith called her number again and picked up her 30 after finishing at the rim.th A basket point that cuts the lead into one possession. Smith, who scored 12 of the Hawks’ 14 points in overtime, put the Hawks right in. Despite the heroic performance, the Spiders scored a free 11-13 in the period with his throw. and held off SJU for a 94-90 victory.
game notes
- Twenty-three of Smith’s game-high 38 points came in the final 15 minutes, trailing 9-10 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Smith also tied a career mark with eight rebounds, recorded three assists, and recorded blocks and steals.
- Brugler, who fouled out in overtime, continued a double-digit 15-game winning streak with 14 points.
- Laura Ziegler Recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. It was her fifth game on a two-digit board. It took Ziegler just 15 minutes of her game time to record a new career-high assist.
- Katie Jecott Her night ended with 11 points with 3 assists and 2 steals.
- Julia Nystrom It ended in a multi-three game for the first time in 13 games, and the last was against Drexel (December 4).
- More coming.
next
- The Hawks will make a quick turnaround and travel to Kingston, Rhode Island to face the Rhode Island Rams on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Tips are scheduled for 6pm.