Women’s Basketball Drops Season-Opener to St. Joseph’s (Maine)

WENHAM, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team suffered an 86-58 setback to St. Joseph's (Maine) at the Gordon Tip-Off Tournament Friday in the first game of the 2022-23 campaign.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 58, St. Joseph's (Maine) 86
Records: Lions (0-1) | Monks (1-0)

                                   
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• St. Joseph's held a 21-14 lead after 10 minutes of action.
• The Monks outscored the Lions 14-5 in the second quarter to boast a 35-19 advantage at the half.
• St. Joseph's widened the gap to 64-36 after owning a 29-17 edge in third-quarter scoring.
• Both squads tallied 22 points in the fourth frame as the Monks collected an 86-58 win.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Alondra Jimenez (Santa Barbara, Calif.) netted a team-best 15 points to go with six assists and four steals.
• Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) poured in 11 points in her first game in an Eastern Nazarene jersey.
• Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) finished with 10 points, five assists, and four steals on the night.
• Te'yalla Simpson (Fairfield, Texas) chipped in with 10 points while Michala O'Donoghue (San Bruno, Calif.) added eight points.
• The Lions shot 41.4% from the floor and 45% from behind the arc.
• St. Joseph's concluded the contest with a field-goal percentage of 51.6% to go with a 13-for-24 clip from three-point range.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene wraps up the Gordon Tip-Off Tournament November 12 against Wheaton (Mass.).