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Date: 2/25/06Association of Division III Independents Women’s Basketball Northeast Championship
Regula’s Triple-Double Lifts St. Joe’s over St. Joseph’s of Brooklyn
STANDISH, ME - Kaylin Regula (Windham, ME) recorded the first triple-double of her career with 12 boards, 10 points and 12 assists as Saint Joseph's College edged St. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn, 64-62 in overtime. The Monks (9-16) will take on Maine Presque Isle in the championship game of the Division III Independents Northeast Tournament at the Alfond Center tomorrow at 12:00 pm. The Lady Bears finish the season 18-11.
St. Joe’s (NY) held a 35-28 advantage going into the break due to the sharp shooting of junior Lynette Reyes (4/4 3-PT) who finished with a game-high 24 points. Sophomore Megan Farrell (Abington, MA) kept the Monks within striking distance, connecting on 4/4 from the floor in the first half.
The teams battled back and forth in the second half with the Bears holding an 8 point lead with 6:40 to play. St. Joe’s answered back as senior Danielle Somma (Gray, ME) grabbed an offensive board, scored the stick-back and knocked down a jumper and two free-throws to cap a 9-0 run and put the Monks up 56-55 at the 2 minute mark.
Reyes tied the game with an offensive rebound and lay-up and sophomore Tara Deahn (Queens, NY) stole the SJC pass in but came up short on her jumper. After a St. Joe’s timeout and a deflection by the Bears, the Monks in bounded the ball to Regula who was fouled and converted 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game with 26 left. Deahn’s deep three fell short at the end of regulation with the score deadlocked 57-57.
St. Joe’s went on to outscore the Bears 7-5 in the extra 5 minutes with Somma draining a 12 foot jump shot to start the overtime. Sophomore Ashton Coutu (Danville, VT) grabbed two offensive boards and a steal to finish with a season-high 9 rebounds. Sophomore Annamarie Ciorciari (Queens, NY) finished the game with 14 points for the Bears, including all 5 of her team’s points in overtime and Deahn had 9 points.
The St. Joe’s squad turned in their finest team effort of the season with 4 players reaching double figures and two more recording 9 points. Somma and Farrell had 10 points apiece while Pierre-Jacques finished with 10 points and 9 boards. Sophomore Marie Lint (Orono, ME) and first year Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) both had 9 points and 6 boards.
Newspaper Box Score
St. Joseph's Brooklyn vs St. Joseph's College
02-25-06 2:00 PM at Standish, Me.
At Standish, Me.
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE 64, ST. JOSEPH'S BROOKLYN 62
ST. JOSEPH'S BROOKLYN (18-11)Lynette Reyes 9-13 2-3 24; Annamarie Ciorciari 6-17 1-4 14; Tara Deahn 3-7
1-3 9; Michelle Softy 2-7 0-0 4; Melissa Velez 1-7 2-2 4; Lauren Zecca 2-5
0-0 4; Desiree DeJesus 1-2 0-0 2; Kristin Healy 0-1 1-2 1; Debra Lupenowicz
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 7-14 62.ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (9-16)
Megan Farrell 5-6 0-0 10; Kaylin Regula 3-15 4-8 10; Danielle Somma 4-9 2-2
10; Yo Pierre-Jacques 4-7 2-6 10; Alysn Ludwig 4-9 1-2 9; Marie Lint 4-10
1-2 9; Ashton Coutu 1-3 2-4 4; Sarah Banks 1-1 0-0 2; Debi Drown 0-1 0-0 0;
Sasha Bowen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 12-24 64.St. Joseph's Brooklyn......... 35 22 5 - 62
St. Joseph's College.......... 28 29 7 - 64
3-point goals-St. Joseph's Brooklyn 7-12 (Lynette Reyes 4-4; Tara Deahn 2-2; Annamarie Ciorciari 1-2; Kristin Healy 0-1; Melissa Velez 0-1; Michelle Softy 0-2), St. Joseph's College 0-2 (; Kaylin Regula 0-2). Fouled out--St. Joseph's Brooklyn-Tara Deahn, St. Joseph's College-None. Rebounds-St. Joseph's Brooklyn 29 (Lynette Reyes 7), St. Joseph's College 56 (Kaylin Regula 12). Assists-St. Joseph's Brooklyn 14 (Annamarie Ciorciari 7), St. Joseph's College 22 (Kaylin Regula 12). Total fouls-St. Joseph's Brooklyn 17, St. Joseph's College 13. A-200
Semifinal Round of Assoc. of DIII Independents Tournament
Saint Joseph's (Me> advances to finals