Jan. 10, 2012

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's basketball team had its seven-game home win streak snapped Tuesday afternoon as the Hawks fell to Dayton, 65-51, before a frenzied crowd of 2,451 fans at Hagan Arena.

The Flyers (10-4, 2-0 Atlantic 10) took control from the tip, running out to a 15-2 lead less than seven minutes in. While Dayton pulled away, the Hawks struggled from the floor, going 0-for-9 and turning the ball over six times during that stretch, before getting their first field goal on a layup by sophomore guard Erin Shield at 12:54.

Up 27-16, Dayton continued to create distance between itself and Saint Joseph's, using an 8-0 run to open a 35-16 gap on a layup by Ally Malott at 2:49. The Flyers would take a 38-18 lead into halftime as Saint Joseph's shot just 8-of-26 from the floor (30.8 percent) and turned the ball over 14 times in the opening period.

Saint Joseph's opened the second half with a 5-0 run to come within 15 on a jumper by senior Samira van Grinsven, but Dayton answered with seven-straight points to open a 22-point lead.

The Hawks would continue to chip away, but would come no closer than the final differential of 14 points.

For the game, the Hawks hit 17-of-48 from the filed (35.4 percent) and 17-of-18 from the foul line (94.4 percent), but were held without a three pointer for just the second time this year. Junior guard Ashley Prim led the SJU offense, scoring 12 points and adding five assists and five rebounds. Senior Michelle Baker added eight points to go with three rebounds.

At the other end, Dayton finished 25-of-67 from the field (37.3 percent), hit 3-of-11 from three-point range (27.3 percent) and converted 12-of-19 from the foul line (63.2 percent). The Flyers' Andrea Hoover led all scorers with a career-high 18 points, while Casey Nance grabbed game-best 10 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's returns to action this Saturday when the Hawks host Big 5 rival Penn at 2 p.m.

GAME NOTES
Today's game was part of the "Fitness Fieldtrip" promotion with over 2,000 area youth in attendance...Today's game is the second time this year SJU has failed to hit a three pointer, the other coming at Princeton...van Grinsven had three blocks and six points for SJU... Kelly Cavallo added six points and six rebounds... Katie Kuester scored three points... Erin Shields finished with four points and three assists... Kasie Parker added six points off the bench... Ashley Robinson and Shelby Smith added four and two points, respectively...Photos from today's game are available at www.sidephotos.com.