PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's women's basketball closed its non-conference schedule in emphatic fashion Sunday afternoon, rolling past Arcadia 108-38 at Hagan Arena behind a dominant, wire-to-wire performance.
 
The 108 points are a Saint Joseph's record under head coach Cindy Griffin and mark the fourth time a Griffin-led team has scored 100 or more points. The Hawks also set a program record with 17 3-pointers in the win.
 
FIRST QUARTER

• Taylor Koenig matched Saint Joseph's (9-3) early, scoring the first six points for the visitors to counter each Hawks basket.
• barrage of 3-pointers, three from Emily Knouse and two from Gabby Casey, fueled a 24-0 run that pushed the Hawks' lead to 30-6 at the end of the quarter.
• SJU held Arcadia scoreless over the final 7:19 of the quarter, shooting 9-for-12 (75.0%) during that stretch to build a 24-point advantage.

 
SECOND QUARTER

• The Hawks outscored the Knights 14-4 in the opening three minutes of the second quarter, again fueled from beyond the arc as all three early attempts fell to extend the lead to 44-10.
• An 8-0 run ended with a 3-pointer from Kaylie Griffin, and Knouse followed with her fourth triple of the afternoon on the ensuing possession to make it 55-15.
• St. Joe's carried a 60-20 lead into halftime after the teams traded the final 10 points of the quarter.

 
THIRD QUARTER

• Rhian Stokes and Casey opened the second half with back-to-back 3-pointers before Arcadia answered with a 7-1 run.
• Jill Jekot scored the first five points of a 10-2 response as the Hawks built a 79-31 lead with under two minutes to play.
• A floater from Knouse and a buzzer-beater from Aleah Snead sent the Hawks into the fourth quarter with an 83-36 advantage.  

 
FOURTH QUARTER

• Jekot opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer before baskets from Casey and Olivia Lutterodt capped a 7-0 run.
• Arcadia was held without a field goal in the fourth quarter, with its only two points coming at the free-throw line with 6:52 remaining.
• Rhian Stokes picked up her ninth and 10th assists on baskets from Meja Jägerskog and Olivia Lutterodt, sandwiching her own driving layup to spark an 18-0 run to close the game.
• Emirson Devenie buried a logo 3-pointer as the shot clock wound down to give the Hawks 99 points with 4:19 remaining.
• Lutterodt pushed the Hawks above 100 points with her third basket of the game before Jägerskog was able to finish under the basket after grabbing an eighth rebound. Lauren Greer capped the scoring with a tough fadeaway off the glass before drilling a corner 3-pointer to seal a 108-38 victory.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jill Jekot led the Hawks with 16 points while adding five rebounds and two assists.
• Emily Knouse finished with 14 points, connecting on 4 of 9 from 3-point range.
• Rhian Stokes added 13 points and a career-high 10 assists without committing a turnover. Stokes became the 13th player in the country this season with at least 10 points and 10 assists without a turnover.
• Gabby Casey extended her double-digit scoring streak to start the season to 11 games, finishing with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists.
• Cecilia Kay was the fifth Hawk in double figures with 11 points and a team-high three blocks.
• Meja Jägerskog pulled down a career-high nine rebounds to go along with four points and two assists.
• Kaylinn Bethea scored eight points and added three assists, both career highs.
• Olivia Lutterodt (6) and Lauren Greer (5) also set new scoring highs in the win.
• The 108 points scored are the most by a Cindy Griffin team and is the fourth time that the Hawks have scored 100 or more points under her tenure. The previous high was 104 points scored against UMBC on Dec. 28, 2015. The Hawks scored 100 points in a game twice in the same season for the first time since 1989-90.
• The 70-point margin of victory was the third-most in program history and was two shy of matching the record set last season in the 102-30 season-opening win over Goldey-Beacom.
• The Hawks set a new program record for 3-pointers made for the second time in three games after connecting on 17-of-32 (53.1%) attempts from distance.
• It's the third time in the last four seasons that the Hawks shot at least 60 percent from the field, finishing 42-of-68 (61.8%) from the floor.
• The 30 assists on the 42 made baskets was two shy of tying a program record and is the second time in three games that the Hawks have registered at least 30 assists.
• Saint Joseph's forced 19 turnovers and converted it into a 35-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Hawks dominated the glass with a 44-21 advantage, their 16 offensive rebounds converting to 28 second chance points. SJU also posted a 42-22 margin in paint points and had a 54-6 advantage in bench points.
• Arcadia was limited to just 16-for-52 (30.8%) from the field, a season low for a Hawk opponent. Taylor Koenig finished with a game-high 20 points for the Knights on 9-for-17 shooting.

 
UP NEXT
Saint Joseph's returns to Atlantic 10 action Wednesday, Dec. 31, when it hosts VCU. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.