Girls’s Basketball Stays Unbeaten, Downs Cincinnati 70-65

PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph’s ladies’s basketball held off a late Cincinnati rally on Tuesday night time, 9 of Aleah Snead’s 19 factors coming within the fourth quarter whereas late free throws from Rhian Stokes secured a 70-65 victory inside Hagan Arena. The win retains the Hawks unbeaten to start out the season.
 
FIRST QUARTER

• Faith Stinson opened the place she left off towards Maine, flattening the sport’s first factors with a 3-pointer from the wing on the opening possession.
• Cincinnati countered with a 6-0 run to take the lead earlier than Aleah Snead lower the deficit with a layup beneath the basket.
• The groups traded baskets halfway by means of the quarter, Emily Knouse burying a three-point try to chop the deficit again to 1.
• Saint Joseph’s pressured a four-minute scoring drought from the Bearcats, however the Hawks may solely reply with a lone free throw from Cecilia Kay to chop the deficit to 13-11 after the primary quarter.  

 
SECOND QUARTER

• A 7-2 run from Cincinnati opened the second quarter shortly constructed a 20-13 lead, forcing head coach Cindy Griffin right into a timeout.
• Out of the break, Gabby Casey began a 7-2 run for the Hawks to chop the lead again to 2 earlier than a 3-pointer from the Bearcats ended the run.
• The momentum continued for the hosts, nevertheless, as Knouse scored 5 factors because the Hawks propelled to an 8-0 run to take their first lead because the opening minute.
• The guests responded with seven consecutive factors of their very own earlier than a 3rd 3-pointer from Knouse with 12 seconds remaining despatched the Hawks into the locker room with a 32-31 deficit.

 
THIRD QUARTER

• St. Joe’s made its first two baskets of the half whereas going 5-for-5 from the free throw line to construct a 41-34 lead within the opening three minutes.
• The Bearcats as soon as once more traded runs with a 6-0 spurt of their very own earlier than Stinson’s 10^th level of the night time stopped the spurt.
• The Hawks answered the response by scoring 10 of the subsequent 12 factors, together with a 10-0 run to shut out the quarter to take a 53-42 lead into the fourth.

 
FOURTH QUARTER

• A 6-0 begin from the Bearcats lower the Hawk result in 5 with seven minutes to play. After a pair of free throws from Jill Jekot, back-to-back Cincinnati buckets introduced the guests inside two.
• Snead and Knouse anchored the Hawks by means of the momentum swing, combining for the subsequent 10 factors for St. Joe’s and connecting on all 4 subject objective makes an attempt in that span to assist the Hawks preserve a two-possession lead with three and a half minutes to play.
• A close to two-minute drought from Cincinnati ended after a Caliyah DeVillasee and-one lower the rating to 65-63 in favor of the hosts, however Snead responded on a wide-open backdoor lower to push the lead again to 4.
• Trailing by two with 30 seconds remaining, the Bearcats seemed to attain shortly to tie the sport. DeVillasee drove the size of the court docket however was contested beneath the basket as Jekot secured the rebound.
• Rhian Stokes hit the primary of two free throws to push the result in 68-65. Out of the timeout, the sophomore guard picked off a move and ran the size of the ground earlier than being fouled with seven seconds remaining. Stokes linked on each free throws, sealing a 70-65 win inside Hagan Arena.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Aleah Snead tied for a game-high 19 factors, three factors shy of a career-high, set final season. The junior completed 7-for-8 (87.5%) from the sector and was an ideal 5-for-5 from the free throw line. Nine of her 19 factors got here within the fourth quarter.
• Emily Knouse had a day to recollect early in her profession, ending with 17 factors whereas flattening 5-of-9 from the 3-point line to shoot a 55.6 p.c clip. The rookie’s 5 three-pointers tie for the third most by a freshman, trailing solely Angela Zampella (1997-98) and Jen Oyler (2005-06), who every made six in a sport. Knouse added 5 rebounds.
• Gabby Casey scored 10 factors, narrowly lacking one other double-double with 9 rebounds, together with 5 on the offensive glass. Casey has secured at the very least 9 rebounds in all three video games this season.
• Faith Stinson recorded her second straight sport in double figures, scoring 10 factors and including 4 rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal.
• Saint Joseph’s has received its final 22 video games wherein 4 Hawks scored in double figures.
• All 4 of Rhian Stokes’ assists got here within the fourth quarter as she led the Hawks in that class. The sophomore added three factors and a pivotal steal within the fourth quarter, ending with six factors general.
• Saint Joseph’s completed 24-for-50 from the sector, taking pictures at a 48 p.c clip. The Hawks made 8-for-23 (34.8%) from distance and completed 14-for-18 (77.8%) from the charity stripe.
• The Hawk protection restricted Cincinnati to 16 factors under its season common because the Bearcats completed simply 24-for-65 (36.9&) from the ground. Cincinnati went 9-for-18 from its free throws, offset barely by hitting eight of 16 (50%) from past the arc.
• The Bearcats outrebounded the Hawks by a 40-30 margin, recording 23 offensive rebounds. Despite the big edge on the offensive glass, Cincinnati was solely capable of convert for a 14-6 margin in second-chance factors.
• The Hawks have now recorded 4 wins over the Power Four conferences because the 2022-23 season – Vanderbilt (2022-23), Cal (2023-24), Syracuse (2024-25) and Cincinnati (2025-26).
• Saint Joseph’s improves to 26-19 all-time towards the present iteration of the Big 12 Conference, the win over Cincinnati marking the eighth Big 12 program the Hawks have defeated.
• Head Coach Cindy Griffin recorded her 425^th win at St. Joe’s.
• SJU improves to 20-1 within the month of November because the begin of the 2022-23 season.

 
UP NEXT
The Hawks shut out their two-game homestand towards Penn State on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. inside Hagan Arena.