FINAL SCORE: #1 College of St. Joseph’s Vermont 81, #8 Penn State Fayette 56

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March 3, 2016

FINAL SCORE: #1 College of St. Joseph's Vermont 81, #8 Penn State Fayette 56

RECORDS: College of St. Joseph's Vermont 28-1; Penn State Fayette 13-11

LOCATION: Penn State Fayette at Main Arena, Uniontown, PA

IN BRIEF: The top seeded College of St. Joseph's Vermont Fighting Saints defeated the Penn State Fayette Fighting Lions 81-56 in the Women's Division II quarterfinal match up. In a game that was close early, College of St. Joseph's pulled away late in the first quarter and would never look back.  

 

ON THE COURT

  • Jazsala Laracuente of Fighting Saints made the first three pointer of the game inside the opening three minutes to give her team a 7-6 advantage. From there, College of St. Joseph's-Vermont would expand the lead to 20-14 going into the second quarter.
  • In the second quarter, Fayette was able to cut the lead down to seven after Lyndsey Huhn sank a three pointer. Courtney Haines would follow with a pull up jumper during the next possession, but that would be as close as the Roaring Lions would get the rest of the way.
  • College of St. Joseph's-Vermont held an eight point advantage at half. The Saints would turn it on at the start of the third and fourth quarters, including a 7-2 run to start the fourth that stretched their advantage to 61-44.
 

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE

  • College of St. Joseph's-Vermont continues their outstanding season following a defeat in last year's National Championship game to Penn State Beaver. The Fighting Saints have not lost since November 28th.
  • Penn State Fayette's leading scorer Courtney Haines had 13 points, three rebounds, and two assists. Taylor Smith had a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.
  • Jazsala Laracuente of College of St. Joseph's-Vermont had a game-high 22 points with eight assists and five steals.
  • First-Team All-American Regina Steele had a double-double with 16 points and 19 rebounds. That mark is five shy of her record set last year with 24.
 
NEXT UP

Penn State Fayette will play tomorrow at 2:00 pm EST against University of Maine Augusta game in a consolation match. College of St. Joseph's Vermont moves on to a rematch of last year's National Championship game against Penn State Beaver. That semifinal matchup will be played in Main Arena on Friday at 9:00 PM.