NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Saint Joseph’s College (20- 4, 14-1 GNAC) slipped past Norwich University (14-9, 8-7 GNAC), 68-67, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s basketball action on Tuesday evening.
In a key conference contest featuring 15 lead changes and 11 ties, where neither team held a lead greater than five points, the Monks managed to claim the last advantage of the night when sophomore guard Julia Champagne of Brunswick nailed a pair of free throws in the waning seconds.
Saint Joseph’s held a 62- 61 edge after Brianne Maloney made a layup with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter, but the field goal turned out to be the Monks’ last of the evening as the conference counterparts traded free throws down the stretch.
With one second left, a Paige McNally layup lifted the Cadets to a 67-66 edge. After a Monks timeout moved the ball into the offensive end, Champagne was fouled on a clean break to the basket and drained both freebies.
Champagne paced the Monks with 19 points after going 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
Saint Joseph’s hosts Simmons College on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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