STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College (23-1, 15-0 GNAC) raced past Lasell College (4-19, 2-13 GNAC), 69-42, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s basketball contest at the Harold Alfond Center on Tuesday night.
With the victory, the Monks extended their program record winning streak to 22 games and tied Emmanuel College for the longest win streak in GNAC women’s basketball history. Emmanuel strung together 22 consecutive victories during the 2000-01 campaign, a season during which the Saints advanced all the way to the NCAA Tournament Final Four.
Off to a slow start, the Monks rallied from an early deficit to tie the game at 11 apiece at the end of the first frame. An efficient 3-point shooting performance in the second stanza sealed the victory for the hosts, as Saint Joseph’s made 7-of-10 attempts from beyond the arc — including four in the closing 90 seconds — while outscoring Lasell by a 26-11 margin en route to holding a 37-22 cushion going into intermission.
St. Joe’s held a 52-36 lead after a back-and-forth third period, and put the game away by starting the fourth quarter with 11 unanswered points. The Monks proceeded to hold a game-high 28- point (67-39) advantage after junior guard Julia Champagne of Brunswick made a layup with 1:50 remaining.
Champagne posted her sixth career double-double with 14 points and 11 boards.
Saint Joseph’s closes out the regular season docket with a home game versus GNAC-rival Norwich University at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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