Blazers Drop to Monks

Chicopee, MA - The Elms College women's basketball team dropped to Saint Joseph College early this afternoon, ending 44-80.

THE BASICS:

SCORE: Elms 44, SJC 80

RECORDS: Elms (5-3, 2-3 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Blazers held a 4-0 lead after the first 90 seconds of play, but the Monks scored 16 unanswered points over the following four minutes and headed into the second stanza with a 22-9 advantage.

Elms cut the SJC lead down to nine points (25-16) after sophomore guard Rahmia Johnston (Trumbull, CT) hit a three at the 8:08 mark of the second frame, but St. Joe's posted a 13-2 run which was capped with a layup with 1:55 before the break.

The Monks held a 38-20 cushion at intermission and maintained no less than a 16-point advantage for the remainder of the afternoon.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Aiyanalee Lopez (Leominster, Mass.) posted a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds
• Johnston scored 11 points with two steals
• Sadie Hunt (Sandwich, Mass.) scored eight points on the day

FROM THE DESK OF COACH PROULX:

"I'm proud of our effort today against a tough and talented SJC team. We are really beat up with injuries right now and fought from beginning to end. Aiyana led us offensively and had a career high in rebounds which was huge because of lack of depth in the post. Looking forward to wrapping up our first semester schedule next week!"

UP NEXT:

The Blazers are back in Picknelly Arena for their GNAC matchup against Emmanuel College on Monday 12/13 at 5PM.

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