BROOKLYN, N.Y. – St. Joseph's Brooklyn used a strong second half to defeat Sarah Lawrence 75-60 Thursday at The Hill Center.
IN SHORT
St. Joseph's Brooklyn (4-5, 3-3) def. Sarah Lawrence (1-9, 1-5), 75-60
RECAP
It was a game of runs in the opening period, as each team traded spurts throughout the half. Trailing 21-10, the Gryphons used a 14-0 run to take the lead. The run was keyed by eight points from
Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy), including back-to-back baskets from beyond the arc.
The Bears came out of a timeout with eight straight points to regain the lead, but a triple from Segal brought the deficit back down to a bucket (29-27). After trading free throws,
Luke O'Connor (Northport, N.Y./The Stony Brook School) and
BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) each made a layup to give Sarah Lawrence a 32-31 edge with 1:11 to play. St. Joseph's Brooklyn closed the half with four unanswered points to take a 35-32 halftime lead.
Segal and Sanders reached double-figures in the first half, while
Andre Garibaldi (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury), who made his first start of the season Thursday, was solid with six points in the opening frame.
St. Joseph's Brooklyn began the second half outscoring Sarah Lawrence 26-8 to take a 61-40 lead. The Gryphons continued to fight, cutting the deficit down to 11 (64-53) with 2:57 left to play. The Bears pushed their lead back to 15, but back-to-back baskets from
Enike Anyia (Los Angeles, Calif./Wilbraham & Monson Academy) cut the deficit back down with 1:13 on the clock. St. Joseph's Brooklyn answered with seven straight points en route to picking up the win.
The Bears took advantage of miscues, scoring 23 points off turnovers.
Sanders finished with a team-high 17 points, his seventh game with 10 or more points this season. Segal reached double-figures for the seven consecutive game with 11, while
Austin Jones (Upper Marlboro, Md./Flint Hill School) tallied 11 points along with a team-best four assists. Garibaldi chipped in with eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns home to host non-conference foe Pratt on Sunday at Campbell Sports Center.
