NatalieSimonds
66
SARAH LAWRENCE SARAHLAW 2-4
80
Winner JOHNJAYW JOHNJAYW 6-3
SARAH LAWRENCE SARAHLAW
2-4
66
Final
80
JOHNJAYW JOHNJAYW
6-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SARAH LAWRENCE SARAHLAW 11 16 13 26 66
JOHNJAYW JOHNJAYW 23 22 26 9 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | John Jay Sports Information

Women's Basketball Posts Wire-To-Wire Home Triumph Over Sarah Lawrence On Monday Evening

New York, NY - The John Jay women's basketball team raced out to a 14-1 lead in the first quarter and continued to expand on that lead throughout the contest, leading to an 80-66 wire-to-wire home victory on Monday evening over the visiting Sarah Lawrence Gryphons at the Doghouse.
 
John Jay (6-3) had three players in double-figures, led by Chayanne Kelly, who produced her fourth 20-point performance of the season, finishing with 22 on 7 of 20 shooting from the floor. 
 
The Harlem, NY native connected on a career-high 6 of 12 from three-point range in 25 minutes of action. 
 
Kamryn Hammond finished with 16 points on a 5 of 12 night from the field. The Poughkeepsie, NY native netted three trifectas in her 22 minutes of action. 
 
Natalie Simonds provided pivotal minutes off the bench, as the Durham, NH native tallied a career-high ten points on 5 of 10 shooting in her 20 minutes of play. Simonds grabbed four rebounds while dishing out an assist and recording a steal.
 
Tiffany Bogle and Sarah Granados also contributed off the bench, combing for 17 points on 7 of 17 shooting with Bogle grabbing eight rebounds. 
 
The Brooklyn, NY native dished out four helpers and registered two steals while Granados, who finished with eight points, corralled four caroms, and distributed two helpers while adding a steal and a block in the victory.  
 
Sarah Lawrence (2-4) had four players reach double-figures led by Khailand Anderson-Strawder, who recorded a double-double, finishing with 19 points on 8 of 13 shooting while grabbing 12 rebounds (10 defensive). 
 
Colleen Coughlin and Kendall Haymore each had 13 points on the night with Haymore joining Anderson-Strawder in posting a double-double, as she grabbed 13 rebounds (10 defensive). 
 
Kaila Dorch rounded out the double-digit performers with 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting from the field. 
 
Kelly opened the scoring with back-to-back three-pointers before Hammond hit a pair from the line to push the John Jay lead to 8-0 nearly three minutes into the contest. 
 
Hammond continued to find her rhythm in the early portion of the contest, as she drove the lane and converted the traditional three-point play, increasing the Bloodhound advantage to 12-1. 
 
The Gryphons withstood the early deficit, staging a 10-2 run of their own over a 2:12 span that saw the Bloodhounds' lead cut down to 16-11 as Spanopoulos converted on the jumper at the 2:44
 
Ruberto halted the Sarah Lawrence run with a left-handed scoop layup, in which she drew the foul and completed the play at the line, giving John Jay a 19-11 edge. 
 
Natalie Simonds closed out the first stanza with four straight points, the last of which beat the first-quarter buzzer as the Bloodhounds claimed a 23-11 lead. 
 
John Jay converted on 42.1 percent from the field in the opening quarter while limiting the Gryphons to just a 1 of 8 start from three-point range. 
 
Simonds continued her hot shooting, connecting on the first points of the second quarter on a right baseline jumper, pushing the lead to 25-11 in favor of the home team. 
 
The Bloodhounds doubled their advantage following a three-pointer from Hammond at the 6:27 mark of the second quarter, extending the lead to 34-17. 
 
Over the final 5:21 of the second quarter, both teams struggled to find their range, going a combined 6 of 20 from the floor with the Bloodhounds scoring 11 of the 21 points down the stretch to take a 45-27 lead into the break. 
 
Kelly reached double figures early in the frame, going for 17 on 5 of 12 from the field while hitting on 5 of 7 from three-point range. Hammond, Bogle, and Simonds combined for 21 points on 8 of 17 shooting from the floor.
 
The Bloodhounds cleaned up on the boards, 25-19, highlighted by a 9-2 edge on the offensive glass in the opening half of action. 
 
When play resumed for the second half, the Bloodhounds fired on all cylinders to commence the third quarter, as John Jay ignited an 18-6 run to further the lead to 63-33 as Hammond and Granados scored 15 of the 18 points during the run. 
 
The Bloodhounds went 7 of 12 during the run while hitting on 4 of 6 from deep as Sarah Lawrence was held to just 3 of 10 shooting over the 5:22 spurt.
 
John Jay closed out the quarter netting eight of the final 13 points in taking their largest lead of the night, 71-38, before Anderson hit a jumper before the buzzer sounded.
 
Sarah Lawrence found their stride in the final quarter, as they outscored John Jay, 26-9, with the Gryphons connecting on 8 of 14 in the final frame while limiting the home team to just 4 of 19 shooting and forcing four turnovers. 
 
For the game, John Jay limited Sarah Lawrence to just 19.0 percent shooting from the outside (4 of 21) while holding a 47-44 edge on the glass, highlighted by a 17-8 margin on the offensive glass. The Bloodhounds forced 26 turnovers and turned the Gryphons' mishaps into 29 points. 
 
The Bloodhounds will hit the road on Thursday, as they will take on the University of Saint Joseph BlueJays at 7:00 p.m. in West Hartford, CT. 
 
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