KamrynHammond
David Badia, SportsMediaDB
63
John Jay JJC 6-4,0-1 CUNYAC
69
Winner Saint Joseph (CT) USJ 8-1,0-1 Great Northeast
John Jay JJC
6-4,0-1 CUNYAC
63
Final
69
Saint Joseph (CT) USJ
8-1,0-1 Great Northeast
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
John Jay JJC 20 14 10 19 63
Saint Joseph (CT) USJ 15 9 13 32 69

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

Women's Hoops Squanders Lead At University of Saint Joseph; Falls 69-63 On Thursday Evening

West Hartford, CT - The John Jay women's basketball team held a ten-point halftime advantage over the University of Saint Joseph but the Blue Jays commenced the fourth quarter by scoring 15 of the first 22 points of the stanza and finished the game on a 17-6 run as the Bloodhounds dropped a 69-63 decision at the James. A Calhoun Gymnasium on Thursday. 
 
With the loss, John Jay falls to 6-4 overall on the season while the University of Saint Joseph improves to 8-1. 
 
Three Bloodhounds finished in double-figures, led by Kamryn Hammond, who poured in a team-leading and season-high 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting while hitting on 6 of 9 from the free-throw line in 33 minutes of action. 
 
For the Poughkeepsie, NY native, this marked her first contest scoring 20 and second in her Bloodhound career while for the ninth time in ten games this year that she has scored in double-figures. 
 
Chayanne Kelly notched her ninth double-digit scoring game of the season as well, finishing with 17 points in 29 minutes of play. 
 
Ashley Zeolla recorded her seventh career double-double and first of the season, as the Yorktown Heights, NY guard netted 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting while collecting a team-high 12 rebounds in 31 minutes of play. 
 
Jordan Ouellette led all scorers on the night with 29 points on 14 of 24 shooting from floor while coming up one rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with nine caroms in 38 minutes of action. 
 
Maya Slisz was the other Blue Jay to reach double-figures, as she went for 14 on 5 of 13 shooting while dishing out six assists in 35 minutes of play. 
 
The Bloodhounds got off to a fast start as Ruberto knocked in back-to-back layups before Zeolla extended the 6-0 start with a jumper in the paint. 
 
The visitors doubled up their lead at 14-7 thanks to a jumper from Hammond off the fast break in the paint with 3:09 left in the first quarter. 
 
Saint Joseph came back in the contest, trimming the deficit down to five, 18-15 following a jumper from Taylor Verboven but with just 32 seconds left in the quarter, Natalie Simonds drilled a jumper that pushed the lead back to five, 20-15. 
 
Both teams struggled out of the gates to start the second quarter before Kelly converted the traditional three-point play after being fouled in the paint, extending the lead to eight, 23-15. 
 
John Jay scored seven of the final ten points to close out the first half, claiming a 34-24 lead at the intermission. 
 
The Bloodhounds staged an 8-2 spurt to open the third quarter, building a 42-26 edge as Hammond converted on the layup off the feed from Tiffany Bogle with 5:24 left in the frame. 
 
Saint Joseph closed out the third on a 11-2 run, capped by a jumper from Ouellette, as the Blue Jays trailed by seven, 44-37, heading into the fourth quarter. 
 
Starting the fourth quarter, Kelly rattled in a jumper that stopped the Blue Jays run and increased the lead to nine, 46-37, but Saint Joseph began to mount their comeback. 
 
Slisz started the scoring with a layup off the feed from Verboven which ignited a 13-5 run by the home team, as Slisz once again was the catalyst, drilling a three-pointer that brought Saint Joseph's to within one, 51-50, with 6:20 left in the period. 
 
Following a miss from the outside by Slisz, Hammond knocked down a three-point to push the lead to four but was quickly answered by a jumper from Ouellette. 
 
Hammond dished the ball to Zeolla with 2:14 showing on the clock and the veteran guard drilled a mid-range jumper, as John Jay led by three, 60-57. 
 
On the next possession from Saint Joseph, Natalia Zappone answered with a three-pointer that knotted the game at 60-60 with 1:59 left to play in regulation. 
 
The back and forth scoring continued as Kelly hit a jumper in the paint for the visitors only to be answered back by a jumper from Ouellette, who tied the game and put the Blue Jays ahead by one after hitting the ensuing free throw. 
 
Following a timeout, Zappone poked the ball away from Ayanna Edwards before Zeolla was called for a four with 70 seconds left to play. 
 
Slisz hit both chances from the line, as Saint Joseph went up by three, 65-62. A turnover by Kelly gave the ball back to the home team and Ouellette delivered a jumper that increased their lead to five, 67-62, with just thirty seconds left. 
 
John Jay called a quick 30-second timeout and when play resumed, Hammond hit the backend of a two-shot foul before Edwards fouled Amanda Fudge, who sank both attempts, sealing the comeback for the Blue Jays.
 
John Jay outshot Saint Joseph, as the Bloodhounds converted on nearly 44.0 percent of their shots from the field while limiting the Blue Jays to just 37.5 percent. 
 
Saint Joseph stifled the three-point shooting of the Bloodhounds, as John Jay was held to just 28.6 percent (4 of 14). 
 
The Bloodhounds cleaned up on the boards, outmuscling the Blue Jays, 50-29, which included a 38-21 edge on the defensive glass. 
 
Saint Joseph forced 21 John Jay turnovers, turning those mishaps into 22 points while the Bloodhounds only scored six points on eight caused turnovers. 
 
The Bloodhounds return home for their final game before the holiday break as they welcome Hartwick to The Doghouse on Tuesday, December 12. 
 
Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. 

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