1:03 pm
January 29

Saint Joseph’s @ UMass

Who will WIN this matchup?

Saint Joseph’s Hawks (4-1)

@ UMass Minutewomen (10-3)

 

Current odds:

Saint Joseph’s Hawks: (TBD)

UMass Minutewomen: (TBD)

 

• According to bet any sports the line for this game is UMass by 10.5 points.

• Graduate student guard Alayna Gribble and junior guard Katie Jekot combined for 31 points to lead SJU to a 63-61 victory over GW on Sunday, January 24. With the win on their home court, the Hawks improved to a perfect 4-0 this season when playing in Hagan. SJU poured in a season-high 12 three-pointers, shooting 46 percent (12-of-26) from deep.

• Gribble didn’t miss a beat in her first game back since December 15 as she led all scorers with 17 points, shooting 55 percent from both the field (6-of-11) and from deep (5-of-9). Jekot broke though with a season-high 14 points (5-of-9 FG, 4-of-7 3FG). Junior forward Katie Mayock played a career-high 35 minutes off the bench and stepped up big in place of an injured Gabby Smalls. Mayock recorded a season-high eight points, season-high six rebounds, season-high three steals, and season-high two blocks and dished out a career-high six assists on the day. Junior forward Lovin Marsicano added nine points (3-of-7 FG, 2-of-5 3FG) while sophomore guard Kaliah Henderson totaled eight points (4-of-5 FG) and five rebounds.

• The Minutewomen split a pair with Saint Louis last weekend in the shadows of the Gateway Arch. In a nationally-televised contest on Fri., Jan. 22 a balanced effort with four double-figure scorers was key in a 78-62 victory. SLU would bounce back in the finale, however, a 63-52 setback on Sun., Jan. 24.

• In the SLU series opener, Sydney Taylor led Massachusetts with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Sam Breen had her seventh double-double in the last eight games, finishing with 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. Destiney Philoxy followed up by 14 points, six assists and four boards, and Maddie Sims added a line of 12 points, three boards, two blocks and as many assists.

• UMass committed a season-low eight turnovers last Friday–the fewest since the 2020 Atlantic 10 First Round vs. St. Bonaventure (6).

• Destiney Philoxy continues to position herself as one of the nation’s leading ball distributors. Philoxy (7.5 apg) sits third in Division I in assists per game and has contributed eight or more dimes in seven games this season.

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UMass Minutewomen
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