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Aaliyah Parker driving
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Aaliyah Parker tallied a 11-point, 10-rebounds double-double in Wednesday's win over Saint Joseph's.
48
Saint Joseph's SJU 12-5,3-3 Atlantic 10
57
Winner St. Bonaventure SBU 12-6,3-3 Atlantic 10
Saint Joseph's SJU
12-5,3-3 Atlantic 10
48
Final
57
St. Bonaventure SBU
12-6,3-3 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Joseph's SJU 10 15 10 13 48
St. Bonaventure SBU 17 12 14 14 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Dylan Nuzzo, Assistant Sports Information Director

Bonnies Lead Wire-to-Wire in 57-48 Win Over Saint Joseph’s

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team never trailed in a 57-48 win over Saint Joseph's at the Reilly Center Wednesday evening.

Aaliyah Parker tallied her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists and four steals. Laycee Drake chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and three assists for the Brown and White.

The Bonnies (12-6, 3-3 A-10) started the game hot, taking an early 7-0 lead over the Hawks.

The Hawks (12-5, 3-3 A-10) pulled back within one midway through the first before the Bonnies outscored Saint Joseph's 10-4 over the final 4:14 of the period to take a 17-10 lead after one.

Bona's held the Hawks scoreless for the first 4:46 of the second quarter to extend the lead to double digits, 26-10.

Saint Joseph's, however, closed the first half with a 15-3 run to pull back within four at the break, 29-25.

Coming out of halftime, the Bonnies pushed the lead back to double digits, 35-25, following a basket from Parker.

The Hawks once again battled their way back into the game with an 8-0 spurt, cutting the Bonnies lead to 37-33 midway through the third.

Mallory Heise, Mackenzie Pettinelli and Brianna Barr-Buday all registered baskets for the Bonnies down the stretch of the third to keep the Bonnies on top, 43-35.

In the fourth, Rhian Stokes pulled the Hawks within three, 46-43, with a 3-pointer off a turnover.

That is as close as the visitors would get.

On the following possession, Parker drove the lane, making the shot and was fouled. She converted the free throw to push the Bonnies back ahead by six.

Heise and Parker each made free throws down the stretch to seal the victory for the Brown and White.

GAME NOTES

  • The Bonnies finished the game shooting 47.9 percent (23-for-48) from the field and held Saint Joseph's to a 25.0 percent (14-for-56) mark from the floor.
  • Eight players logged at least five points for the Brown and White in Wednesday's win – Parker (11), Drake (10), Pettinelli (8), Heise (7), Barr-Buday (6), Gabby Robinson (5), Elyse MacDonough (5), Boyd (5).
  • Wednesday's win over the Hawks snaps a nine-game losing streak to Saint Joseph's dating back to the 2015-16 season.
  • The Bonnies outscored the Hawks, 28-16, in the paint.

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JIM CROWLEY
"Really good team win. Saint Joseph's is well-coached and very talented. I told the team that Saint Joseph's have been kind of the standard for consistency. While some of our offensive numbers weren't great, we did take really good shots and played really good defense. We had a lot of people make under the radar plays for us tonight."

UP NEXT
The Bonnies head back out on the road Sunday, Jan. 18 to take on Fordham. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m. in The Big Apple.

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