STANDISH, Maine – Facing the defending Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) champions for the first time as league opponents, the New England College women's basketball team lost 78-49 at Saint Joseph's College Maine on Wednesday evening at the Harold Alfond Center in Standish, Maine in conference action.
THE BASICS
Score:                    New England College 48, Saint Joseph's Maine 79
Records:               Pilgrims 8-10, 3-4 GNAC | Monks 11-7, 7-0 GNAC
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• NEC senior center Kathleen Rodriguez (McFarland, Calif.) led the Pilgrims with 14 points and four rebounds, shooting 80 percent from the floor.
• SJC sophomore forward Grace Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) led the Monks with 17 points and five rebounds.
• NEC sophomore guard Makiah Scott (Washington, D.C.) dished out five assists for the Pilgrims, while scoring 11 points.
• SJC senior guard Angelica Hurley (Groveland, Mass.) finished with 12 points and six assists.
• NEC junior guard Krystle Medrano (Ontario, Calif.) scored a career-high nine points in just 12 minutes.

UP NEXT

• Up next for NEC, the team hosts Elms College on Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. matchup.
• The Monks travel to Anna Maria College for their next game, that coming on Saturday against the AMCATS.

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