STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College caught fire in the second quarter and held that momentum the rest of the way to defeat the University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team, 80-41, on Tuesday evening at the Alfond Center.

Saint Joseph's (3-1) led by just one point, 13-12, after an opening 10 minutes during which UMaine-Farmington (4-2) went 5-of-10 from the floor and looked like it would have an offense clicking on all cylinders.

The second quarter proved to be a much different story, however, as the Monks went 10-of-17 (.588) from the field while holding the Beavers to a 3-of-15 (.200) shooting clip. After the two teams traded buckets in the opening minute of the frame, UMaine-Farmington was held scoreless for the next four minutes during a 9-0 Saint Joseph run that ended with a Grace Phillipon layup and a 26-16 lead for the Monks.

Saint Joseph's extended its lead to 38-20 at halftime, and outscored UMaine-Farmington 42-21 over the third and fourth quarters to stretch its lead even further.

First year Jaycie Stevens led the Beavers with 10 points on a 4-of-9 effort from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers. Bea Stafford and senior McKenna Brodeur each had six points, while senior Tia Day had a team-high five rebounds to go with five points.

The Beavers finished the night with a 27.6 field goal percentage (16-of-58) with a 3-of-19 (.158 3FG pct.) from long range. UMF grabbed 32 rebounds to Saint Joe's 43.

Saint Joseph's had four players in double figures led by Cassandra Stapelfeld with 16 points. Hannah Talon added 14 points coming off the bench, while Phillipon and Jayne Howe had 12 points. Angelica Hurley led all players with 11 rebounds.

UMaine-Farmington returns to Dearborn Gym for a stretch of three straight home games in an eight-day span, starting with a matchup against UMaine-Augusta on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m.

All spectators to UMaine-Farmington home basketball games are required to wear masks, and provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen tests accepted; "at home" tests not accepted) taken within 72 hours prior to the game. Complete information available at www.goUMFbeavers.com/COVID