The rapidly improving and young Jaguar basketball team pulled a monster upset and stunned visiting and highly ranked Saint Vincent Saint Mary, 63-56.
From the opening tip the Jags outhustled and outworked their opponent. The youthful Jags led by 12 points at half, and showed the poise of a veteran team as it withstood a fourth quarter rally by SVSM to hang on for the victory. The Jags continue to receive contributions from multiple players.
The dynamic backcourt combo of sophomores Gia DiMassa and Claire Orsagos struck again. Gia had 16 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, and showed great poise during the tense fourth quarter. Claire had 3 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a very aggressive floor game and great floor leadership.
Senior Brittany Morrison had 17 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks, 3 steals, and hit some clutch free throws down the stretch.
Senior Hailey Grant had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, including 3 huge, 3 pointers.
Freshman Molly Dever added 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, in addition to aggressive defense and a solid overall floor game.
Freshman Kathleen DeCarlo had 4 points and 7 important rebounds down the stretch.
Freshman Bre coleman was called upon to shut down their leading scorer in the fourth quarter, and thoroughly did the job with aggressive defense.
