GORHAM, Maine  – Angelica Hurley scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, both game-high totals, to lead the Saint Joseph's College (Maine) Monks to a 68-38 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference women's basketball game Sunday night at Mike McDevitt Court.
 
With the win, the Monks secured The Costello Cup for the ninth consecutive season.
 
Senior Luna Love (Zwolle, Netherlands/Center for Sports & Education) led the Huskies with eight points off of the bench. It marked the first action of the season for the Huskies' senior. Freshman Lucy Wiles (Glenburn, Maine/Hampden Academy) added six points.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (4-3)
Saint Joseph's College (5-2)
 
Today's game marked the 56th meeting between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Saint Joseph's College Monks.  Southern Maine leads the overall series 41-15. Saint Joseph's has won the last nine meetings consecutively, including a 53-52 win on November 26, 2023
 
Costello Cup: The Costello Cup is presented annually to the winner of the contest between the rival schools and honors the late Dr. Richard "Doc" Costello, former USM Athletic Director and long-time basketball coach for both the men's and women's programs. Tonight's win gives the Monks the cup for the ninth consecutive season, and the 13th time in the 33-game series for the Cup.   USM leads the series 21-13.  
 
How It Happened:

• Hurley, Madison Lebel and Grace Ramsdell each had five points in the first quarter for the Monks as SJC opened up a 19-5 lead. The Huskies were just 2-for-10 from the field in the opening quarter.
• The Monks continued to outpace the Huskies offensively and led 43-12 at the halftime break.  SJC outscored the Huskies 24-7 in the second quarter led by six points from Logan Brown.
• The Huskies fared better in the second half, outscoring the Monks 26-25, but could not overcome their halftime deficit.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Southern Maine shot just 25.0 percent (13-for-52) from the field, and 7-for-25 from three.  The Huskies also struggled from the free throw line making 5-of-14 (35.7 percent).
• SJC won the turnover battle committing just nine to the Huskies 16. The Monks scored 18 of their 68 points off of Husky miscues.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is hitting the road for its next four contests in December. The Huskies begin their Little East schedule with a road game at Eastern Connecticut on Wednesday, December 4 (5:00 pm). USM then faces nationally-ranked Rhode Island College in LEC action on Wednesday, December 11 (5:30 pm) before traveling to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Classico December 19-20.  The Huskies will face Randolph-Macon and Ohio Wesleyan during the trip.
 
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