STANDISH — Julia Champagne had 18 points and added 10 rebounds for her fifth career double-double as the Saint Joseph’s College women’s basketball team rolled to its 15th straight win, 74-53 over the University of New England in a key GNAC contest on Monday.
The Monks improved to 16-1 overall, 8-0 in the GNAC, while handing the Nor’easters their first conference loss (12-4 overall, 8-1 GNAC).
Saint Joseph’s opened the game with a 12-2 run and never looked back.
With the victory, Saint Joseph’s improved to 50-18 all-time versus the University of New England, but ended a 13-game losing streak to the Nor’easters dating back to Jan. 22, 2004.
Saint Joseph’s plays at Suffolk University on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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