DANBURY, Conn. - Senior forward Leana Heitmann (East Syracuse, N.Y.) had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 70-44 win over the visiting University of Saint Joseph Blue Jays in women's basketball action this afternoon at Feldman Arena.  WestConn evens its season record at 3-3 with its first win over the Blue Jays since 2022.  St. Joseph remains winless at 0-6.  WestConn sophomore guard Deona Garcia (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) scored a game-high 17 points and Sequioa Turcotte Briggs paced the Blue Jays with 14 points.  The Wolves will open Little East Conference (LEC) play next on Wednesday, December 3 at 5 p.m.

WestConn led wire-to-wire, opening the contest with consecutive layups by Garcia to take a 4-0 lead and extending its lead to 17-11 late in the first quarter on a bucket inside by freshman forward Julyssa Patterson (Waterbury, Conn.).  Two free throws by Wolves sophomore forward Fatmata Barrie (Staten Island, N.Y.) with 4:53 left in the first half doubled up the WestConn advantage at 30-15.  Nevaeh Yorke made a free throw to cut the St. Joseph defiict to seven points at 32-25 less than a  minute before halftime and made two more with nine seconds on the clock to make the score, 36-27, at the break.

The Wolves opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run that saw five different Wolves contribute to the 12 points.  Sophomore guard Cameron Froehlich (Brookfield, Conn.) drilled a three-pointer from the right wing to cap off the spurt and give WestConn a 48-27 advantage.   WestConn poured in 22 points in the final frame for its most lopsided win of the season.  Heitman made six of eight shots from the floor, four of five from long range, and added three assists and three steals.  Barrie finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, while both Patterson and senior forward Sara Macary (Naugatuck, Conn.) had eight points and six rebounds apiece.