BUFFALO, NY - Five players scored in double-figures and junior forward Shaquana Owens recorded her sixth triple-double of the season as the Villa Maria Vikings used a superb third quarter to defeat the College of St. Joseph Fighting Saints 82-71 on Saturday afternoon inside the Villa Athletic Center.

Villa (15-3, 3-1 NIAC) - which came into the game ranked third in the latest United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Coaches Poll - out-scored the Fighting Saints 27-16 in the third quarter to run away late.  They led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter to improve to 3-1 in Northeastern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NIAC) play.

Sophomore Bianca Brown led Villa with 20 points and was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.  Fellow sophomore Nina Cray scored 17 and pulled down 14 rebounds while Owens, and senior Clarissa Walker each scored 16.  Owens added 13 rebounds, 10 assists, three blocks and two steals, while Walker secured a team-high 15 rebounds.

CSJ (6-7) entered the game ranked 11th in the latest USCAA Division I poll and are currently transitioning to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) a scholarship-based organization.  They got 25 points and 15 boards from Dymond Collins along with 17 points from Aliesha Thomas.

Villa has now won eight in a row and will next play on Tuesday when they travel to Du Bois, Pennsylvania for a tilt with #11 Penn State Du Bois at 5 p.m.