PURCHASE, N.Y. - An early first quarter run sunk the Purchase College women's basketball team Tuesday night, as the Panthers dropped the Skyline Conference matchup to St. Joseph's College-Long Island, 73-48.

After each team opened the game with a basket apiece, the Golden Eagles proceeded to score the next 17 points to jump ahead, 19-2, with just over eight minutes played in the contest.

To Purchase's credit, the hosts responded with four-straight points to closeout the quarter, cutting the margin to 13 points, 19-6.

Three minutes into the second quarter, the visitors extended their lead back to 16 points at 31-15, before the hosts answered with some offense of their own.

Over the next three minutes, the Panthers embarked on a 9-1 run that was punctuated by back-to-back 3-pointers from Kasia Morrison (SO/Bronx, NY) and Alyssa Aurora (SR/Ossining, NY), to get the game with eight points, 32-24, with a little over four minutes to go in the half.

However, that was as close as the home team got the rest of the night, as the Golden Eagles regained their first-quarter form. During the final minutes of the half, St. Joseph's outscored Purchase, 12-3, to carry a 44-27 lead into halftime.

In the second half, the guests built on that advantage, pushing their lead to as many as 31 points, before settling for the 73-48 win. 

On the night, Purchase shot 28.3 percent from the field and committed 21 turnovers. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles finished with marks of 45.5 percent and 16 turnovers.

Morrison and Shadai Plowden (SR/Yonkers, NY) each tallied 10 points to lead the Panthers, while Ariella Johnson (SO/Brooklyn, NY) added seven points and seven rebounds in the defeat.

With the result, the Panthers dropped to 0-7 overall and 0-5 in the Skyline Conference. St. Joseph's-Long Island moved to 6-2 and 4-2, respectively. 

Up next for Purchase is a quick turnaround, as the women welcome SUNY Old Westbury less than 48 hours from now. Tip-off for that game is set for December 9th at 7 p.m. and you can follow it right here.