Women's Basketball Shoots Past Buffalo

Box Score

BUFFALO, N.Y. ? A combined seven first-half 3-pointers from Amanda Cavo and Micayla Drysdale gave the Canisius College women's basketball team a big first-half lead, and the Golden Griffins were able to hang on to defeat the University at Buffalo 70-62 on Saturday at Alumni Arena.

Cavo finished with a game-high 16 points, the second consecutive game the junior has led the team in scoring. Drysdale finished with 14 while Brittan? Russell had 15 points ? 11 in the second half ? to go along with seven steals. Laura Buetow had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the second double-double of her career.

“We got early makes on 3s from Amanda and Micayala, which gave us a little bit of a cushion in the first half,” Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. “In the second half when our shots weren't falling as much, Brittan? was able to use the space and give us some important points.”

The Griffs (3-1) built a first-half lead as large as 19 points, which included a stretch where Canisius outscored Buffalo 20-5. During the run, Cavo and Drysdale combined to go 4-for-4 on 3-pointers.

Buffalo got as close as one in the second half but could never overtake the Griffins for the lead. Ashley Zuber had nine points ? all on 3-pointers ? in the second half. After the Bulls got within one at 49-48, Canisius went on a 16-6 run, sparked by a layup from Hailey Milligan. The run also included Russell scoring nine of 14 points for Canisius in a span of 6:30.

Stephanie Bennett led Buffalo (3-2) with 16 points while Zuber had 14. Heather Turner had seven points and pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds.

Canisius continues its road trip on Tuesday, when the Golden Griffins travel to the University of Notre Dame. Game time at the Joyce Center is set for 7 p.m.

Game Notes: Buffalo coach Linda Hill-MacDonald was not on the sidelines as she threw out her back prior to the game. Assistant coach Cara Pearson served as the head coach for the Bulls... Canisius extended its streak of games with a made 3-point field goal to 394 on a Drysdale make early in the first half... Canisius has won five straight over Buffalo and now holds a 25-6 advantage in the all-time series... Drysdale was 4-for-4 on 3-pointers, which was the same output as Cavo in her first game at Alumni Arena on Nov. 18, 2005... Canisius is 3-1 for the second consecutive season... Buetow has 34 rebounds in four games this season... Russell has 23 steals in four games... None of the four games this season for the Golden Griffins has featured a lead change.

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Players Mentioned

#53 Laura Buetow: C; 6' 3"; Redshirt

#12 Amanda Cavo: G; 5' 9"; Junior

#23 Micayla Drysdale: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

#44 Hailey Milligan: C; 6' 3"; Freshman

#1 Brittan? Russell: G; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#53 Laura Buetow
: 6' 3"; Redshirt
: C

#12 Amanda Cavo
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G

#23 Micayla Drysdale
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G

#44 Hailey Milligan
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: C

#1 Brittan? Russell
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: G