The Canisius College women's basketball team held Towson to four field goals during the final 11-and-a-half minutes to overcome 27 turnovers en route to a 58-52 win over Towson University in the Koessler Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. Canisius wins its second straight game to even its record at 2-2 on the season.

Sophomore Ashley Durham had a career-high 22 points to go along with a career-high six rebounds and six assists. Freshman Jamie Ruttle had 11 points and eight rebounds - both career highs - in 20 minutes off the bench. Senior Micayla Drysdale had eight points, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc, while freshman Jen Lennox recorded a game-high nine rebounds.

"We committed a lot of turnovers, and part of that is my fault not having us totally ready for Towson's press, but their athleticism is hard to simulate," Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. "I'm proud of the way our team didn't fold when Towson built its second-half lead. We continued to grind and battled back to get the win."

Both teams started out slow from the field, with Canisius holding a 4-2 lead on a jumper from Ruttle just over four minutes into the game. The Tigers then scored six straight to take an 8-4 lead, but the Griffs scored six straight of their own to take a 10-8 lead on a jumper from Durham.

After a layup from Towson's Jessica Haywood made it 11-10 in favor of Canisius at 12:03, the Griffs held the Tigers scoreless for the next eight minutes, 15 seconds, but could only push their lead to 17-10. Towson would make its final three shots of the half to tie the game at 24-24 at halftime.

Canisius held a 30-26 after another jumper from Durham, but the Tigers used a 12-1 run to take a 38-31 lead on a jumper from Sheree Ledbetter. Canisius would score nine straight points - including two 3-pointers from Drysdale - to take a 42-41 lead. The teams traded baskets and Towson went up 45-44 on another basket from Ledbetter at the 7:26 mark.

The Griffs then held Towson without a field goal for nearly seven minutes, extending their second-half run to 20-7. Two free throws from Drysdale, a layup from VandeBovenkamp, a putback from Lennox and free throws from Durham put Canisius up 53-47.

Canisius went 5-for-6 from the line in the final 46 seconds to close out the win.

Ledbetter led Towson (2-3) with a career-high 18 points off the bench, the only Towson player to reach double figures.

Canisius continues its three-game homestand on Wednesday, when the Golden Griffins host cross-town rival Buffalo. Game time in the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 7 p.m. Fans in attendance will receive a bobblehead of long-time Canisius moderator Rev. Paul J. Dugan.

Notes: Canisius extended its NCAA record of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 489 games on a 3-pointer by MacDonald in the first half... Canisius held a 45-38 advantage on the boards, winning the rebounding battled for the third time this season... Canisius shot 52.6 percent from the field in the second half... The Griffs improve to 6-1 under Zeh in the first game after Thanksgiving... In the 29 minutes VandeBovenkamp was on the floor, the Griffs were +15 on the scoreboard... Canisius improves to 2-1 against the Colonial Athletic Association under Zeh... Canisius held its opponent to fewer than 60 points for the first time this season... The 15 free-throw attempts from Durham are the most since Marie Warner had 17 against Saint Peter's on Jan. 30, 2009... Drysdale is shooting 45 percent (36-for-80) on 3-pointers in the KAC since the start of the 2009-10 season... Lennox had a block in a game for the third time this season.