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Anna Sweny is shown dribbling the basketball in game action against Northeastern at the Koessler Athletic Center
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Sophomore Anna Sweny
83
Winner OAKLAND OAKLAND 3-3
48
Canisius CAN 2-4
Winner
OAKLAND OAKLAND
3-3
83
Final
48
Canisius CAN
2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
OAKLAND OAKLAND 28 17 16 22 83
Canisius CAN 9 7 17 15 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Troublesome First Half Sinks Women’s Basketball

A slow start by Canisius, and three-straight 3-pointers to open the game set the tone on Wednesday night, as the visiting Oakland Golden Grizzlies defeated the Golden Griffins 83-48 in non-league action in the Koessler Athletic Center. Oakland moved to 3-3 with the win, while Canisius slipped to 2-4 with the loss.
 
Oakland shot 50 percent from the floor and 40 percent from 3-point range in the game's opening half to take a 45-16 lead into the locker room at halftime. In the second half, Canisius was outscored 38-32 in the final two quarters, and the Blue and Gold struggled with turnovers, ending the night with a total of 20, which the Golden Grizzlies turned into 23 points.
 
Despite the struggles on offense, Canisius junior Sara Hinriksdottir scored a team-high 15 points, hitting 6-of-10 from the field and draining 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. Sophomore Anna Sweny grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the losing effort for the Griffs, which ended the night with a 48-41 advantage on the glass.

The Golden Grizzlies had four players hit double-figures in the game with Sha'Keya Graves' 20 points pacing the team. Taylor Gleason (17 points), Leah Somerfield (12 points) and Taylor Jones (10 points) also reached double-figures.
 
THOUGHTS FROM CANISIUS HEAD COACH TERRY ZEH
"From the start we weren't ready to play and never really got ready to play. [Oakland] went right at us. We didn't play any defense; We didn't communicate. There wasn't a thing we did for forty minutes that was right. That's basically what it was. I don't know why. We chatted downstairs and they need to figure out why because you can't play college basketball that way, that's for sure."
 
GAME NOTES
• This was the third all-time meeting between the schools, with Oakland leading the series 2-1.
• In the series history, the home team hasn't won a game between the Golden Griffins and Golden Grizzlies. The road team has won every game so far.
• Hinriksdottir hit double-digits for the sixth-straight game.
• The Blue and Gold had 12 assists on 19 made field goals, posting assists on 63 percent of its field goals.
 
UP NEXT
The Griffs travel to play at Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, Dec. 3. Game time is set for 2 p.m. The road game at Miami (Ohio) starts a two-game road stretch which will also feature a game at cross-town rival Buffalo Dec. 7.
 
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