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53
Canisius CAN 1-9
62
Winner Akron AKR 6-2
Canisius CAN
1-9
53
Final
62
Akron AKR
6-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 15 11 11 16 53
Akron AKR 17 10 10 25 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Falls to Akron, 62-53

Game Recap
The Canisius women's basketball program fell to Akron in non-conference action Sunday afternoon by a final score of, 62-53. Canisius falls to 1-9 on the season, while Akron improves to 6-2.
 
Canisius had three student-athletes record double-digit scoring numbers, led by senior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks' 13 points. Seniors Maria Welch and Sara Hiniriksdottir tallied 13 and 10 points, respectively. Hinriksdottir grabbed a team-best seven boards, and Patterson-Ricks, Welch and Zhane Irby dished out three assists each. As a team, the Golden Griffins shot 34.7 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from the perimeter.
 
Akron was led by senior Megan Sefcik who tallied a game-high 24 points, going 8-of-19 from the floor and 4-of-10 from 3-point range. Junior Shayna Harmon added 12 points, while junior teammate Caitlin Vari recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. As a team, the Zips made 38.2 percent of their field goal attempts and 22.7 percent on their attempts from deep. Akron out-rebounded Canisius, 43-28, 14 of which came on the offensive end resulting in 12 extra chance points.
 
In the first half, the lead changed hands a total of eight times and was tied on three different occasions. Akron had the biggest lead of the half, 9-3 after Sefcik made a 3-pointer from the wing. Canisius would answer with a 3-pointer from Irby and a jumper from Welch, to cut the Akron lead to 9-8. Coming out of the media timeout, Patterson-Ricks went coast-to-coast to give Canisius a 10-9 lead. From there, Akron retook the lead and went up three, 15-12, but it didn't last long as freshman Erika Joseph hit a three with less than a minute left in the first quarter to tie it, 15-15.
 
The second quarter started with Canisius holding Akron scoreless for nearly five minutes. During that time, the Griffs would reclaim the lead, 20-19, before Akron's Sefcik hit on a shot from the perimeter to put the Zips back up, 22-20. Akron would go into the locker room up, 27-26.
 
Akron scored the first five points of the second half, going up, 33-26. Canisius would tie the game on a 3-pointer from sophomore Anndea Zeigler, 35-35, with 2:25 left in the third stanza. The Golden Griffins and Zips would trade layups in the final minute of the quarter to go into the last 10 minutes of the game tied, 37-37.
 
The Blue and Gold were aggressive to start the fourth quarter, scoring four points in 30 seconds when Patterson-Ricks drove the lane for the layup, stole the ball on the ensuing Akron inbound, resulting in a made jumper from Welch. Akron would retake the lead two minutes later on a jumper from Sefcik, 46-47. The game would only be tied one more time, 49-49, after a 3-pointer from Patterson-Ricks. From there, Akron would go up 61-51, after a pair of free-throws from freshman Gabrielle Brown-Mitchell. Canisius would only score two more points in the game as Akron ran out the clock to win, 62-53.
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"Although we are disappointed we cannot get on the bus with a win, considering we played well for the majority of the game. I did think it was the hardest the team played both mentally and physically in a number of games, they understood what we were trying to do, and they executed it, holding a team that shoots extremely well from the perimeter to just 23 percent. I thought defensively, we did everything we wanted, except for limiting Akron's second chance opportunities."
 
Game Notes
• Sunday afternoons game was the seventh meeting between Akron and Canisius. The Zips have now won five of seven.
• Welch's 12 points is a season-high for the Erie, Pa., native.
• Irby recorded three assists for the second straight game, improving her season total to a career-high mark of nine.
• Patterson-Ricks scored double-digits for the fifth time this season. 
• Hinirksdottir's eight rebounds marked the 29th time she had seven or more boards in a game.
 
Up Next
Canisius closes non-conference play Friday when they host the Catamounts of Vermont at 7 p.m. in the Koessler Athletic Center. The game will air on ESPN+.
 
 
 
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