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Patterson-Ricks_WBB_1204
84
Winner Buffalo UB 6-1
66
Canisius CAN 1-7
Winner
Buffalo UB
6-1
84
Final
66
Canisius CAN
1-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Buffalo UB 17 18 33 16 84
Canisius CAN 18 12 19 17 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Buffalo Surges Past Women's Basketball

Game Recap
Buffalo senior Cierra Dillard scored a game-high 25 points to go with 10 assists and sophomore Hannah Hall added 16 points as the visiting Bulls defeated the Canisius Golden Griffins 84-66 Tuesday night in non-conference basketball action in the Koessler Athletic Center. The win moves Buffalo to 6-1 on the year, while the Griffs fell to 1-7 with the loss.
 
Dillard scored her 25 points after she went 6-for-16 from the field, 5-for-10 from 3-point land and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line while also grabbing three boards to go with six steals. Senior Brittany Morrison added 12 points and teammate Theresa Onwuka chipped in 10 points for the Bulls in the win, as the visiting team shot 38 percent from the floor, 32 percent from 3-point land and 95.7 percent from the free-throw line for the game. Buffalo also forced Canisius into 32 turnovers, which the it turned into 32 points.
 
For Canisius, senior Sara Hinriksdottir scored a team-high 16 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Blue and Gold, while junior guard D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks scored 17 points on an 8-for-9 effort from the floor. Junior Tiana Pugh scored 14 points after going 5-for-7 from the floor and a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point land in the loss, as Canisius ended the night shooting 50 percent as, 40 percent from behind the 3-point line and 50 percent from the charity stripe.
 
The Griffs made 7 of their first 10 shots in the game, including three 3-pointers, to take an 18-17 lead after one quarter of action. In the second quarter, Buffalo scored the final six points before halftime to head into the locker room leading 35-30. Out of the intermission, the Bulls' run continued, as Buffalo pushed lead to 25 points at 57-32, thanks to a 28-2 run that eclipsed 4:53 of game action.
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"I thought unfortunately that the four-minute stretch at the beginning of the second half defines us in this game. We talked in the locker room at halftime about coming out with a press and to increase the pressure on the defensive end of the floor, but it didn't matter we still turned the ball over nine times and did a lot of the things we just talked about at halftime wrong and those are things we have to focus on getting better at moving forward."
 
Game Notes
• This marked the 46th all-time meeting between these two local rivals, with Canisius leading the series 30-16.
• The Griffs' eight makes as a team from 3-point land are the most for the squad in a regulation games this season. Canisius hit nine treys in the three-overtime game at St. Bonaventure Nov. 13.
• As a team, Canisius was credited with 16 assists, matching the unit's season-high total, previously set at St. Bonaventure Nov. 13
• Hinriksdottir has scored in double-figures seven times this season and 62 times in her career.
• Pugh's three 3-point field goals tied a career-high. She last made three triples in a game against Iona Jan. 2, 2018.

Up Next
Canisius will return to action at home Dec. 8, when the Griffs play host to Bowling Green in the Koessler Athletic Center. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
 
 
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