Five Things to Know - Women's Basketball at Saint Peter's

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GAME 14
Canisius (3-10, 1-1 MAAC) at Saint Peter's (5-9, 0-3 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Jersey City, N.J. | Yanitelli Center
Broadcast: Peacocks All-Access Network
Live Stats: Through SaintPetersPeacocks.com
Series History: Canisius leads 32-20

1.    Series Domination
• The Blue and Gold hold a 32-30 advantage over Saint Peter's in the all-time series. Currently, the Golden Griffins are on a 11-game win streak against the Peacocks and are 24-7 since 2002. Canisius' 11-game win streak over the Peacocks is its longest against any MAAC opponent.

2.    Patterson-Ricks Becoming the Leading Scorer
• Junior transfer D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks is currently averaging 11.4 points per game, the second-best mark on the team. The Fayetteville, N.Y., native has led the Griffs offense in scoring a team-high eight times, including in the last three games where she is averaging 18.0 points per contest.

3.    Vernon Gets Minutes
• Sophomore Olivia Vernon played a season-high 14 minutes against Iona on Thursday, recording two steals and one assist. Prior to Thursday, her season-high minutes total was eight, which came back in the season opening loss to Miami (Ohio), since then she had not played more than six minutes in a single game until Thursday.

4.    Leading After Three
• Canisius has taken a lead into the fourth quarter on five different occasions this season and are 4-1 in those game. Most recently, Canisius led Iona entering the fourth frame and went on to win 48-40. The lone loss came against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 9.

5.    On the Glass
• Canisius is one of the MAAC's best rebounding teams to this point in the season. The Griffs lead the MAAC in defensive rebounding average (26.9), rebounding margin (+1.5), second in defensive rebounding percentage (70.0) and rebounding offense (38.9).

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Players Mentioned

#22 Olivia Vernon: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks: G; 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#22 Olivia Vernon
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G

Players Mentioned

#22 Olivia Vernon

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks

Players Mentioned

#22 Olivia Vernon

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks