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70
Winner Albany (NY) UALB 2-5,0-0 America
53
Canisius CAN 1-4,0-0 MAAC
Winner
Albany (NY) UALB
2-5,0-0 America
70
Final
53
Canisius CAN
1-4,0-0 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Albany (NY) UALB 18 22 18 12 70
Canisius CAN 15 11 10 17 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Albany Takes Down Women's Basketball, 70-53

Game Recap
Alexi Schecter scored a game-high 18 points to lead three Albany players in double-figures, and the visiting Great Danes shot 48.4 percent from the field en route to a 70-53 win over the Canisius Golden Griffins in non-conference women's basketball action Wednesday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center. The win moves Albany to 2-5 on the season, while the Golden Griffins fell to 1-4 with the loss.
 
The Great Danes improved to 2-5 on the season, while Canisius fell to 1-4 following Wednesday's result.
 
For Canisius, senior guard D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks scored a team-high 15 points to go with five rebounds and four assists, while redshirt-senior AJ Timbers chipped in 13 points and three boards. The Griffs shot 39.6 percent from the field in the losing effort, making just 2-of-9 from 3-point land, and 86.7 percent (13-for-15) from the free-throw line, but Albany took advantage of 20 Canisius turnovers which resulted in 21 points for the Great Danes.
 
Schecter posted a double-double in the win, as she added 13 rebounds to her 18-point effort on the day. Forward Amanda Kantzy was good for 15 points, three rebounds and three assists and Helene Haegerstrand came off the bench to chip in 12 points for Albany, which snapped a five-game losing streak with the victory.
 
Albany led 18-15 after one quarter of play and pulled away from Canisius by outscoring the Griffs 22-11 in the second frame, highlighted by Schecter and Haegerstrand, who combined for 12 of the Great Danes' 22 points in the second stanza to give the visiting team a 42-26 lead at halftime. Out of the intermission, Kantzy scored eight points in the third quarter to help stretch Albany's cushion to 58-36 after three quarters of play as the Great Danes shot 53.3 percent from the field in that 10-minute stretch and turned seven Canisius turnovers into 10 points.
 
The Griffs outscored the Great Danes in the final frame, however, at that point Albany's lead was too much to overcome.
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"We knew their size up front would give us trouble and it did. We played much harder and that's certainly a positive but we have to do a better job finishing if we're going to take another step closer to winning on a consistent basis. "
 
Game Notes
• Albany took a 4-3 series lead over Canisius after coming into today tied 3-3.
• Canisius has allowed opponents to score 70 or more points in each game this season. 
• Patterson-Ricks has recorded double-digits in all five games this season, highlighted by 15-plus points in each of the Fayetteville, N.Y., natives last four contests. 
• Freshman Shaunae Brown made her first start for the Blue and Gold, scoring a career-high 6 points.
• Junior Anndea Zeigler suited up for the first time this season, seeing nine minutes of action in the loss.
 
Up Next
The Blue and Gold head to Burlington, Vt., to take on the Catamounts Saturday, Dec. 7. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m.on ESPN3. Canisius defeated Vermont 67-46 last season. 
 
 
 
 
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