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WBB's Tiana Pugh vs Monmouth - 2019 MAAC QF
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59
Canisius CAN 0-1,0-0 MAAC
87
Winner Youngstown St. YSU 1-0,0-0 Horizon
Canisius CAN
0-1,0-0 MAAC
59
Final
87
Youngstown St. YSU
1-0,0-0 Horizon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 14 14 15 16 59
Youngstown St. YSU 28 22 19 18 87

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Drops Season Opener to Youngstown State

Game Recap
Chelsea Olson recorded a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Youngstown State to an 87-59 victory in non-conference women's basketball action Tuesday night in Youngstown, Ohio.
 
Ny'Dajah Jackson scored a team-high 22 points, while Taylor Petit and Mary Dunn also recorded double-digit scoring numbers with 15 and 13 points, respectively. As a team, the Penguins shot 48.5 percent (33-for-68) from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point land (14-for-38).
 
Canisius was led by senior Tiana Pugh, who recorded 14 points while also collecting eight rebounds. Pugh was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line and 4-for-10 from the field. Senior teammate D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks recorded 11 points, eight of which came in the second half. The Golden Griffins shot 33.3 percent from 3-point range (5-for-15), but just 29.2 percent from the field (19-for-65).
 
Youngstown State started the game on a 17-6 run to take control of the contest and outscore the Golden Griffins 28-14 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Youngstown continued to pour it on offensively to take a 50-28 lead into the locker rooms.
 
Jackson scored 14 of her total 22 points in the first half to lead the Penguins to the 22-point advantage at the break.
 
Out of the break, Youngstown State extended its lead to 62-31 on the heels of a 12-3 run to start the third quarter. Canisius would cut the Penguins lead to 23-points in the third quarter when Patterson-Ricks hit a jumper outside the paint to make the score, 66-43. Youngstown's Jackson would hit a 3-pointer right before the buzzer to bring the lead back up to 26-points.
 
Canisius would go blow-for-blow with Youngstown State in the fourth quarter but it was too late as Youngstown would cruise to the 28-point win on opening night.  
 
Head coach Scott Hemer's Post Game Comments
"We thought we would have a better showing this season against Youngstown State, however, they went through stretches where they just couldn't miss from the perimeter. We had some positives, such as offensive rebounding and free-throw shooting, but still, have a lot of areas we need to improve on."

Game Notes
• Tuesday night marked the 10th all-time meeting between Canisius and Youngstown State.
• With the win, Youngstown State tied the series at 5-5 and extended its win streak to four-straight against Canisius.
• All six newcomers to see the court scored a basket for Canisius. Grad transfer AJ Timbers scored six points on two 3-pointers, while freshman Shaunae Brown tallied five points in the loss. Sophomore Shayla Sweeney scored three points and freshmen Gia Esposito, Amaya Santiago and Tiffany McGhie each scored two points.
• Senior Shannon Conely grabbed six boards and dished out a team-high three assists.  
 
Up Next
The Griffs head across town Tuesday, Nov. 12 to take on Big-4 rival Buffalo at Alumni Arena. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
 
 
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