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Danielle Sanderlin vs. Monmouth - MAAC QF
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52
Canisius CAN 1-6,0-0 MAAC
68
Winner Stetson STET 6-5,0-0 ASUN
Canisius CAN
1-6,0-0 MAAC
52
Final
68
Stetson STET
6-5,0-0 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 11 12 13 16 52
Stetson STET 16 15 21 16 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Stetson Defeats Women's Basketball in Thursday Matinee

Game Recap
Canisius (1-6) fell to Stetson by a final score of 68-52 Thursday afternoon in non-conference women's basketball action in DeLand, Fla., despite a double-double from junior forward Danielle Sanderlin, who finished the game with 14 points and 15 rebounds. 
 
Seniors D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks extended her double-digit point streak with 14 points while grabbing five rebounds. Forward Tiana Pugh added 11 points, three boards and three assists in the loss. As a team, Canisius shot just 26.2 percent from the field and 23.8 percent from 3-point land. The Griffs turned the ball over 18 times resulting in 17 points for Stetson. 
 
The Hatters (6-5) had four players reach double-digits in the scoring column, highlighted by Kennedi Colclough's 14 points and a double-double by Day'Neshia Banks, who finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Megan Vincent and Kimia Carter added 12 and 10 points each to help the home team secure the victory. Vincent also recorded nine of the Hatters' 12 blocks. For the game, Stetson shot 36.9 percent from the floor, going 24-for-65. Stetson outscored Canisius in the paint (30-10), off turnovers (17-9) and on second-chance opportunities (15-6). 
 
Canisius opened the game with a 5-0 lead after scoring on its first two possessions. The lead didn't last long, as the Hatters ripped off a 7-0 run of their own to take the two-point advantage. Stetson would go on to outscore the Blue and Gold 9-6 over the final five minutes of the quarter to take a 16-11 lead into the second. 
 
The Griffs battled in the second quarter, trimming the Hatters lead to just two points, 21-19, at the 5:18 mark. From there, however, Stetson would regain control going on a 10-4 run during the remainder of the half to take a 31-23 lead into the locker room. 
 
Coming out of the break, Stetson was able to build its lead to 41-23, after starting the third on a 7-0 run and forcing Canisius to call a timeout. Stetson wouldn't budge as they kept a double-digit advantage on the Griffs for the remainder of the game, building its lead to as much as 22-points, 64-42, at the 3:28 mark of the fourth. In the final three minutes of action Canisius was able to bring the deficit under 20-points, outscoring the Hatters 10-4 to finish the contest and determine its final margin.  
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"There are a lot of positives to take from the first half, if not for a few offensive rebounds it may have been our best 20 minutes of play this season. We were inconsistent coming out of the break, and that was the dagger we could not come back from."
 
Game Notes
• Thursday's meeting between the Golden Griffins and Hatters was just the third meeting all-time between the two schools. 
• With the loss, Canisius is now 2-1 in the all-time series with Stetson. 
• Sanderlin's double-double was the fourth of the Williamstown, N.J., native's career and her first since Jan. 12, 2019 at Saint Peter's (10 points and 12 rebounds).
• Pugh reached double-digits in the scoring column for the fourth time this season and 16th time in her career.
• Patterson-Ricks extended her double-digit point streak to seven games to start the season. The Fayetteville, N.Y., native made a career-high eight at the line.
 
Up Next
It is a quick turnaround for the Blue and Gold, as the team plays Appalachian State Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Canisius will be the designated home team in its second and final game of the 32nd Annual Hatter Classic. The meeting with the Mountaineers will be the first between the two programs.
 
 
 
 
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