Five Things to Know - Women's Basketball Ends Non-Conference Slate at Toledo

GAME 9
Canisius (1-7) vs. Toledo (4-6)
Date: Sunday, Dec. 29
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio | Savage Center
Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats: Through UTRockets.com
Series History: Toledo leads, 2-0

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1. It Has Been A While
• The Golden Griffins and Rockets have not played one another since Dec. 10, 1988. That game was played in the Koessler Athletic Center with the visitors coming out on top, 78-73. The last time Canisius was in Toledo, Ohio was Dec. 19, 1987, a 76-53 loss to the Rockets.

2. Last Non-Conference Game
• Sunday's contest with Toledo will be the Blue and Gold's final non-conference game of the 2019-20 season. Canisius is currently 1-7 in non-league action this year.

3. Five Game Skid
• Under second year head coach Scott Hemer, Canisius has not lost more than five games in a row. In fact, the Griffs have outscored its opponents 180-144 and sport a 3-0 record following a five-game losing streak.

4. From Beyond the Arc
• Canisius is second in the MAAC with a 33.8 percent 3-point field goal percentage, trailing only Marist (34.0) for the league lead. Senior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks leads the team with a 45.5 percent clip (20-for-44) from the perimeter while forwards AJ Timbers (42.9) and Tiana Pugh (37.5) rank second and third, respectively.

5. Block Party
• The Griffs currently rank fourth in the MAAC with 2.5 blocks per game and are coming off back-to-back games with three or more rejections. Pugh leads the team with seven blocks on the season and is on pace to record a career-high 25 rejections this season.

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Players Mentioned

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

#21 AJ Timbers: F; 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

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

#21 AJ Timbers
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior
: F

Players Mentioned

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks

#21 AJ Timbers

Players Mentioned

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks

#21 AJ Timbers