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WBB Senior Anna Sweny vs. Albany 11.27.19
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65
Canisius CAN 1-8,0-0 MAAC
83
Winner Toledo UT 5-6,0-0 MAC
Canisius CAN
1-8,0-0 MAAC
65
Final
83
Toledo UT
5-6,0-0 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 21 17 14 13 65
Toledo UT 21 18 20 24 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Upended by Toledo

Game Recap
Despite four Canisius players reaching double-digits in the scoring column, Toledo was able to hold off the Blue and Gold and earn an 83-65 victory Sunday afternoon in non-conference women's basketball action in Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio.
 
The Rockets improved to 5-6 on the season, while the Golden Griffins fell to 1-8 to close non-league action.
 
Senior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks tallied 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals, while fellow seniors Tiana Pugh and Anna Sweny collected 13 and 12 points, respectively. Junior Danielle Sanderlin also added 12 points in the loss. The Golden Griffins finished the game with a 42.9 percent clip from the field and 52.9 percent mark from the perimeter. Canisius won the battle on the glass, 32-26.
 
For Toledo, Nakiah Black recorded 17 points and Tatyana Davis poured in 15 of her own to help the Rockets secure the win. Mariella Santucci finished with a game-best seven boards to go with her 10 points. As a team, Toledo made 61.1 percent of its shots, including 52.0 percent from beyond the arc. The Rockets scored 21 points on 15 Canisius turnovers, while besting the Griffs in the paint (34-26) and off the bench (35-19).
 
Toledo led for the first 9:12 of game action before the Golden Griffins started a 6-0 spurt that was capped off by a 3-pointer by Pugh on Canisius' last possession of the first quarter to tie the game at 21-21.
 
The Rockets came out hot at the start of the second, outscoring the Griffs 14-4 in the first 4:28 of the stanza, including an 8-0 stretch that helped bring the their lead to double-digits for the first time all game, 35-25. Following a timeout, the Griffs responded with a 13-4 tear over the last 5:36 to make the score 39-38 at the break. Sweny scored six points during the run to help the Griffs erase a 10-point second quarter deficit.
 
Toledo built its lead to 52-44 following a 9-0 run that spanned just over four minutes of the third quarter. Canisius made it a two-point game, 54-52, at the 54.6-second mark after Sweny made her third 3-pointer of the contest, however, Toledo would score on its final two possessions to take a 59-52 lead into the final 10-minutes of action.
 
Toledo took complete control in the final quarter, going up by a game-high 20 at the 1:12 mark. The Rockets ended up outscoring the Griffs 24-13 in the fourth, shooting over 80.0 percent from the field to determine the final.  
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"I was really proud of how hard the team fought today against a very talented Toledo group. We ran out of gas in the last 5 minutes but our compete level was where it needed to be for us to have a chance to win games. I hope a lot of what they did today starts to become habits for them and If that happens we'll be headed in the right direction as conference play begins."
 
Game Notes
• Sunday marked the third meeting all-time between the two schools and the first since 1988. Canisius is now 0-3 versus the Rockets.
• Sweny's 12 points is a career-high for the senior guard, surpassing her previous career-best scoring outing of 11 points which she set last season versus Vermont. The Erie, Pa., native was also one assist shy of matching her career-high six helpers.
• Patterson-Ricks continued her impressive season, reaching the double-digit scoring plateau for the ninth straight game. It was also the 19th time in the Fayetteville, N.Y., natives Canisius career that she led the team in scoring.
• For the third straight game, Pugh registered 10-plus points. It was also the 18th double-digit scoring night for the forwards career.
• The Griffs 42.9 percent field goal percentage was the team's best shooting performance since its game against Colgate on Nov. 20.
 
Up Next
Canisius opens Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Thursday, Jan. 2, then they visit Manhattan. The game is set for a 7 p.m. tip on ESPN3 from Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, N.Y.
 
 
 
 
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