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Danielle Sanderlin attempts the layup against Siena on Jan. 11, 2020
Canisius University Athletics
68
Winner Siena SIE 3-11,1-4 MAAC
63
Canisius CAN 2-11,1-3 MAAC
Winner
Siena SIE
3-11,1-4 MAAC
68
Final
63
Canisius CAN
2-11,1-3 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Siena SIE 17 14 16 21 68
Canisius CAN 18 22 9 14 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Siena Storms Back to Defeat Women’s Basketball, 68-61

Game Recap
Siena's Margo Peterson and Amari Anthony combined for 36 points to help Saints come back and defeat Canisius (2-11, 1-3 MAAC), 68-63, in MAAC women's basketball action in the Koessler Athletic Center Saturday afternoon. 

Peterson and Anthony finished the game with 18 points and six rebounds, respectively. Peterson connected on five 3-pointers while Anthony went 7-for-11 from the field. Ashley Williamson added 14 points in the win. As a team, Siena (3-11, 1-4 MAAC) shot 44.2 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point range. The Saints recorded 32 bench points and won the battle on the glass, 35-28. 

For Canisius, junior Danielle Sanderlin finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season while also dishing out a team-best four assists. Senior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks tallied 16 points and graduate transfer AJ Timbers went 5-for-12 from the field, including 3-for-7 from three to finish the game with 15 points. As a team, the Golden Griffins shot 44.2 percent for the game, including 31.3 percent from the perimeter. 

Canisius seemed to have control of the contest in the first two quarters, as the Griffs took an 18-17 lead with 1:27 left in the first quarter. That lead would be extended to 12-points, 40-28, following a run of 10 unanswered from Canisius with 1:36 left in the half. Siena would hit a 3-pointer before the break, giving the Griffs a nine-point lead, 40-31, heading into the locker room. 

A 5-0 run by the Saints in the third quarter brought the Canisius lead down to two-points, 49-47, which forced the Griffs to call a timeout. Senior Anna Sweny who finished the game with five points, three assists and a career-high seven steals nearly gave Canisius a four-point advantage heading into the final stanza but her buzzer-beating basket was reversed after an official review. 

That didn't seem to hurt the Griffs momentum to start the fourth as Canisius built its lead back up to seven points, 54-47, with 8:32 remaining in the contest. From there, however, Siena would work its way back, outscoring Canisius 18-5 over the next 7:09 of game action to take a six-point lead and hold on for the win.

Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"When you are struggling to find ways to win games you have to pay attention to the little things. The (team) has to understand if we can't find ways to focus on those little things more we are going to have a tough time winning games."

"I love (Sanderlin's) energy, she comes prepared for every game, she understands the game plan inside and out and she executes it."

Game Notes
• Saturday's contest marked the 76th all-time meeting between Canisius and Siena. The Golden Griffins fall to 25-52 in the series. 
• Sanderlin's double-double is the fifth of the Williamstown, N.J., natives' career and second this season. 
• Canisius led going into the intermission for the first time all season. Under coach Hemer the Griffs are now 10-3 when leading at the half. 
• Patterson-Ricks reached double-digit scoring numbers for the 13th straight game this season. The senior has now eclipsed 15-plus points 18 times in her career on Main Street. 
• Sweny's seven steals surpass her previous career-high of five she recorded against Monmouth on March 1, 2018. 

Up Next
Canisius will travel to Connecticut to take on Fairfield (Jan. 16) and Quinnipiac (Jan. 18). Thursday's game with the Stags is set for a 7 p.m. tip on ESPN3. 
 
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