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AJ Timbers dribbles past the Marist defender on Jan. 9, 2020
Marshal Filipowicz
70
Canisius CAN 2-12,1-4 MAAC
72
Winner Fairfield FFD 7-6,4-0 MAAC
Canisius CAN
2-12,1-4 MAAC
70
Final
72
Fairfield FFD
7-6,4-0 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CAN 14 21 20 15 70
Fairfield FFD 23 19 15 15 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Comeback Falls Short as Women’s Basketball Falls to Fairfield

Game Recap
Sam Kramer connected on a last second layup to lift Fairfield (7-6, 4-0 MAAC) to a 72-70 win over Canisius (2-12, 1-4 MAAC) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball action Thursday evening at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Conn.
 
Fairfield led for the first 25:29 of play before seniors D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks and AJ Timbers connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 48-48 with 5:31 left in the third quarter. From there, the two teams would trade baskets for the remainder of the game before Kramer drove past the Canisius defense and connected on a layup with just one second remaining. The Stags thwarted the Golden Griffins last chance as the inbound pass was deflected and time ran out.
 
Kramer finished with 13 points, four rebounds and five assists to go with 19 points from Lou Lopez-Senechal who went 6-for-13 from the floor and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Katie Armstrong and Callie Cavanaugh also recorded double figures with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Fairfield finished the contest with a 46.8 percent clip from the field and 42.1 percent mark from 3-point land.
 
Junior Danielle Sanderlin recorded her second-straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Timbers went 3-for-3 from behind the arc to finish the game with 14 points along with six boards and four assists, while Patterson-Ricks added 16 points and three steals in the loss. As a team, the Golden Griffins shot 44.8 percent from the field, including a 53.8 percent from 3-point range. Canisius won the battle on the glass, 34-33.
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"I am really proud of the team for tonight's effort. They played their hearts out and should have been rewarded. A slow start defensively put us down, however, they showed a lot of character recovering from it. In the end, I needed to do a better job at the end of the game and that is on me."
 
Game Notes
• Thursday marked the 65th all-time meeting between Canisius and Fairfield. The Griffs are now 25-40 versus the Stags.
• Sanderlin recorded her third double-double of the season and sixth of her career. The Williamstown, N.J, native also matched her career-high 20 points.
• Patterson-Ricks has scored double figures in each game this season, while eclipsing 15 points for the 10th time this year.
• Canisius recorded a season-high 19 assists, led by seniors Anna Sweny, Tiana Pugh and Timbers who each had four helpers.
• The Griffs finished the game with a season-best 53.8 percent mark on their 3-point field goal attempts.
 
Up Next
Canisius remains in Conneticut as they take on defending MAAC Champion Quinnipiac on Saturday, Jan. 18. The contest with the Bobcats is set for a 2 p.m. tip on ESPN3.
 
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