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D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks dribbles past the Niagara defender on Feb. 24, 2020 at the Koessler Athletic Center
Marshal Filipowicz
56
Niagara NIA 9-18,7-11 MAAC
78
Winner Canisius CAN 5-21,4-13 MAAC
Niagara NIA
9-18,7-11 MAAC
56
Final
78
Canisius CAN
5-21,4-13 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Niagara NIA 13 14 14 15 56
Canisius CAN 25 17 21 15 78

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Dominates Niagara, 78-56

Gaame Recap
Junior Danielle Sanderlin recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Canisius (5-21, 4-13 MAAC) to a dominant victory over "Battle of the Bridge" rival Niagara, 78-56, Monday night in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball action at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
Seniors D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks, AJ Timbers and Shannon Conely all reached double figures in the scoring column to go with Sanderlin's double-double effort. Patterson-Ricks finished the game with 16 points and five assists, while Timbers and Conely added 14 and 13 points, respectively. Timbers collected nine boards in the winning effort, while senior Anna Sweny snagged eight caroms to go with eight points. 
 
The Griffs shot 54.1 percent from the field, scoring 52 of their 74 points in the paint. Canisius dominated the glass, out-rebounding Niagara, 42-29, and scoring 19 points off 13 Purple Eagle turnovers. 
 
Maggie McIntyre led Niagara (9-18, 7-11 MAAC) with 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting. The senior made four 3-pointers in the loss. Ally Haar led the Purple Eagles with five rebounds and Jordan Edwards dished out a team-high three assists. Niagara shot 35.5 percent from the field, including a 25.9 percent mark from the perimeter.
 
Canisius trailed for just 1:10 of game action before Timbers connected on a layup to give the Griffs a 6-5 lead early on in the first quarter. That sparked an 11-2 run by Canisius, highlighted by seven points from Sanderlin, forcing Niagara to call a timeout. The Griffs kept their foot on the gas following the timeout going up by double-digits, 21-10, over the next four minutes of play. 
 
With the score 25-13 to start the second quarter Canisius scored the first two baskets of the frame, first a 3-pointer by Patterson-Ricks and then a layup from Conely to give the Blue and Gold a 17-point advantage, its largest of the first half.  The Griffs would go into the locker room up 42-27.
 
Freshman Shaunae Brown would again give Canisius a 17-point lead as she kissed a layup off the glass to make the score 46-29 with 7:31 left in the third. The lead would continue to grow for the Golden Griffins as a Sanderlin driving layup gave the team a 24-point lead with 38 seconds remaining in the third. Edwards would hit a jumper with 19 seconds remaining to put Niagara down 22 as the third quarter buzzer sound. 
 
The Purple Eagles would continue to trim the Griffs lead back down to 17, 63-46 as a Jai Moore fast-break layup capped off a 7-0 run by Niagara. However, from there, Canisius would outscore the visitors 15-7 in the over the next five-plus minutes to go up 78-53, its largest lead of the game. McIntyre would connect on a 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining to determine the final margin. 
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"At the end of the day they came out incredibly focused and that is a credit to their ability to put themselves in a position to have success, and it paid off for them. They came out in attack mode and showed no fear of the pressure and the confidence was through the roof, and the scoreboard reflected that."
 
"We said before the game, let's go get a win streak. At the end of the day when it comes to rivalry games, records don't matter and I think you saw some of that tonight. These players know what they are capable of when they are focused and in the right frame of mind to take it to the opponent."
 
"It is the right time of year to start building confidence in what you can do on the floor."
 
Game Notes
• Canisius improves to 61-37 against Niagara in the all-time series. 
• Monday night was the seventh straight win at home against the Purple Eagles. 
• Canisius scored a season-high 42 points in the first half. 
• The Griffs move to 4-0 when leading at the end of the third quarter. 
• Canisius improves to 12-3 under Hemer when holding the opposition to less than 60 points. 
• Sanderlin now has a team-high six double-doubles on the season and nine in her career. 
• Timbers' collected nine caroms for the third time in her career with the last time coming versus Saint Peter's on Jan. 25.
• Brown played a career-high 28 minutes, recording four points and two assists. 
 
Up Next
Canisius will go on the road for the final time this season when it visits Iona Thursday night in New Rochelle, N.Y. The tip is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN3 from the newly renovated Hynes Center
 
 
 
 
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