Five Things to Know - Women's Basketball Returns Home for Bout with Iona

GAME 20
Canisius (2-17, 1-9 MAAC) vs. Iona (4-14, 3-6 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 6
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. | Koessler Athletic Center
Broadcast: ESPN+
Live Stats: Through GoGriffs.com
Series History: Iona leads, 35-27
Twitter & Instagram: @GriffsWBB

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1. Welcoming Iona to the KAC
• Canisius will play Iona for the first time this season on Thursday night in the Koessler Athletic Center. The Golden Griffins matchup with the Gaels is the latest start to a season series between the two teams since 1990-91, when the two programs met for the first of two games on Feb. 3.

2. Sanderlin in League Play
• Junior forward Danielle Sanderlin has averaged 13.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game through the halfway point of league play. The Williamstown, N.J., native has reached the 20-point plateau three times in conference action, including scoring a career-high 24 points at Niagara last week.

3. Timbers Having a Career Year
• Graduate transfer AJ Timbers is putting up career numbers in Blue and Gold. Timbers is averaging 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, surpassing her totals as a member of St. Francis (Pa.) and Towson.

4. Patterson-Ricks Among the MAAC's Best
• Senior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks ranks among the top-ten in the MAAC in scoring (16.6), free-throw percentage (83.8), steals (1.7), 3-point field goal percentage (38.5), 3-pointers made per game (2.2) and minutes played (33.3).

5. Send it Back
• Forward Tiana Pugh is fourth in the MAAC with 20 blocks in the 2019-20 season and is averaging 1.1 rejections per game. Pugh had a season-high three blocks at home against Saint Peter's earlier this season.

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Players Mentioned

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

#44 Danielle Sanderlin: F; 6' 0"; Junior

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

Players Mentioned

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

#44 Danielle Sanderlin
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F

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

Players Mentioned

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks

#44 Danielle Sanderlin

#21 AJ Timbers

Players Mentioned

#5 D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks

#44 Danielle Sanderlin

#21 AJ Timbers