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60
Winner Iona ION 5-14,4-6 MAAC
57
Canisius CAN 2-18,1-10 MAAC
Winner
Iona ION
5-14,4-6 MAAC
60
Final
57
Canisius CAN
2-18,1-10 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Iona ION 17 11 15 17 60
Canisius CAN 16 13 15 13 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Drops Back and Forth Affair with Iona

Game Recap
Iona's Juana Camilion scored a game-high 26 points to lift the Gaels (4-14, 4-6 MAAC) over Canisius, 60-57, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball action Thursday night in the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
Camilion added four rebounds, four assists and three steals to her line while teammate Paulla Weekes grabbed a team-high eight rebounds for Iona. Shyan Mwai and Tori Lesko added eight points in the win. The Gaels finished the night 22-for-60 from the floor, including 6-for-21 from behind the arc. Iona went 10-for-14 from the line, including 8-for-12 in the fourth quarter. The visitors scored 28 points in the paint and had 17 points from their reserves.
 
Canisius (2-18, 1-10 MAAC) was led by graduate transfer AJ Timbers who finished the game with a career-high 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting. The Philadelphia, Pa., native also grabbed seven rebounds in the loss. Junior Danielle Sanderlin recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Senior D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks added 10 points and a game-high four steals in the loss. The Golden Griffins made 38.2 percent of their field goals and just 33.3 percent of its 3-pointers. Canisius won the battle on the glass, 39-32.
 
Neither team was able to go up by more than five points in Thursday night's contest as the lead changed hands a total of 15 times while being tied a total of 11 times. Canisius held the lead for over 22 minutes of game action compared to just seven minutes for the Gaels. 
 
The Blue and Gold were down two, 55-53, with less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter when Sanderlin got the ball at the free-throw line and drove left for a layup, tying the game at 55-all. Following a timeout, and with 35 seconds remaining, the Gaels set Camilion up for a 3-pointer, which she connected on from the wing, putting Iona on top 58-55.
 
On the ensuing Canisius possession, Timbers was able to work her way inside and score to trim the Gales lead to just one, 57-58, however, with just 12 seconds left the Griffs were forced to foul. Iona went 2-for-6 from the charity stripe in the last 12 seconds and Canisius failed to score on its final two possessions of the contest which allowed the Gaels to hold on for the game's final margin.
 
Head Coach Scott Hemer's Postgame Comments
"When you're at this point in the season and you're struggling to put wins on the scoreboard it can take a lot out of you, mentally, emotionally and at this part of this season, physically. I give the girls a lot of credit, their energy was good and their focus was good. It was a step in the right direction defensively, I understand we gave up 60 points, but there were a lot more positive signs on the defensive side of the floor than I think we have had in many weeks." 
 
Game Notes
• Iona improves to 36-26 all-time against the Blue and Gold. 
• Timbers' career-high 19 points surpass her previous career-high 16 points she set during her time with Toledo. 
• Sanderlin collected her eighth career double-double. The Williamstown, N.J., native also reached double figures in the scoring column for the 20th time in her career. 
• Freshman Shaunae Brown played a career-high 23 minutes.
 
Up Next
 Canisius women's basketball welcomes back alumni on Saturday when the team plays Fairfield at 2 p.m. in the Koessler Athletic Center. The Blue and Gold will honor the All-Sesquicentennial Team at half-time. The game will also serve as the Griffs' annual Play 4 Kay game, fans are encouraged to wear pink and the first 150 female attendees will receive a pink Canisius winter hat.
 
 
 
 
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