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Canisius women's basketball players huddle prior to playing Buffalo
Chris Rolfing
85
Winner Manhattan MC 6-5,1-1 MAAC
63
Canisius Canis 2-9,0-2 MAAC
Winner
Manhattan MC
6-5,1-1 MAAC
85
Final
63
Canisius Canis
2-9,0-2 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Manhattan MC 15 22 31 17 85
Canisius Canis 15 15 18 15 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Drops Final Home Game of 2021 to Manhattan

Dee Dee Davis scored a game-high 25 points for Manhattan, leading the Jaspers to an 85-63 victory over Canisius at the Koessler Athletic Center in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball action on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Brazil Harvey-Carr added 19 points for Manhattan, who shot 50 percent from the field and made 58.3 of its 3-point field goals (8-for-15). Courtney Warley chipped in with eight points and 11 rebounds for the Jaspers (6-5, 1-1 MAAC).
 
Sophomore guard Dani Haskell led Canisius in scoring for the sixth time on the year, netting a team-best 17 points. Junior guard Shaunae Brown scored 11 points, while senior guard Erika Joseph and freshman guard Athina Lexa scored nine points apiece for the Griffs (2-9, 0-2 MAAC).
 
GAME RECAP
Canisius senior guard Erika Joseph made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, leading to a 6-0 run over 47 seconds early in the first quarter for the Griffs.
 
Just past the halfway point of the quarter, the teams exchanged baskets on four straight possessions — three of which were made 3-pointers.
 
During the opening 10 minutes, the lead switched hands four times and the score was tied on four other occasions before Manhattan and Canisius concluded the period tied at 15-all.
 
Manhattan made nine of its 14 shot attempts in the second quarter leading to a 22-15 advantage in the quarter and a 37-30 halftime lead.
 
In the second quarter, sophomore guard Dani Haskell scored eight of her 11 first-half points.
 
Out of the halftime break, Manhattan outscored Canisius 25-8 in the first 7:46 of the third quarter, opening its lead to 24 points, 62-38.
 
The Griffs then scored 10 points in a matter of 1:26 to cut the deficit to 18 points, 66-48, before Dee Dee Davis added a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left to give Manhattan a 20-point lead after the third quarter.
 
In the final quarter, Manhattan outscored Canisius 17-15 while shooting 58.3 percent from the field (7-for-12).
 
Despite trailing by as much as 27 points with 55 seconds left, the Griffs closed out the contest on a 5-0 run, behind three free throws — one from Haskell and two from Ella Väätänen — and a baseline jumper by Lexa.
 
Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh's Postgame Comments
"We definitely made progress from the last two games. Prior to the last two games, I think we were on an upward trajectory where we were getting better each game and that's our goal. Our goal is to be a better team than the game before. The great thing is we got back on track with that. The biggest thing for our team to understand is growth isn't linear. We took two steps back the last two games but we made some upward movement and progressed. So proud of their efforts and proud of their compete."
 
Game Notes
• Tuesday was the 67th all-time meeting between the two MAAC rivals. After the setback, Canisius now leads the all-time series, 35-32.
• Väätänen recorded a season-high three blocks, one off of her career high set during the 2018-19 season while at LIU.
• Haskell's 17 points extended her streak of having a double-digit point total to eight games. She has scored at least 11 points in six games during the span.
• Freshman Cheyenne Stubbs recorded a pair of steals, extending her streak with multiple steals to three games. Stubbs is the first freshman with multiple steals in three straight games since Anna Sweny had a three-game streak early in the 2016-17 season.
• Lexa's nine points established a season high, besting her five-point performance against Colgate on Nov. 20.
 
Up Next
Canisius will play its next two MAAC contests on the road following the Christmas break. The Griffs will play at Marist on Dec. 30 before heading east to play Quinnipiac in a New Year's Day matinee.
 
For complete coverage of Canisius women's basketball, please follow the Griffs on social media at @GriffsWBB on Instagram and Twitter.
 
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