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48
Canisius CANIS 2-14,0-7 MAAC
60
Winner Monmouth MU 9-5,4-1 MAAC
Canisius CANIS
2-14,0-7 MAAC
48
Final
60
Monmouth MU
9-5,4-1 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CANIS 11 15 8 14 48
Monmouth MU 12 13 21 14 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Monmouth’s Second-Half Shooting Sinks Women’s Basketball

Monmouth made 11 of its 18 shot attempts (61.1 percent) while outscoring Canisius 35-22 in the second half, leading to a 60-48 victory Saturday in MAAC women's basketball action at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, N.J.
 
Sophomore guard Dani Haskell scored a team-high 13 points for the Griffs (2-14, 0-7 MAAC), while freshman guard Athina Lexa recorded her second straight double-digit point total, scoring 10 points and logging five rebounds.
 
Stella Clark was the lone Monmouth player to log 10-plus points, scoring a game-high 14 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists. Ariana Vanderhoop added nine points for the Hawks (9-5, 4-1 MAAC).
 
GAME RECAP
Canisius held Monmouth's offense in-check early in the contest after allowing a layup on the game's opening possession. Following the basket, the Griffs went on a 6-1 run to take a 9-6 lead while holding the Hawks without a field goal for over six minutes and causing eight consecutive misses.
 
Monmouth went on a 6-0 run for 1:43 late in the quarter before Lexa made a layup to cut the Hawks lead to 12-11 after the opening 10 minutes.
 
On the heels of her 14-point performance on Thursday at Saint Peter's, Lexa netted seven of Canisius' 11 points in the opening frame.
 
Midway through the second quarter, Monmouth grabbed a 20-15 lead before Haskell drilled a pair of 3-pointers in 33 seconds, giving Canisius the lead and causing the Hawks to call a timeout. Haskell's back-to-back treys kick started an 11-2 Canisius run, giving the Griffs a 26-22 advantage.
 
Ariana Vanderhoop cut Canisius' lead to just one, 26-25, after banking in her half-court shot at the buzzer to conclude the opening half.
 
Monmouth scored 13 of the first 14 points in the third quarter to open a 38-27 lead over the Griffs.
 
As a team, the Hawks shot 6-for-10 from the floor in the third quarter, while holding Canisius to make just two of its 14 shot attempts. Monmouth outscored Canisius 21-8 in the period, taking a 46-34 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
A 3-pointer by freshman guard Cheyenne Stubbs and a layup by senior forward Kayla Jackson trimmed Monmouth's lead to 47-39, but Monmouth then countered by going on an 8-2 run, giving Monmouth its largest lead of the game, 55-41.
 
Canisius responded to the Hawks run with a 7-0 run of its own in 71 seconds to make it a seven-point game, 55-48, with 2:24 remaining.
 
Monmouth closed the contest scoring the final five points behind a layup and a 3-pointer with one minute left.
 
Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh's Postgame Comments
"I thought we had more fight and discipline offensively overall today compared to Saint Peter's. We need to figure out how to put a more competitive third quarter. We can't allow a minor momentum shift to turn into a major one. Were looking forward to another opportunity to get better tomorrow, then again on Monday versus Marist."
 
Game Notes
• Saturday was the 18th all-time meeting between the two teams, all of which have come since Monmouth joined the MAAC before the 2013-14 season. Monmouth tied the series, 9-9, with the victory.
• Haskell led the Griffs in scoring for the ninth time this season and has scored at least 10 points in 14 of her 16 appearances.
• Lexa recorded 10 points and a career-high five rebounds in her first collegiate start Saturday. She also matched her single-game bests in assists (3) and steals (2).
• With her two steals Saturday, Jackson has recorded a steal in each of her last nine games played.
• Freshman forward Rhay Porter led the Griffs with her six rebounds, marking the ninth time in her last 12 games that she has secured at least five rebounds.
 
Up Next
Canisius will conclude its three-game road trip when it faces Marist on Monday at McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Tipoff between the Golden Griffins and Red Foxes is slated for 5 p.m., with game action broadcast on ESPN3.
 
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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