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Women's Basketball

Fourth Quarter Surge by Fairfield Sinks Women's Basketball

Box Score Fairfield used a 12-0 run over the final 4:50 of the fourth quarter to record a 65-55 victory over Canisius in MAAC women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Conn.
 
The Golden Griffins (6-14, 3-7 MAAC) were paced by sophomore guard Cheyenne Stubbs, who had 13 points and six rebounds in the contest. Junior guard Dani Haskell added 10 points of her own and also grabbed eight rebounds. Graduate student guard Vannessa Garrelts posted seven points and eight eight boards as Canisius shot 40.7 percent from the field.
 
Mimi Rubino led the Stags (12-8, 8-3 MAAC) with 19 points, with teammate Callie Cavanaugh chipping in 18 of her own. Cavanaugh and Brooke Tatarian each had a team-best six boards in the contest. As a team, Fairfield shot 23-of-56 (41.1 percent) from the field during the game.
 
Trailing 55-54 late in the fourth quarter, a fastbreak jumper in the paint by Rubino would give the Stags the lead with 4:16 remaining, igniting the game-changing run saw the Stags keep Canisius off the board for the remainder of the game as it forced Canisius into seven missed field goals and two turnovers while putting the game out of reach by going 7-of-8 at the charity stripe. 
 
Earlier in the contest, with the score tied 9-all at the midway point of the first quarter, Canisius used a quick 4-0 spurt to take a 13-9 lead with four minutes to play in the first quarter.
 
The Stags would respond with a 6-2 stretch of their own, sparked by back-to-back baskets from Rubino, to take their first lead of the game, 16-15, with 1:39 to play in the first quarter. The Griffs answered back, tallying the final five points of the opening frame, punctuated by an uncontested layup from Adrien LaMora at the buzzer, to give Canisius a 19-16 edge after ten minutes.
   
Canisius continued its hot shooting form at the start of the second quarter, hitting a pair of shots in the opening 53 seconds of the half to expand its lead to 23-16 with 9:07 left before the half.
 
Fairfield would find its footing over the next 3:46, cutting the Canisius advantage to just one, 28-27, with 5:27 to play. Cavanaugh led the run for the Stags, scoring six of their 11 points. The teams exchagned baskets for the remainder the quarter before Garrelts closed out the first half by hitting a shot from beyond the arc just before the buzzer to give Canisius a two-possession lead, 37-32, at the break.
   
The third quarter saw Canisius and Fairfield  go basket-for-basket for a majority of the frame before a late layup by Fairfield's Nicoletti-Leiti capped off a 5-0 run from the Stags that put them in the lead for the first time since the first quarter, 49-48, entering the final stanza.
 
After an early jumper by Stubbs put Canisius back on top, the Stags would hit back-to-back shots to take a 53-50 lead. Canisius regained the lead moments later, using a layup from Sisi Eleko and a 3-pointer from Garrelts, to jump back in front, 55-53, setting the stage for the Stags' decisive run. 
 
Postgame Comments from Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh
   
Game Notes
• Stubbs tied her season-high in scoring with 13 points during the contest.
• Canisius shot 50 percent from the floor in two quarters, shooting 7-of-14 during the first quarter and 4-of-8 during the third quarter.
• Each team only hit four shots from deep, with Canisius going 4-of-17 (.235) and Fairfield going 4-of-15 (.267) from beyond the arc. 
• This is the first instance since Nov. 22 at Colgate that a Canisius player hit a shot as time expired to end the first quarter. Against the Raiders, it was Haskell beating the clock to end the first stanza.
 
Up Next
The Blue and Gold return to Buffalo, N.Y. to face Iona on Feb. 4 in the first meeting between the two conference foes this season. Tip-off from the Koessler Athletic Center is slated for 1 p.m. with the game streaming on ESPN3.
 
National Girls and Women in Sports Day Clinic
Come watch the Canisius women's basketball team face Iona on Feb. 4 and after, have your child participate in the Canisius National Girls and Women in Sports Day Clinic. The clinic will feature representatives from our various female sports teams on campus. Registration for the clinic is free and can be FOUND HERE. Tickets for the game can be purchased online through GoGriffs.com, or by calling the ticket office at (716) 888-TIXX.
 
For the most up-to-date information on Canisius women's basketball, follow @GriffWBB on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cheyenne Stubbs

#24 Cheyenne Stubbs

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Dani Haskell

#22 Dani Haskell

G
5' 6"
Junior
Adrien LaMora

#23 Adrien LaMora

F
5' 11"
Freshman
Sisi Eleko

#14 Sisi Eleko

F
6' 2"
Freshman
Vannessa Garrelts

#4 Vannessa Garrelts

G
5' 4"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Cheyenne Stubbs

#24 Cheyenne Stubbs

5' 5"
Sophomore
G
Dani Haskell

#22 Dani Haskell

5' 6"
Junior
G
Adrien LaMora

#23 Adrien LaMora

5' 11"
Freshman
F
Sisi Eleko

#14 Sisi Eleko

6' 2"
Freshman
F
Vannessa Garrelts

#4 Vannessa Garrelts

5' 4"
Graduate Student
G