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This Week in Canisius Athletics: Feb. 1-7

Women's basketball's return to the Koessler Athletic Center to celebrate National Girls and Women's in Sports Day, a home-and-home series for hockey against nationally-ranked RIT and a Battle of the Bridge matchup for men's basketball help kickoff the first days of February This Week in Canisius Athletics.

Hockey
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Feb. 3: vs RIT | 7 p.m.
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Feb. 4: at RIT | 7 p.m.
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• The hockey team squares off against regional rival RIT in their second home-and-home series of the season this weekend. The two-game set begins Friday at LECOM Harborcenter before shifting to the Gene Polisseni Center for the finale Saturday. Start time for both games is slated for 7 p.m. Tickets for Friday's game are still available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com or at the LECOM Harborcenter ticket kiosk.
• Canisius earned a split of its series against "Battle of the Bridge" rival Niagara at LECOM Harborcenter last weekend.
• The Griffs took the opener by a 5-2 margin as senior Daniel DiGrande and sophomore Alton McDermott both scored twice in the victory. Senior goaltender Jacob Barczewski made 37 saves to earn his seventh victory of the season.
• In the finale, Niagara scored twice in the opening five minutes of the game to take control on its way to a 5-2 victory. Senior Ryan Miotto notched his eighth goal of the season while junior Randy Hernandez picked up his fifth of the campaign to account for Canisius' two tallies.
• Canisius takes to the road next week as it will play four road games over a five-day span. The trip begins Feb. 10-11 with a series at longtime rival Mercyhurst before concluding Feb. 13-14 with the rescheduled series at Air Force.

Men's Basketball
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Feb. 3: at Niagara | 8 p.m.
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Feb. 5: at Marist | 2 p.m.
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• The men's basketball team returns to the road this weekend for a pair of MAAC games, starting Friday at long-time rival, Niagara. Game time at the Gallagher Center is set for 8 p.m., and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
• The Griffs are coming off an 81-74 overtime loss to Manhattan on Jan. 29. In that game, graduate student Jordan Henderson scored a game-high 22 points, his fifth career game with 20-or more points scored. Henderson enters this weekend's games ranked 34th all-time in career scoring at Canisius.
• Sophomore Xzavier Long came off the bench and posted his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. His 10 rebounds on Sunday are the most for him since the team's overtime win over St. Bonaventure on Nov. 12 when he pulled down a career-high 12 boards.
• Sophomore Tre Dinkins added 11 points to the effort against Manhattan. He also dished out a season-high six assists in the loss.
• The meeting with the Purple Eagles on Friday night will be the Griffs' first of the season, and it will mark the 190th clash between the two rival schools in series history. Canisius will travel to play at Marist on Feb. 5, with game time set for 2 p.m., in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Women's Basketball
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Feb. 4: vs Iona | 1 p.m.
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• The women's basketball team returns to Buffalo, N.Y., to face Iona on Saturday 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.
• The women's basketball team, along with representatives from other female sports teams on campus, will be holding a post-game clinic on Saturday in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. 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.
• Last season against Iona on March 5, 2022, the Blue and Gold used a 30-point fourth quarter to come back and defeat the Gaels, 71-62. Of Canisius' 30 points in the fourth quarter, 18 came in the final 4:18 of the contest.
• Sophomore guard Cheyenne Stubbs has been named a starter in the past two games for the Griffs. In that span, she has averaged 13 points, 2.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. She notched a season-high 13 points against Niagara on Jan. 25, before tying the mark the following game against Fairfield on Jan. 28.
• The Griffs are back in action next week with a pair of road contests as they face Quinnipiac on Feb. 9 at 11 a.m., before heading the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to tip-off against Marist on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Both games will be available to view on ESPN+.

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