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Shariah Gailes versus Lock Haven
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66
Winner St. Bonaventure SBU 2-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
63
Canisius Canis 1-3,0-0 MAAC
Winner
St. Bonaventure SBU
2-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
66
Final
63
Canisius Canis
1-3,0-0 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Bonaventure SBU 17 7 25 17 66
Canisius Canis 22 14 14 13 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

St. Bonaventure Rallies to Defeat Women’s Basketball in Home Opener

Led by Dani Haskell's 20 second-half points, St. Bonaventure rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Canisius, 66-63, in non-conference collegiate women's basketball action Tuesday at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

With the loss, the Golden Griffins slid to 1-3 in their young non-conference campaign. The Bonnies picked up their second win and moved to an even 2-2 on the season.

 
Despite the loss, the Griffs posted multiple team and individual season-highs. Sophomore Shariah Gailes recorded the first double-double of her Division I career, scoring 11 points and nabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. She was complimented by junior guard Franka Wittenberg, who led the Griffs in scoring with 12 points and dished out three assists. Graduate student Jaela Johnson played a team-high 32:50 while making a season-high six assists and scoring 10 points.

Haskell scored nearly half of the Bonnies points, ending her night with 29 as she went 10-of-15 from the floor, highlighted by a 4-of-7 effort from long distance. Isabellah Middleton also scored in double figures for the visitors, registering 14 points and four boards. .

The Canisius offense was humming in the first quarter as the team shot 57.1 percent from the field and 50.0 percent (3-for-6) from three. To punctuate their hot start on offense, the Griffs' second-quarter defense held the Bonnies to seven points, marking the second straight game the Griffs has held their opponent to single digits in the second quarter.

Down 36-24 after halftime, the Bonnies made their move in the third quarter, scoring 25 points while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor and making 12 foul shots. The Griffs maintained a 50-49 lead heading into the final period as St. Bonaventure continued to surge, taking a six-point lead at the 8:35 mark of the fourth quarter. In the final moments, Wittenberg was able to make a lay-up, cutting the lead to 66-63, but the Griffs were unable to force overtime as a game-tying 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer. 

GAME NOTES
• Tuesday's contest served as the 59th all-time meeting between the two longtime Little Three foes. St.Bonaventure now leads the all-time series, 30-29.
• Wittenberg reached double figures for the third straight game, the longest streak of her career.
• Johnson's six assists marked a season-high for a Griffs player.
• Gailes recorded the fourth double-double of her collegiate career after earning three last season at the University of Illinois Springfield. Her 12 rebounds matched her career high, also set at UIS. 
• Junior Mariam Sonogo grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the contest and recorded a team-high two blocks.
• Nine of the 11 Griffs who received playing time tonight recorded a point.

UP NEXT
The Griffs look to bounce back against cross town rival Buffalo in a Big Four matchup Friday at 6 p.m. at the Koessler Athletic Center. 

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