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Shariah Gailes attempts a layup vs Eastern Michigan inside the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y. on November 7th 2025.
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65
Canisius Canis 3-18,1-11 MAAC
69
Winner Siena Siena 9-12,7-5 MAAC
Canisius Canis
3-18,1-11 MAAC
65
Final
69
Siena Siena
9-12,7-5 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Canisius Canis 8 16 15 15 11 65
Siena Siena 17 9 13 15 15 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Siena's Overtime Comeback Sinks Women's Basketball

Siena scored the final seven points in overtime to post a 69-65 victory over Canisius in MAAC women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the UHY Center in Loudonville, N.Y.

Siena's Francesca Schiro made three free-throws with 18 seconds left in the extra period to give the host Saints the lead for good. Schiro finished the day with a game-high 24 points to go with eight assists, six rebounds and two steals as Siena improved to 9-12 overall and 7-5 in league play with the victory.
 
Senior Franka Wittenberg scored a season-high 20 points for the Golden Griffins, while junior Shariah Gailes added 16 points and nine boards for Canisius, which fell to 3-18 overall and 1-11 in conference action. Sophomore Yasmine Djibril scored eight points, while grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds in a contest, as the Griffs out-rebounded the Saints, 45-41, with 18 of those boards coming off the offensive backboard. 

Trailing 54-52 with 16 seconds left on the clock in regulation time, Canisius was able to force an extra session after Gailes scored a bucket from the paint with two seconds left to play. After the two teams traded 3-pointers to start the overtime session, Siena scored five of the game's next six points to take a 62-58 lead with 3:10 left on the overtime clock.

Canisius answered Siena's scoring surge with a 7-0 run over the game's next 90 seconds, with Wittenberg scoring five of the Griffs' seven points in the push. She started the Griffs' run with her only 3-point make of the day, and then she extended the Blue and Gold's advantage to 65-62 with a bucket off an assist from sophomore Corniya Clay with 1:25 left in the contest.   

A pair of free-throws by Siena trimmed the Griffs' lead to 65-64 with 53 seconds left. After a Canisius turnover, Schiro was fouled attempting a 3-pointer, and she who cashed in all three of her chances from the stripe to give the Saints a two-point advantage  at 67-65 with 18 seconds left. On Canisius' ensuing possession, Schiro stole the ball, which set-up a layup from Jamariah Turner to seal the victory for the Saints.

GAME NOTES
• Canisius and Siena met for the second time this season and 87th time in all-time series history. Prior to Saturday, the last meeting in the series that went to overtime was played on Feb. 22, 2019.
• Saturday was the first overtime game of the season for Canisius, and the team's first since Feb. 20, 2024.
• Canisius out-scored Siena in the paint, 28-26.
• Gailes tallied her 500th point as a Griff.
• Wittenberg posted her second career game with 20-or more points in the scoring column.
• Gailes was one rebound shy of her third double-double of the season, and 10th of her career.

UP NEXT
Canisius returns home to face rival Niagara on Tuesday might. Tip off inside the Koessler Athletic Center is slated for 6:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
Tickets for all Canisius home women's basketball games, are available to be purchased online by CLICKING HERE. Tickets can also be purchased by phone by calling (716) 888-TIXX or in person at the Canisius ticket office, located in the Koessler Athletic Center lobby, during normal business hours and 90 minutes before tip-off on game day.

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