The Canisius women’s basketball team heads out on the road for a two-game weekend swing, taking on Saint Peter’s on Friday, and finishing up with Monmouth on Sunday. Game times are set for 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.
Coming out of the New Year the Blue and Gold had a bittersweet week, opening up 2017 with a win over Manhattan (62-57) on the road, but falling to Marist on Kids Day (85-74) and Quinnipiac (64-53) at the KAC. In its latest game the Griffs appeared to be going toe-to-toe with the first-place Bobcats, trailing by just one headed into the fourth quarter. However a 22-13 fourth quarter by the Bobcats sealed the Griffs fate.
The Blue and Gold had three players reach double figures, with Margret Halfdanardottir leading the way with 12 points. Sara Hinriksdottir also reached double-digits for the fourth-straight game, pouring in 10, along with fellow teammate Lauren D’Hont who notched 10 as well.
• Canisius enters the contest with a 3-12 overall record and a 2-4 MAAC mark. Hinriksdottir and D’Hont both average double-figures as the sophomore is pacing the team with 14.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds, while D’Hont is scoring at 10.7 points per game clip. Tamara Miskovic leads the team in assists per game with a 3.0 mark. As a team the Blue and Gold is averaging 61.7 points per game, while opponents are tallying 70.0 points per contest. Canisius is taking down 32.1 rebounds per game, however its foes are recording boards at higher clip, averaging 40.1. Turnovers have also been a point of emphasis, as the Blue and Gold are turning it over 16.2 times per game while opponents are giving it away 14.1 times per match up. In conference action, the Griffs have posted better numbers: The Blue and Gold holding an even scoring margin (64.2-64.3) and a much better rebounding margin (-3.4).
Saint Peter’s dropped its hOURglass rivalry contest to Monmouth, 76-59, at the Times Bank Center on Saturday, Jan 7. Janelle Mullen led the Peacocks with 13 points and four assists while Talah Hughes added 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Zoe Pero earned the first weekly award of her career on Monday, Jan. 2 when she was named MAAC Rookie of the Week. She is the first weekly award winner under head coach Pat Coyle and the first player for Saint Peter’s to win a weekly honor since Teresa Manigrasso was named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 23, 2011. Talah Hughes (Beacon, NY/ Beacon HS) is a dominate player for the Peacocks averaging 12.3 points per game and averaging 5.7 rebounds a game. Preseason All-MAAC Second Team member, Sajanna Bethea notched her second 2016-17 season double-double against Brown University with 25 points and 11 rebounds on (Dec. 22). Against Bowling Green, Bethea posted 26 points and 10 rebounds (Nov. 27) at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA. Against Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 13), she came close to posting a triple-double with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Bethea is currently averaging 9.4 points and 5.9 rebounds this season.
This is the 59th meeting all-time in program history between these teams, as Saint Peter’s holds a slight edge, 30-28. The first game between these two squads came in 1985-86 season and Canisius didn’t record its first win until 1991 with a two game-sweep of the Peacocks. Saint Peter’s dominated the Griffs, early in the series, holding a 23-7 lead over Canisius leading into the 2002 season. Following the Griffs win in the MAAC tournament in 2002, Canisius has started its own string of dominance, going 22-7 since that time. Head coach Terry Zeh has also enjoyed great success against Saint Peter’s having gone 20-7.
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