Box Score
Box Score
BUFFALO, NY – After notching its largest victory of the season on Monday, the Manhattan College women's basketball team looked to carry that momentum into Thursday's game at Canisius. The Jaspers (7-15, 3-10 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) were unable to overcome a slow start, however, as the Griffs (7-15, 6-7 MAAC) notched a 58-48 victory at the Koessler Athletic Center.
Canisius scored the first nine points of the game before the Jaspers responded with an 8-0 run of their own. The Griffs led 11-8 after the first quarter, but Amani Tatum (Cambria Heights, NY) rattled off five straight points to start the second period to put Manhattan in front, 13-11. After a Lauren D'Hont layup tied it, Mikki Guiton (Schwenksville, PA) sank a pair of buckets to give the Jaspers a 17-13 edge with 7:02 left in the first half. Canisius ended the half on an 11-0 spurt, though, and took a 26-19 advantage into the locker room.
A Tatum jumper started the scoring in the third quarter, but a three-pointer and a layup on the next two Canisius possessions extended the Griffs' advantage to 10 points, 31-21. The margin reached a game-high 15 points at 40-25 with 39 seconds remaining in the period, and the Griffs entered the fourth quarter with a 40-27 cushion.
The Griffs pused the margin back to 15 at 47-32 midway through the fourth quarter before a pair of Kayla Grimme (Altoona, PA) layups started a 9-2 Manhattan rally that brought the Jaspers within eight, 49-41, with 3:42 left. However, despite tallying just one field goal in the quarter, Canisius went 15-for-20 at the free throw line in the final period to put away the 58-48 triumph.
Tatum led Manhattan with 17 points to go along with five assists and three steals. Grimme and Guiton, meanwhile, both registered a doule-double. Grimme finished with 14 points, 10 boards and three blocks, while Guiton went 6-for-6 from the field for 12 points. She added a career-high 11 rebounds. Gabby Cajou (Stony Point, NY) distributed five assists for the Jaspers, who shot 33.9 percent (19-of-56) from the field. Manhattan went just 3-for-23 (13 percent) from long range and was 7-for-9 (77.8 percent) at the free throw line.
Sara Hinriksdottir tallied a game-high 20 points to pace the Griffs. She also pulled down seven rebounds, as Canisius outrebounded Manhattan 42-36. D'Hont finished with 15 points, seven boards and three assists, while Tamara Miskovic handed out five assists. The Griffs shot 29.1 percent (16-of-55) from the floor, 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from downtown, and 72 percent (18-of-25) at the charity stripe.
On Saturday, the Jaspers conclude their Western New York swing with a 3 p.m. matchup at Niagara (5-17, 2-11 MAAC). The Purple Eagles earned a 62-59 victory when the squads met at Draddy Gymnasium on Jan. 15.
NOTES: The contest was broadcast live on ESPN3…The last time two Jaspers recorded double-doubles in the same game, Shayna Ericksen (22 pts, 10 reb) and Kylla Champagne (11 pts, 10 reb) did so against Iona on Jan. 9, 2015…This marked the first time two Manhattan players had double-digit rebounds in the same contest since Feb. 8, 2016 at Marist (Ericksen 12, Grimme 10)…Grimme's double-double was her third in the last four games and fifth of the season…Guiton didn't miss a field goal attempt for the second time this season…Both teams had more assists than turnovers in the game…Canisius swept the season series for the second time in three years and has won five of the last six meetings between the teams…The Griffs lead the all-time series 33-27.
