Box Score

Daemen (22-7) 25-25-17-18--85
Niagara (9-14) 8-14-18-12--52

WELLAND, Ont. - A 50-point first half paved the way for the Daemen College women's basketball team which sprinted to an 85-52 rout of Niagara College today at the Welland Campus Athletic Center today.

The game was played under the international rules employed by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association, meaning four 10-minute quarters and a 24-second shot clock were used, amongst other changes to the usual NCAA rules used in the United States.

A different set of rules didn't stop the Wildcats from canning 57-percent of their shots in the first half (21-for-37) en route to a 50-22 halftime lead and, eventually, their 22nd win of the season.  For the game, Daemen connected on 35-of-64 shots (55-percent).

Senior center Monica Kosior (Grimsby, Ont./Canisius College), playing in her home country, paced a balanced Daemen lineup with 14 points and seven rebounds.  Kosior hit on 7-of-14 from the field and added two blocked shots.

Starting guards Ellie Allen (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home) and Lindsay Stoddard (Limestone, N.Y./Allegany-Limestone) split 26 points between them with Stoddard canning six of her seven field goal attempts.  Allen added a game-high six assists.

Senior guard/forward Chelsea Andorka (Canton, Ohio/Notre Dame College) notched her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds while also dishing five assists.  The 12-rebound effort matched a career-high.

Senior guard Samantha Stanfield (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) matched Stoddard's hot shooting with a 6-for-7 performance of her own.  She swiped five more steals giving her 96 on the season as she moves into sole possession of 10th place on Daemen's all-time leader list for steals in a single season.

Freshman super sub Raeann Silwell (Cheektowaga, N.Y./St. Mary's of Lancaster) rounded out Daemen's six double figure scorers with 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting.  She also collected five assists and three steals as part of her fifth double-figure scoring effort since Jan. 1.

Allana Arundell (Toronto, Ont.) paced the Knights with a game-high 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting.

The hosts were limited to just 26-percent shooting (21-for-80) in the contest and committed 19 turnovers.

Daemen, the top-ranked team in the last nine United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I polls, rounds out their regular season when they travel to Salem, W. Va. next Saturday (Feb. 9) to face NCAA Division II indepedent Salem International University.  Daemen tamed the Tigers, 74-55, in the Wildcats' final home game of the season on Jan. 26.  USCAA National Tournament bids are expected to be announced on Friday, Feb. 15.