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BUCHSENSCHUTZ WBB VS RWC
50
Felician FEL-W 0-2,0-0 CACC
72
Winner Daemen DAEW 1-1,0-0 ECC
Felician FEL-W
0-2,0-0 CACC
50
Final
72
Daemen DAEW
1-1,0-0 ECC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Felician FEL-W 12 9 10 19 50
Daemen DAEW 18 20 18 16 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | CONTACT: Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for Communications/Operations

Titus Leads Wildcats To Romp Over Felician

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Senior forward Katie Titus (Penfield, N.Y.) scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the #20/#8 Daemen to its first win of the 2021-22 season today. The Wildcats dispatched of the Felician Falcons 72-50 in second round action of the Redhawks Classic hosted this weekend by Roberts Wesleyan.

After allowing 75 points in a tight loss to Saint Anselm in their season opener last evening, Daemen got back to its signature stingy defense against the Falcons. Felician was held to just 31% shooting (18-for-59) and committed 22 turnovers which turned into 18 points for the Wildcats. Daemen ranked third in the country last season for both field goal percentage defense (.325) and scoring defense (51.6). 

A jumper by newcomer Sarah Cloutier (San Diego, Calif.) sparked a 12-4 Daemen run that spanned the end of the first and start of the second quarters. Titus netted eight points in the spurt, and her layup at the 6:54 mark put Daemen ahead 28-14. The Wildcats outscored Felician 20-9 in the second quarter and took a 38-21 lead into halftime. 

An 11-0 third-quarter run for the Wildcats squashed any thoughts of a Felician comeback. The Daemen lead grew to 28 points - its widest margin - when freshman Sydney Hvizdzak (Little Valley, N.Y.) hit a jumper with 2:30 left in the period. The Falcons never got closer than 22 points the rest of the way.

With the win, Daemen evened its record at 1-1. It marked their seventh victory by at least 20 points since the start of last season.

Felician, which dropped a 74-71 decision to Roberts Wesleyan in yesterday's opening round, dropped to 0-2. The Falcons have lost 15 straight games dating back to the 2019-20 season.  

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Playing in the 75th game of her career, Titus scored in double figures for the 50th time. She shot 10-for-17 from the field and evenly distributed her points with 12 in each half. Titus now stands just two points shy of 1,000 for her career, and today's effort marked the 19th double-double of her career (second of the season).
  • Sophomore guard Kaytlyn Matz (Johnsburg. Ill.) made a trio of three-pointers and equaled her career-high with 11 points. Matz hit 4-for-10 from the field, including 3-for-7 from downtown.
  • Guards Tiara Filbert (Batavia, N.Y.) and Alahna Paige (Rochester, N.Y.) chipped in with eight points apiece and combined for 10 assists. Filbert dished a game-high six dimes.
  • Senior forward Mickayla Ivy (Grand Rapids, Mich.), who notched a double-double in last night's opener, was limited to just 12 minutes due to foul trouble. Reserve forward Marina Maerkl (Binghamton, N.Y.) and Natalie Angeletti (Randolph, N.Y.) stepped up with Ivy saddled. Maerkl finished with six points, four boards and three assists while Angeletti snagged seven rebounds.
  • Katelyn Andres (11 points) and Mimmi Hahne (10 points) were the lone Felician players to reach double figures. Briana Lee, who averaged a team-high 18.0 points per game last season, was held to eight today on 3-of-12 shooting, but did grab a game-high 12 rebounds. 

GAME NOTES
  • Daemen is ranked in both Division II national polls for the first time at a season's outset during the program's NCAA era (2015-present). The Wildcats are No. 20 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association top-25 poll and No. 8 in the Division II Sports Information Directors of America national media poll. 
  • It marks the sixth time in the last seven seasons that Daemen has opened by participating in a Roberts Wesleyan-hosted tournament. The Wildcats are now 8-4 in those tournament games dating back to the 2015 season. 
  • Today's result marked the 39th time in the last 47 games that Daemen has allowed 65 points or less. The Wildcats own a 36-3 record in those contests.
  • Daemen has won eight straight games against affiliates of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Daemen's last loss to a CACC opponent came on Nov. 14, 2015 against Nyack (64-56). 
  • Filbert now has 1,114 points in 95 games during her career. In the course of today's game, she passed Allison LaPoint (1,108) and Debbie Braniecki (1,111) to move into 18th place on Daemen's all-time scoring list. 
  • The Wildcats shot 10-for-11 from the free throw line today. Through two games, the team is shooting 91% from the charity stripe (30-for-33).
  • Daemen is now 52-11 in their last 63 games, a span that dates back to mid January of 2019. The Wildcats are 11-4 in regular season, non-conference games in that span. 

NEXT JUMP BALL
The Wildcats are back in action next weekend (Nov. 19-20) when they play two games at the Lady Chap Classic in Lubbock, Texas. Daemen faces Angelo State in their tournament opener before facing defending national champion Lubbock Christian which is ranked first in both Division II national polls to start the season.

Daemen College features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 18 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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