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BUCHSENSHUTZ WBB VS GANNON
58
Winner Daemen DAEW 7-1, 5-0 ECC
42
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 3-6, 1-4 ECC
Winner
Daemen DAEW
7-1, 5-0 ECC
58
Final
42
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW
3-6, 1-4 ECC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen DAEW 11 16 20 11 58
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 3 14 13 12 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Tom McDermott, Sports Information Consultant

Wildcats Complete Season Sweep Of Rival Redhawks

Daemen Leads From Start To Finish En Route To 58-42 Victory

ROCHESTER , N.Y. - The nationally-ranked Daemen College women's basketball team completed the season sweep of rival Roberts Wesleyan College after the Wildcats posted a 58-42 victory tonight at Voller Athletic Center on the RWC campus. Daemen improved to 7-1 overall and remained unbeaten in East Coast Conference play (5-0). Roberts Wesleyan dropped to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the league.

Daemen entered the game ranked in both Division II national polls—a first for the Wildcats during their NCAA Division II era (2015—present). The Wildcats sit at No. 13 in this week's Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) media poll, and also come in at No. 17 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II top 25 coaches poll.


IMPACT PLAYERS

  • Redshirt senior Tiara Filbert (Batavia, N.Y.) paced the Wildcats with 13 points, 11 of which came in the first half. She also added five rebounds and a career-high three blocks. Filbert, who netted her 1,000th career point earlier this year, has now moved into the Top-20 among Daemen's all-time leading scorers. She ranks 20th with 1,096 points in 93 career games.
  • Freshman guard Alahna Paige (Rochester, N.Y.) enjoyed a solid homecoming, as she was good on 3-of-5 three-pointers and scored a season-high 10 points. She also equalled her season-high for rebounds (5) and handed out two assists.
  • Junior forward Katie Titus (Penfield, N.Y.) stuffed the stat sheet and finished with nine points, nine rebounds, five steals and three blocks. Her nine rebounds tonight puts her over 500 for her career. She has totaled 821 points and 503 rebounds in 64 career games.
  • Junior Mickayla Ivy (Grand Rapids, Mich.) scored eight points and came just two points shy of registering her third-straight game with double digit points.
  • Senior Caroline White (Fairport, N.Y.) played 38 minutes and totaled seven points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals. She now stands three rebounds shy of 500 for her career and 10 points shy of 900 career points.
  • Roberts Wesleyan was paced by junior center Dimitra Gkizani who scored 14 of her team-high 15 points after halftime.  Senior Paige McCormick added 11 points and five rebounds, while her younger sister Madison McCormick chipped in seven points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals.


QUARTER-BY-QUARTER SUMMARY
First Quarter (Daemen 11, Roberts Wesleyan 3) - Both teams struggled to score throughout most of the first quarter and the Wildcats were clinging to a 5-3 lead with less than two minutes to play in the frame. Filbert hit a jumper with 1:48 left in the quarter that broke a four minute scoreless drought for both teams and sparked a 6-0 quarter ending run by the Wildcats.

Second Quarter (Daemen 16, Roberts Wesleyan 14) - The scoring pace picked up at the start of the second quarter and the Wildcats opened up their first double digit lead of the game, 18-7, after Filbert drilled a three-pointer with 6:17 left in the frame. Another three-pointer, this one by Paige, gave the visitors a 23-11 lead and the Wildcats would go on to take a 27-17 lead into halftime.

Third Quarter (Daemen 20, Roberts Wesleyan 13) - Daemen opened the third quarter with a rare four-point play from Paige, as she was fouled in the act of drilling three-pointer and made the ensuing free throw. Roberts Wesleyan answered with back-to-back layups by Gkizani to make it a 31-21 Daemen lead, but the Wildcats countered with a 9-3 run and took a 40-24 lead after Ivy canned a jumper from the free throw line with 4:19 left in the quarter. The teams traded baskets the rest of the quarter and Daemen took a 47-30 lead into the fourth.

Fourth Quarter (Roberts Wesleyan 12, Daemen 11) - Daemen struggled to score in the fourth quarter, but Roberts Wesleyan was unable to take advantage and the Wildcats maintained a double digit lead throughout the frame. A layup by Gkizani with 2:37 left cut the Daemen lead to 12 points (54-42), but neither team scored after that until the 1:04 mark when White drained two free throws to make it 56-42.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Daemen shot 46-percent (12-for-26) from the field during the second and third quarters combined and finished 20-of-55 (36%) from the field overall. The Wildcats made 6-of-23 three-pointers and converted 12-of-15 from the charity stripe.
  • Roberts Wesleyan made just 1-of-16 field goals in the first quarter and finished 16-for-56 (29%) for the game. The Redhawks made just 3-of-19 from long range and went 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
  • Daemen finished with a 41-36 edge in total rebounds. The visitors also forced 21 turnovers, which resulted in a 23-8 edge in points off turnovers.


GAME NOTES

  • Daemen is coming off an impressive 2019-20 campaign. The Wildcats finished 23-5 last year, claimed their first-ever ECC tournament title and earned their first-ever selection to the NCAA Division II Championship.
  • The Wildcats are off to a 7-1 start for the first time during their NCAA Division II era (2015-present). The last time they opened the year 7-1 was the 2012-13 season.
  • Daemen has now prevailed in the last seven meetings between the two long-time rivals and the Wildcats now own a 47-24 lead in the all-time series.
  • Daemen has held Roberts Wesleyan to less than 50 points in each of the last five meetings.
  • The Wildcats have now won 22 of their 25 games dating back to last season, and 44 of their last 52 games dating back to the 2018-19 season.
  • Daemen has held 30 of its last 36 opponents to 65 points or fewer, posting a 28-2 record in those contests.
  • Daemen returns seven players, including incumbent starters Filbert, White and Titus, from their 2019-20 team that went 23-5 overall and earned the program's first NCAA tournament berth.

NEXT JUMP BALL

The Wildcats return to league play this weekend when they travel to Mercy College. The teams will square off Saturday (2/20) and Sunday (2/21) with both games beginning at 1 p.m.

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