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Katie Titus scored a game-high 19 points to lead Daemen past crosstown rival D'Youville tonight
79
Winner Daemen DAEW 10-3,8-0 ECC
46
D'Youville DYCW 7-7,2-6 ECC
Winner
Daemen DAEW
10-3,8-0 ECC
79
Final
46
D'Youville DYCW
7-7,2-6 ECC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen DAEW 21 18 24 16 79
D'Youville DYCW 20 7 7 12 46

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | CONTACT: Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for Communications/Operations | 716-839-8385 | mmiranto@daemen.edu

Wildcats Go Bombs Away In Win At D'Youville

Daemen now winners in eight straight games, remain unbeaten in conference play

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Four players made multiple three-pointers and Daemen canned 16 shots from downtown as a team en route to a 79-46 win over the D'Youville Saints in East Coast Conference women's basketball action at the College Center Gymnasium tonight. The Wildcats outscored their Western New York rivals 42-14 over the second and third quarters while extending their winning streak to eight straight games. 

The win pushes Daemen to 10-3 overall while keeping their conference record unblemished at 8-0. The Wildcats have won 17 straight regular season conference games dating back to the start of last season. 

D'Youville, which is in its second season as an ECC member while the program continues to transition from NCAA Division III to Division II, dropped its fifth straight contest, falling to 7-7 overall and 2-6 in conference. 

A back-and-forth opening stanza was capped when Daemen's Tiara Filbert (Batavia, N.Y.) drilled a pull-up three-pointer just before time expired, giving the Wildcats a 21-20 advantage. The Wildcats continued their three-point barrage in the second with guards Alahna Paige (Rochester, N.Y.) and Sydney Hvizdzak (Little Valley, N.Y.) sinking two triples apiece while also stiffening their defense. Daemen limited the hosts to just 3-for-20 shooting (0-for-8 from three-point range) in the period and took a 39-27 lead into halftime.

Daemen squelched any thoughts of a D'Youville comeback by opening the third quarter with an 18-2 run. Three-pointers from Paige and Hvizdzak book-ended the spurt. Daemen made six trifectas in the period and took a 63-34 lead after 30 minutes of play. In the fourth, the Wildcat advantage swelled to as much as 36 points (79-43). 

The Wildcats ended up 16-for-31 from deep (51.6%) - their fifth game this season with at least 10 triples and two shy of their season-high. In a game decided by 33 points, Daemen outscored D'Youville (3-for-17) by 39 points from behind the three-point line.

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Senior forward Katie Titus (Penfield, N.Y.) netted a game-high 19 points in just 20 minutes ot action to pace the Wildcats. The ECC Preseason Player of the Year shot 50% from the field (7-for-14), including 3-for-8 from three-point range, and added eight rebounds. 
  • Hvizdzak, a freshman, matched her season-high with five three-pointers as part of a 17-point outing. It marked her third double-figure game of the season. 
  • Senior forward Mickayla Ivy (Grand Rapids, Mich.) also reached double figures, finishing with 10 points and a season-high five assists. 
  • Paige, Filbert and Kaytlyn Matz (Johnsburg, Ill.) all had solid outings as well. Paige made a season-high three three-pointers to account for all nine of her points while sharing game-high honors with five assists. Filbert finished with five points, nine rebounds and five assists. Matz went 2-for-6 from downtown - her ninth game this season with multiple three-pointers - and finished with six points and three assists. 
  • Sara Pfeiffer led D'Youville with 12 points - all in the first half. It marked the third lowest scoring night of the season for the sophomore guard who entered the game leading the ECC in scoring at 20.3 points per contest.
  • Haliegh Schafer added 10 points to the D'Youville cause.

GAME NOTES
  • With tonight's win, Daemen improved to 17-0 against D'Youville during the program's modern era (1986-present). The teams met twice last season, the first contests in the series since 2003. Daemen has won all three meetings in ECC play by at least 33 points. 
  • Tonight's game was originally scheduled for Saturday, January 8, but was postponed to today due to established health and safety protocols related to COVID-19.
  • In the victory, the Wildcats shot 30-for-65 from the field (46.2%) and dished 24 assists - one shy of their season-high. Daemen has recorded 10 or more assists in 10 straight games. 
  • Daemen has held 48 of its last 57 opponents to 65 points or less, posting a 44-4 record in those games.
  • Daemen entered the game ranked No. 8 in the latest Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region Media Poll. The Wildcats have now been ranked in 31 consecutive D2SIDA regional polls, posting a 61-13 record in that span that dates back to January 2019. 
  • Filbert has appeared in 106 games and made 97 starts in her career. She recently moved into 13th place on the program's career scoring list and has now totaled 1,236 points, 506 rebounds and 302 assists. She is just the sixth player in program history with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists, and is the first to do so since Ellie Allen (2009-13). 
  • Titus' 19-point outing included the 1,200th point of her career. She is only the 15th player in team history to reach that amount. Titus has totaled 1,202 points, 687 rebounds and 143 blocked shots in 86 career games. She is just the fourth player in program history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks. Her 155 career three-point field goals rank sixth in program history.
  • Titus ranks second in scoring (18.8 ppg) among the ECC leaders this season. 

NEXT JUMP BALL
The Wildcats return to the friendly confines of Lumsden Gymnasium to host ECC newcomer Staten Island this Friday, January 28 with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m. The Wildcats will go for the season sweep against the Dolphins following a 76-59 win in the teams' first-ever meeting on December 17. 

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