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WBB_Gabby McDuffie 2022 vs Molloy
Gabby McDuffie finished with a season-high 17 points against Molloy on Friday.
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Molloy Molloy 1-6,0-1 ECC
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Winner Daemen Daemen 5-0,1-0 ECC
Molloy Molloy
1-6,0-1 ECC
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Final
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Daemen Daemen
5-0,1-0 ECC
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Molloy Molloy 9 23 5 19 56
Daemen Daemen 22 19 16 17 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

Cats Open ECC Play With 74-56 Win Over Molloy

Daemen Has Won The Last Six Matchups Against Molloy

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's basketball team opened up 2022-23 East Coast Conference play with a 74-56 win over Molloy at Lumsden Gymnasium on Friday night. Daemen has won six-straight games against Molloy, dating back to March 8, 2020. The Wildcats remain undefeated and move to 5-0 on the season.
 
Donning bright yellow throwback jerseys to pay homage to the Daemen basketball teams of the late 80's and early 90's, the Wildcats shined from start to finish against the Lions. Daemen's 18-point win marks their second highest margin of victory on the season, just shy of last Sunday's 21-point win over Bloomfield. Daemen shot 40-percent from the field on the day (27-of-68), and 38-percent from beyond the arc (8-of-21). 
 
Junior guard Gabby McDuffie (Buffalo, N.Y.) had a breakout game, shooting 50-percent from the field (6-of-12) and 33-percent for three (1-of-3) to earn a season-high 17 points. Graduate student guard Paige Emborsky (Newfane, N.Y.) tied a season-high 17 points, and shot 83-percent from beyond the arc (5-of-6) and 56-percent from the field (5-of-9).
 
The Wildcats are back at home on Sunday for the second game in the ECC opening weekend. Daemen plays host Queens in a matinee matchup at noon.
 
IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Junior guard Gabby McDuffie (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored a season-high 17 points in the victory tonight. She added three rebounds, an assist and two steals. 
  • Graduate student Paige Emborsky (Newfane, N.Y.) put together a solid outing against Molloy, shooting 83-percent from beyond the arc (5-of-6) and 56-percent from the field (5-of-9). She led all Wildcats in three's for the fourth game this season, and tied a game-high six rebounds in the game. 
  • Junior forward Natalie Angeletti (Panama, N.Y.) pulled down six rebounds and a team high three-offensive rebounds. She finished with seven points (3-of-6 from the field), two steals and two assists. 
  • Junior guard Alahna Paige (Rochester, N.Y.) shot 83-percent from the field, knocking down 5-of-6 for 12 points in the game. She added three assists and five defensive boards.
  • Fifth year forward Mickalya Ivy (Grand Rapids, Mich.) totaled nine points, and pulled down three defensive rebounds and tallied three assists.
  • Freshman guard Shyla Montgomery (Brockton, Mass.) accounted for four of Daemen's 14 steals on the day.
GAME NOTES
  • McDuffie shot a perfect 3-of-3 from the field and 1-of-1 from beyond the arc in the first to lead the team with seven first quarter points. Her 11 first-half points totaled a season high for McDuffie (she scored 11 total points against Le Moyne).
  • The Wildcats led 22-9 after one quarter, with Wildcat bench players accounting for 12 of those points. Daemen finished with 29 points off the bench in the game.
  • Angeletti led the team with five rebounds at the half, totaling three offensive boards in the first two quarters
  • The Lions put together a big second quarter, out-scoring Daemen 23-19 to bring the game within nine points at the half, 41-32.
  • Montgomery totaled three of Daemen's eight steals in the first two quarters.
  • Daemen shot 46-percent (6-of-13) from three-point land in the first half.
  • The Wildcats opened the third quarter on a 13-2 run and went on to outscore the Lions 16-5 in the third. Daemen led 57-37 after three.
  • After a 20-point deficit after the third, the Lions put together a 19-point fourth quarter but it would not be close to enough to catch up to Daemen's large lead after the Wildcats also dropped 17 points in the fourth.
  • 74 points is the most that Daemen has scored in a game all season. The Wildcats previously scored 72 points against Felician in the second game of the season.
  • Daemen has won six-straight games, and 12 of the last 13 games against Molloy. The Wildcats are a perfect 11-0 at home against the Lions.
  • The Wildcats tallied a season-high 14 steals. 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats are back at Lumsden for the final home game of 2022 when they play host to Queens in a Sunday matinee noon game. 
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