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Daemen University Athletics

Western New York's Premier Division II Team
Fearless, Integrity, Effort, Respect, Commitment, Excitement
Alahna Paige action
Geoff Schneider
78
Winner Daemen Daemen 6-3,3-0 ECC
58
Queens (NY) Queens 2-9,0-4 ECC
Winner
Daemen Daemen
6-3,3-0 ECC
78
Final
58
Queens (NY) Queens
2-9,0-4 ECC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Daemen Daemen 19 24 15 20 78
Queens (NY) Queens 14 17 13 14 58

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

Paige Banks Eight Triples In Daemen's 78-58 Win Over Queens

FLUSHING, N.Y. – Senior guard Alahna Paige (Rochester, N.Y.) banked a career-high eight three-point field goals in a career-high 29 point outing as the Daemen University women's basketball team cruised to a 20-point victory over Queens College on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats topped the Knights 78 to 58 to move to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in East Coast Conference games, while Queens drops to 2-9 on the year and 0-4 in ECC action.
 
Paige's eight triples tied the Daemen record for most three-point field goals made in a game. Daemen shot 51-percent (30-of-59) from the field and knocked down 13 shots from beyond the arc, while out-rebounding the Knights 41 to 31. The Wildcats led for all but 41 seconds in the win.
 
IMPACT PLAYERS
  • On top of her wildly successful offensive performance where she led the team for the seventh game this season, Paige added four assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block in her 36 minutes of play tonight.
  • Senior forward Natalie Angeletti (Panama, N.Y.) totaled 13 points after shooting 67-percent (6-of-9) from the field while adding team-highs in rebounds (eight), assists (five), blocks (two), and one steal.
  • Sophomore forward Cecilia Lapertosa (Whitesboro, N.Y.) finished with 11 points after banking 5-of-6 from the field and totaled eight defensive boards, two assists and a block.
  • Senior guard Gabby McDuffie (Buffalo, N.Y.) posted 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds and doled out four assists. 
GAME NOTES
  • Daemen and Queens came into the game with a 9-9 all-time series record, with the Knights winning the first nine games in the match up and the Wildcats winning the last nine straight.
  • The Wildcats opened the game with back-to-back triples by Paige and McDuffie, but traded points with the Knights throughout the rest of the first quarter until Daemen went on a 6-2 run to end the first with a 19-14 lead over the Knights.
  • Daemen shot exceptionally well in the first, missing just one shot in the first seven minutes of the game. The Wildcats shot 7-of-13 and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc in the first. Paige led the Wildcats with nine first-quarter points, while McDuffie followed suit with eight points in the quarter.
  • The Wildcats opened the second with a pair of three's and held onto a nice lead throughout the rest of the second. Queens went on a 7-3 run late in the quarter, but a buzzer beater jumper by Paige gave the Wildcats a 43-31 lead going into the half.
  • Daemen outscored the Knights 24 to 17 in the second after shooting 47-percent (9-of-19) from the field and 5-of-13 from beyond the arc. Paige played all 20 minutes of the first two quarters and dropped 20 first-half points.
  • The Wildcats and Knights traded points evenly throughout the third, but a pair of Hauer free throws lifted Daemen to narrowly outscore Queens 15-13 in the third as Daemen took a 58-44 lead over Queens after three quarters.
  • Daemen shined in the fourth quarter, going an impressive 9-of-14 from the field to finish with 20 fourth-quarter points. Lapertosa totaled eight of her 11 total points in the fourth quarter. 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats are idle until playing at Saint Michael's on December 30th in Colchester, VT.
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