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01/09 03:43 CST Iona faces Canisius after Middleton's 24-point showing
Iona faces Canisius after Middleton's 24-point showing
By The Associated Press
Iona Gaels (9-7, 2-4 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (2-12, 0-5 MAAC)
Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Iona plays Canisius after Isabellah Middleton scored 24 points in
Iona's 77-49 victory against the Niagara Purple Eagles.
The Golden Griffins are 2-5 on their home court. Canisius has a 0-10 record in
games decided by 10 or more points.
The Gaels are 2-4 in MAAC play. Iona has a 1-0 record in games decided by less
than 4 points.
Canisius is shooting 40.8% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points
higher than the 40.4% Iona allows to opponents. Iona averages 60.6 points per
game, 13.0 fewer points than the 73.6 Canisius gives up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams
in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Franka Wittenberg is averaging 8.9 points and 6.2 rebounds for
the Golden Griffins. Shariah Gailes is averaging 10.4 points and 5.3 rebounds
while shooting 54.1% over the past 10 games.
Middleton is scoring 13.8 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for
the Gaels. Zoey Ward is averaging 13.7 points and 7.8 rebounds while shooting
34.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Griffins: 2-8, averaging 55.1 points, 28.9 rebounds, 10.8
assists, 5.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points per game.
Gaels: 5-5, averaging 63.9 points, 31.9 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 8.1 steals and
2.4 blocks per game while shooting 36.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 63.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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