SCORE: UAlbany 59, Canisius 48
 
LOCATION: Koessler Athletic Center - Buffalo, N.Y.

RECORDS: UAlbany 3-4, 0-0 America East | Canisius 2-4, 0-0 MAAC
 
SHORT STORY: The Golden Griffins worked for a double-digit lead in the second half before a 12-point scoring run led to the Great Danes tying the score and eventually taking the victory, Wednesday night.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "This was a great team win. Canisius did a good job of speeding us up in the first half. Even though our half-court defense was solid, Canisius capitalized on turnovers and offensive rebounds. In the second half, we elevated our defense and got big stops. We executed offensively and scored high-percentage shots. It was a statement win after a very long road stretch."
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Helene Haegerstrand shot 61.5% from the field for 19 points.
• Leading on defense with eight rebounds, graduate student Ellen Hahne followed with 13 points.
• Senior Grace Heeps tallied a team-high two blocks while sophomore Lilly Phillips led with three steals.
• Three Great Danes notched three assists - Hahne, Heeps, and Phillips.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany opened the scoring on its first possession as the teams traded baskets back and forth for the first three minutes.
• The Golden Griffins tallied three layups to take a four-point lead before finishing the first quarter with a five-point advantage, 15-10.
• Compiling 12 points in the second quarter, Canisius held the Great Danes to just three field goals to head to halftime with a 27-19 lead.
• After a basket from the Griffs to start the second half, UAlbany went on a 12-0 scoring run in four minutes to take a 31-29 lead with 4:33 on the third-quarter clock.
• Four different Great Danes tallied field goals in the scoring run with layups from Helene Haegerstrand and Ellen Hahne and three-pointers from sophomore Abby Ray and senior Fatima Lee.
• Canisius retook the lead but after five UAlbany points in the final 22 seconds of the quarter, the Great Danes held a lead they would not relinquish.
• Starting the final quarter up, 38-34, sophomore Freja Werth added a layup on the team's first possession.
• The Griffs closed the lead to just one possession but a 12-3 scoring run gave UAlbany a 52-41 advantage - their largest lead of the contest.
• Closing out the final two and a half minutes of play, Canisius worked to close the point gap but it was too much and the Great Danes took the 59-48 victory.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to return home to host Cornell on Saturday, December 3.
 
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