By Stuart Seidel Just a few days ago against Niagara, Siena started off hot jumping out to a 39-22 lead at half. Evan Hymes led the way with 21 points as the Saints held on for the win, 79-69. Sunday was a bit different for the Saints against Fairfield, a team they just beat just nine days earlier. Fairfield was able to jump out to an early lead and build up to a 37-32 … [Read more...] about Fairfield Outshoots Siena to Get Revenge
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Canisius battles in loss at Iona
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y – Iona junior A.J. English, the nation’s fourth-leading scorer, posted a season-low eight points, but four of those came in the game’s final 29 seconds, as the host Gaels defeated Canisius 79-76 Saturday afternoon in the Hynes Center. The win improved Iona to 11-5 overall and 4-1 in MAAC play while the Golden Griffins slipped to 8-7 … [Read more...] about Canisius battles in loss at Iona
Williams and Heath lead Canisius past Marist
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Canisius senior guard Jeremiah Williams scored a career-high 17 points to go with five assists and senior forward Josiah Heath chipped in a career-high 15 points to go with a season-best 13 rebounds as the Golden Griffins went on the road and snapped a two-game losing skid with a 67-52 win at Marist. The Griffs improve to 8-6 … [Read more...] about Williams and Heath lead Canisius past Marist
Iona shoots past Siena
By Stuart Seidel ALBANY, NY - We are officially into conference play for the MAAC conference as the game between Iona and Siena were their 3rd and 4th conference games respectively. Siena was coming off of two straight tough wins against Bucknell and Fairfield winning by no more than 2 points both games. Siena was sitting in 4th with a 2-1 conference record while Iona was … [Read more...] about Iona shoots past Siena
Rebounds & Putbacks: Manhattan 63 Canisius 60
First thoughts after Manhattan's 63-60 victory at Canisius. Shane's world Manhattan led for 26- plus minutes. The visiting Jaspers pushed their lead to as many as 10. Seven straight Canisius points over two minutes midway through the second half changed that. Zach Lewis converted one of two free to give the Golden Griffins their first lead of the game at 44-43. Then Shane … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Manhattan 63 Canisius 60