Box Score
BUFFALO, N.Y. ? Buffalo-area native Kelly Regan (Williamsville, N.Y.) tallied 14 points and 14 rebounds for her second straight double-double, but the Manhattan College women's basketball team (6-12, 3-4 MAAC) couldn't overcome an early deficit in a 76-53 loss to Canisius (13-5, 5-2 MAAC) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the Koessler Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon.
“They're one of the best teams in the conference,” Head Coach Myndi Hill said. “It all starts with defense. They forced us into a lot of turnovers, and they were feeling it from downtown. Along with Marist, Canisius might be the best team in our league.”
Canisius stormed out of the gate, scoring the first 16 points of the game and never looking back. Manhattan finally got on the scoreboard when Regan hit a layup at the 13:00 mark, then trimmed the Griffs' lead to 10 points when a three-pointer by Alyssa Herrington (Cambridge, N.Y.) made it 19-9 with 8:27 remaining in the first half. Canisius responded with a 10-0 run to bring its lead back to 20 points and led 36-17 at halftime.
After Brittane Russell sank a trey to put Canisius up 42-19 early in the second half, the Lady Jaspers scored the next four points and cut their deficit to 19 points when a pair of Regan free throws made it 42-23 with 15:42 to go. Ellie Radke hit a three-pointer on the Griffs' next possession, and the margin was never lower than 20 points after that. The Canisius lead reached a game-high 30 points with five minutes remaining, but the Lady Jaspers ended the game on a 17-10 clip to make it a 76-53 final.
Regan's 14 points led the Lady Jaspers, and her 14 rebounds were a game-high. Herrington also scored 14 points while adding six rebounds and a team-high four assists. Kerri White (Flushing, N.Y.) finished with a career-high nine points, and Lindsey Loutsenhizer (North Huntingdon, Pa.) recorded seven points and five rebounds. The Lady Jaspers shot 30.2 percent (19-of-63) from the field, 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from three-point range, and 53.8 percent (7-of-13) at the free throw line.
Marie Warner registered her second double-double against Manhattan this season with a game-high 16 points and 12 rebounds. She also recorded two steals. Stephanie MacDonald posted 14 points and Amanda Cavo added 11 points for the Griffs. Russell tallied nine points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks, while Micayla Drysdale finished with eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Canisius shot 41.3 percent (26-of-63) from the field and outrebounded Manhattan 45-42. The Griffs shot 50 percent (10-of-20) from downtown and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) at the charity stripe.
Manhattan returns home to face Siena (5-11, 4-3 MAAC) at Draddy Gymnasium on Friday at 7 p.m. before heading back on the road for three straight. Last season, the Lady Jaspers swept the season series against the Saints, who fell 65-55 to Marist on Sunday.
NOTES: Canisius has won eight straight against the Lady Jaspers in Buffalo...The Golden Griffins won both meetings this season and lead the all-time series 27-17...Manhattan used its third different starting lineup in as many games and eighth this season, with White making her first career start...White's previous career-high was six points at Massachusetts on Nov. 16...Regan recorded her fourth double-double of the season...She also had double-doubles in back-to-back games at Stony Brook (Dec. 15) and Portland (Dec. 19)...Regan is averaging 10.1 rebounds over the last nine games and has had six double-digit rebounding efforts during that span...The team had brunch at Regan's house before practicing at Canisius on Saturday afternoon.
