LOUDONVILLE, NY - The Iona College women's basketball team outscored Siena 5-0 in overtime to earn its third consecutive win with a 55-50 victory on the road.  The Gaels played extra minutes for the first time this season and improved to 4-5 in MAAC play (8-13 overall).

Kristina Ford and Anda Ivkovic recorded just the second and third Iona double-doubles of the year; Ford leading with a season-best 19 points and 11 rebounds while Ivkovic added 12 points and ten boards.  As a team, the Gaels outrebounded the Saints 54-44. 

The Saints led 32-23 at intermission and were up by six with 3:44 left in the second half.  Ford knocked down a jumper to cut the lead to four with 3:20 to play and Ivkovic drained a three-point shot, bringing the Gaels within one with 1:41 on the clock.  Siena's Maja Gerlyng connected on two free throw attempts to push the margin back up to three at 50-47.  With 20.7 seconds remaining in regulation, Ford nailed her only trey of the night to knot the score at 50-all and send the game into overtime.

In the five extra minutes, Iona was able to hold Siena to an 0-4 shooting performance while picking up points on a layup by Marissa Flagg and a trio of foul shots by Ford and Tomica Bacic.  Iona's defense was once again a key factor in the team's success as the Saints could only manage 18 points in the last 25 minutes of play, with just one field goal and three points past the 9:17 mark of the second half.

Christina Centeno was the sole Siena player to post double figures with a team-leading 14 points and also led the squad in rebounding with seven.

Iona returns to action on Sunday, hosting Saint Peter's at the Hynes Athletics Center at 7:30 pm.