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JUANA CAMILION
47
Iona ION 9-19, 8-11 MAAC
59
Winner Marist MAR 24-4, 17-2 MAAC
Iona ION
9-19, 8-11 MAAC
47
Final
59
Marist MAR
24-4, 17-2 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Iona ION 5 8 13 21 47
Marist MAR 12 21 13 13 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Late Surge Not Enough as Iona WBB Falls on Road at Marist

Marist held on despite the late charge by the Gaels, who fall to 8-11 in league play after the 59-47 loss.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Time ran out on a furious comeback attempt for the Iona College women's basketball team at the McCann Center on Thursday night. Marist held on despite the late charge by the Gaels, who fall to 8-11 in league play after the 59-47 loss.

GAME SUMMARY

Sloppy to start, Marist turned the ball over four times in the first four minutes, but defensively held Iona to just one basket, a Juana Camilion three, during that span. 13 combined points, eight combined turnovers across the opening seven minutes of action. Iona trailed by five points, despite going into the first media timeout of the evening hitting just one of its previous seven field goal attempts. 
 
The Maroon & Gold did not score on their next five possessions out of the break to end the quarter, but held the Red Foxes without a field goal as well. The only points across the final 2:16 of the opening period were two free throws from Alana Gilmer with two seconds remaining.
 
Marist exploded for 21 second-quarter points, building a 20-point lead at halftime. The Red Foxes ended the half on a 19-4 run, holding Iona to just two baskets over the final seven minutes.
 
The Gaels scored four points over the first four minutes of the second half, all courtesy of De'jah Williams. The Red Foxes outscored Iona 8-4 through the first half of the third quarter, extending their lead to 24 points, the largest advantage of the evening.
 
Iona played much better in the waning portion of the third quarter, scoring nine points compared to just five for Marist. However, the Red Foxes still owned a 20-point edge heading into the final frame.
 
The Maroon & Gold held Marist without a point for nearly four minutes to begin the fourth quarter, forcing five Red Foxes' turnovers during that span. A Morgan Rachu three-pointer with 6:30 left made it a 10-point deficit for the Gaels. Gilmer put in a layup to end a 10-0 Iona run, but the Gaels scored the next eight points to make it a four-point game.
 
Sarah Barcello would make it a six-point affair after scoring on a second-chance opportunity down low. Iona never got any closer in the final four minutes of action, as Marist salted away the game at the free throw line.
 
The Red Foxes lead grew to double-figures once more and Iona could do no more over the final 90 seconds of the game. Another Rachu trifecta would make it a nine-point game in the final minute, but it would be the final basket for Iona on the night, as Marist won 59-47.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

  • Rachu finished with a game-leading 17 points. Her five three-point field goals led all scorers and her six field goals made were tied with Camilion for the most on the evening.
  • Rebekah Hand corralled a game-high nine rebounds. Paulla Weekes pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, all on the defensive end.
  • Tori Lesko dished out four of her team's 10 assists, the most individually by any player.
  • Grace Vander Weide had a game-leading five steals. Camilion's four takeaways were the most for Iona. Camilion and Vander Weide were also responsible for the lone blocked shots on either side.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • Rachu (17) and Camilion (14) combined for 31 of the team's 47 points. The next leading scorers for the Gaels were Shyan Mwai, Lesko and Williams, who all scored four points apiece.
  • Iona had as many first-half turnovers (13) as points scored. The Gaels scored 34 of their 47 points in the second half.
  • The Red Foxes outrebounded the Gaels 37-32 and 13-7 on the offensive glass. Marist scored 15 second-chance points.
  • Four different Red Foxes finished in double figures, led by Rebekah Hand's 15 points. The senior finished a rebound shy of a double-double
  • Marist shot 12-23 (52.2%) from the free throw line. Iona took just five trips to the charity stripe, converting on four of those attempts.
  • The Red Foxes never trailed, leading for 39:42 of a possible 40 minutes. Iona's largest deficit was 24 points with 6:22 remaining in the third quarter; the Gaels eventually cut that to four points in the closing minutes of the fourth.

AROUND THE MAAC

  • Quinnipiac won the first leg of its Western New York swing, downing Niagara 82-76.
  • Rider topped Saint Peter's 72-52 in Lawrenceville.
  • Manhattan outlasted Monmouth down in West Long Branch, 54-48.
  • Siena lost to Fairfield in Connecticut, 58-46.

UP NEXT

The Gaels complete regular season play at Saint Peter's on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN3.

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