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Shyan Mwai
Geraldo Rodriguez
63
Winner Fairfield Fairf 8-4,7-3 MAAC
56
Iona Iona 4-8,3-6 MAAC
Winner
Fairfield Fairf
8-4,7-3 MAAC
63
Final
56
Iona Iona
4-8,3-6 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fairfield Fairf 20 14 14 15 63
Iona Iona 15 10 17 14 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Iona WBB Suffers Setback Against Fairfield

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – The Iona College women's basketball team lost a back-and-forth battle to Fairfield on Wednesday evening, 63-56. After taking a 53-51 lead with five minutes remaining, the Gaels allowed the Stags to go on a 13-3 run and close things out at the Hynes Center.

GAME SUMMARY

The Gaels opened the night on a torrid pace, knocking down four straight shots after missing their first. Juana Camilion, Hannah King and Olivia Vezaldenos all hit three-pointers, allowing Iona to jump out to an early 11-2 lead. The Maroon & Gold went cold however, missing its final four shots of the period. Fairfield scored 15 straight points, grabbing a 17-11 lead.
 
Vezaldenos put down another triple, ending the Stags' run and cutting into Iona's first deficit of the evening. Rachel Hakes answered with a trifecta of her own, the final basket of the opening stanza.
 
After surrendering the lead late in the first quarter, Iona could not get over the hump in the first half. Fairfield had a response for every single Iona basket, maintaining at least a four-point advantage and carrying a nine-point lead into the half.
 
The third quarter of action was much of the same for Iona. Ketsia Athias got herself going in the third quarter, after not scoring a point in the first half. The junior from Brooklyn scored seven points in the first five minutes out of halftime. Still however, Iona could not get any closer than five points of the lead. Vezaldenos found the bottom of the net for her third three-pointer of the evening with a minute to play in the third period, making it a 46-42 game.
 
Finally, Iona started to click on both ends of the floor in the biggest moment of the game to that point. The Gaels limited the Stags to just one basket in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, stringing together three buckets of their own to re-take the lead. Vezaldeno's fourth triple of the night pushed Iona ahead, 51-50, with 6:23 to play.
 
Camilion scored just over a minute later, but it would be the final field goal of the night for the Maroon & Gold. Fairfield closed the game on a 13-3 run over the final five minutes of action, with six of those points coming from the free throw line. Iona's only three points during that span came via the charity stripe.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

  • Camilion finished with a game-high 15 points on 6-12 shooting. Her six made field goals were also a game high.
  • Vezaldenos buried four three pointers, the most of any scorer.
  • Athias pulled down eight rebounds. Rachel Hakes and Katie Armstrong were the leading rebounders for Fairfield, grabbing five each.
  • Camilion's six assists were the most of any player tonight.
  • Armstrong and Camilion each finished with a game-leading three steals.
  • Four Stags finished with a blocked shot: Brown, Hernangomez, Nibbelink and Lewis.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • The Gaels outrebounded the Stags, 27-25. It is just the third time this season Iona has finished with more rebounds than its opponent, they are 1-2 in those games.
  • Camilion and Vezaldenos combined for 27 of Iona's 56 points, shooting a combined 10-20 from the floor and 7-14 from beyond the three-point line.
  • Mwai was one of three Gaels to finish with at least 10 points (Camilion and Vezaldenos). After not reaching double-figure points in Iona's first seven contests, Mwai has reached double digits in three of her last five games.
  • Fairfield finished with a positive assist/turnover ratio (18/14). Iona assisted on 12 of its 20 made shots, but committed 20 turnovers.
  • The Gaels allowed the Stags to knock down 10 three pointers, the highest total for an Iona opponent this season. 
  • Tonight marked the first time this season that Iona did not record a blocked shot. Last season, the Maroon & Gold went without a block in 11 of their 30 games. 
  • Iona shot over 45% from the floor in each of the first three quarters, converting on at least five field goal attempts. The Gaels were 4-11 (36%) in the final frame. 
  • King buried her lone shot attempt, a trifecta, her first made shot from beyond the arc this year.

AROUND THE MAAC

  • Quinnipiac took care of Siena, 84-63, in Hamden, Connecticut. 

UP NEXT

The Iona College women's basketball team stays home in New Rochelle, welcoming the Marist Red Foxes for a pair of games on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday February 21. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 on both days at the Hynes Center.

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