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Iona University Athletics

WBB
Mackenzie Shanklin
51
Iona Iona 4-4,0-0 MAAC
77
Winner St. John's (NY) SJU 9-0,2-0 Big East
Iona Iona
4-4,0-0 MAAC
51
Final
77
St. John's (NY) SJU
9-0,2-0 Big East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Iona Iona 13 11 15 12 51
St. John's (NY) SJU 21 19 22 15 77

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Iona WBB Falls to Undefeated St. John's

QUEENS, NY - The Iona University women's basketball team lost to St. John's, 77-51, on Thursday evening inside Carnesecca Arena. Ketsia Athias finished with a team-high 16 points for the Maroon & Gold.

THE RUNDOWN

Iona hung tough early on, matching St. John's effort offensively in the opening couple of minutes. A Juana Camilion basket after a turnover by the Red Storm put Iona in front 8-6 two minutes in, but St. John's would take control from that point moving forward. The Red Storm scored 15 of the next 17 points and took a 21-10 lead. Iona managed just five points on two baskets over the final eight minutes of the opening stanza.

St. John's led by as many as 19 in the first half, eventually padding the lead to 23 points by the end of the third quarter. In the second half, Iona's Vega Lopez and Petra Oborilova both registered the first points of their Division I collegiate careers. The Maroon & Gold could never weather the "Red Storm", succumbing to St. John's on Thursday night.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

  • Jillian Archer finished with a game-high 19 points on 7-10 shooting, adding a game-high 11 rebounds. Athias scored a team-high 16 for Iona.
  • Jayla Everett dished out five assists, matching the Gaels' team total.
  • Noa Givon blocked two shots and Athias registered three steals.

THE OPPONENT

  • Archer completed a double-double in the first half, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Everett and Kadaja Bailey also finished in double figures, adding 14 and 12 points, respectively.
  • Danielle Patterson buried all three of her attempts from three-point range. Everett converted on 4-of-6 from downtown.

TEAM STATS

  • St. John's put up 77 points on 50 percent shooting, both of which accounted for the most this season by an Iona opponent.
  • The Gaels shot above 40 percent for the seventh time this season, despite a season-low 13 percent from three-point land.
  • The Red Storm finished with a 36-18 advantage in rebounds and a 17-5 edge in the assist column.
  • Iona trailed for 39 minutes in the contest, holding a lead for 42 seconds.
  • St. John's converted on 19-of-22 (86.4%) free throws. Iona was 7-of-9 (77.8%) from the charity stripe. The Gaels were whistled for 22 fouls, compared to 10 against the Johnnies.

UP NEXT

Iona is back in action next Tuesday, December 8 at home against Bethune-Cookman. The Gaels and the Wildcats are scheduled to tip at 1:00 p.m. inside the Hynes Athletics Center. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

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