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Shyan Mwai
Geraldo Rodriguez
54
Winner Fairfield Fairf 16-6,13-1 MAAC
29
Iona Iona 7-11,5-8 MAAC
Winner
Fairfield Fairf
16-6,13-1 MAAC
54
Final
29
Iona Iona
7-11,5-8 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fairfield Fairf 11 14 15 14 54
Iona Iona 7 5 9 8 29

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Iona WBB's Win Streak Snapped By Stags

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - The Iona College women's basketball team lost to Fairfield, 54-29, on Thursday night at the Hynes Center. Olivia Vezaldenos scored a team-high 12 points in the loss.

Iona managed to hang with the Stags early on, opening up the evening with a 3-0 lead courtesy of a Vezaldenos triple, but early fouling spelled trouble for the Maroon & Gold. Juana Camilion, fresh off a season-high 23 points at Siena, picked up a second foul with just over two minutes to play in the first, exiting the game afterwards. Fairfield led 11-7 after the opening 10 minutes.

The Stags outscored the Gaels 14-5 in the second quarter thanks mainly to an 11-2 run across the final six-plus minutes of the half. Fairfield held a 25-12 lead at the break.

Iona traded baskets with Fairfield in the third, but could not string together stops or scores to cut into the lead. An 8-2 run, followed by a 7-2 run helped the visitors build a 22-point cushion before Judith Gomez cashed in on a trifecta at the buzzer to make it 40-21 heading into the fourth.

Fairfield continued to build upon its lead in the fourth quarter, eventually heading home with a 54-29 victory over the Gaels in New Rochelle.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • Vezaldenos led the offense with 12 points in the loss. She has reached double-digit points for the 10th time this season and 18th time in her career. The Gaels are 8-10 when Vezaldenos scores at least 10 points.
  • Camilion was held scoreless for the first time in her career, playing her 89th game and making her 88th start as a member of the Maroon & Gold.
  • Iona's 29 points came on 11-47 (23.4%) shooting. The 29 points and 23.4 percent mark from the floor were season lows for the Maroon & Gold. Iona's scoring output was its lowest since totaling the same amount in a road loss to Rutgers on December 18, 2011.
  • Fairfield improves to 64-30 in the all-time season series between the two teams and completes the sweep of the season series.

UP NEXT

Iona will look to bounce back on Saturday afternoon when it travels to face Quinnipiac at 2:00 p.m. in Hamden.

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