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Kate Mager
Navraj Sandhu
53
Niagara Niag 3-9,2-2 MAAC
63
Winner Iona Iona 8-5,3-1 MAAC
Niagara Niag
3-9,2-2 MAAC
53
Final
63
Iona Iona
8-5,3-1 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Niagara Niag 12 11 8 22 53
Iona Iona 14 20 14 15 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Iona WBB Topples Niagara to Kick Off New Year

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - The Iona University women's basketball team defeated Niagara, 63-53, on Monday afternoon at the Hynes Athletics Center. Kate Mager led the way offensively, pouring in a season-high 24 points; Ketsia Athias chipped in 10 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in the win.

THE RUNDOWN

Iona opened the contest with a 13-4 run, forcing Niagara into calling its first timeout less than three minutes into action. The timeout did not slow Iona, who led 6-1 at the 7:11 mark. Out of the extended break, Iona built the nine-point lead. The Purple Eagles would finish the opening stanza with an 8-1 run, heading into the second period trailing by just one point.

Both sides traded baskets back-and-forth to begin the second quarter, though all three of Iona's came from beyond the arc courtesy of Kate Mager. Niagara pulled to within one possession of Iona midway through the frame, but a 13-2 Iona run to close the half saw the Maroon & Gold carry a 34-23 advantage into the intermission at the Hynes Athletics Center.

The Gaels continued to add to its comfortable cushion in the second half, padding their lead to a game-high 17 points at the midway portion of the third quarter. The lead stood at 17 points as the game headed towards the final 10 minutes of action. Niagara poured in a game-high 22 points in the final frame, but Iona maintained a double-digit advantage in the scoring column for all but nine seconds in the fourth quarter. 

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Mager scored a season-high 24 points, matching a season-best mark with six three-pointers made. She is the fourth different Gael to score 20 or more points this season.
  • Athias pulled down 17 rebounds, a new career best. She added 10 points to register her second double-double of the season and matched a career high with eight assists.
  • Camilion flirted with a triple-double, stuffing the stat sheet with eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists. She also notched a team-high three steals.

THE OPPONENT

  • Angel Parker scored a team-high 19 points, connecting on just 7-of-20 field goals. Parker added six rebounds and four steals.
  • Nickelle O'Neil contributed 10 points, the only other Purple Eagle in double figures. Defensively, O'Neil finished with a game-best five steals.

TEAM STATS

  • As a unit, Iona set season-best marks in assists (23) and blocked shots (5).
  • The Maroon & Gold shot 54.5 percent from the floor, the sixth time this season that Iona has shot 50 percent or better as a team.
  • Niagara, the nation's leader in turnovers forced per game, turned Iona over 30 times and converted them into 19 points.
  • The Purple Eagles grabbed 18 offensive rebounds, the most by an Iona opponent this season.

UP NEXT

Iona hits the road to face Rider on Thursday, January 5. The Gaels and the Broncs are scheduled to tip at 7:00 p.m. from Alumni Gym in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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