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Iona WBB
Navraj Sandhu
70
Winner Marist Marist 12-16,8-11 MAAC
60
Iona Iona 22-6,17-2 MAAC
Winner
Marist Marist
12-16,8-11 MAAC
70
Final
60
Iona Iona
22-6,17-2 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marist Marist 26 13 17 14 70
Iona Iona 18 14 14 14 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Iona WBB Falls in Home Regular Season Finale to Marist

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - The Iona University women's basketball team lost to Marist, 70-60, on Thursday afternoon at the Hynes Center. The loss snapped Iona's 16-game winning streak and was the Gaels' first at the Hynes Center since November 17, 2022.

THE RUNDOWN

After trailing for the entire contest, Iona battled back in the fourth quarter to even the score with six minutes to play. Trifectas from Kate Mager and Natalia Otkhmezuri helped the Gaels tie the game, but a cold shooting spell and some offensive miscues closed the door on a potential come-from-behind win for Iona.

Otkhmezuri, after nailing the game-tying three, had another look and a chance to put Iona in front, but the shot rimmed out after nearly going halfway down. Marist scored on the ensuing possession, re-taking the lead and never relinquishing it. Iona turned the ball over five times and missed its final seven shot attempts in the closing six minutes of action as the opening bill of a season-ending doubleheader at the Hynes Center.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Ketsia Athias finished just shy of a fifth straight double-double, posting team highs in points (18), rebounds (9) and assists (4).
  • Natalia Otkhmezuri posted 13 points, her second consecutive game scoring in double figures. She added six rebounds and a steal.
  • Kate Mager finished 4-of-7 from three-point range, contributing 12 points.
  • Thoranna Hodge-Carr nearly notched her first double-double, scoring nine points and pulling down eight rebounds.

THE OPPONENT

  • Zaria Shazer poured in a game-high 22 points, shooting 7-of-18 overall and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. She grabbed 11 rebounds and added five steals.
  • Kiara Fisher contributed 17 points, shooting 3-of-7 from deep and a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. She also dished out a team-high four assists.
  • Morgan Tompkins added 13 points and three rebounds.
  • Catie Cunningham corralled a game-high 13 rebounds, finishing one point shy of a double-double.

TEAM STATS

  • Marist's 70 points are the highest for an Iona opponent since St. John's poured in 77 in a win over the Gaels back in December. The Gaels have surrendered 70 or more points for just the third time this season, losing all three of those contests.
  • The Red Foxes scored 39 first-half points, the highest scoring first half by a MAAC opponent against Iona this season. The 70 points are the most by a league foe against the Gaels this year.
  • For the first time in 15 contests this season, Iona ended up on the losing end of the scoreboard after registering between 60 and 69 points. The Maroon & Gold are 18-2 this season when scoring at least 60 points.
  • The Gaels shot a better percentage overall than the Red Foxes (41.1% - 39.7%), though Marist was more efficient from three-point range (46.2% - 34.8%) and the free throw line (93.3% - 75.0%).
  • Iona never led, the first time in league play that the Gaels trailed wire-to-wire. Iona battled back in the fourth to tie the contest at 60, but Marist ended the game on a 10-0 run over the final six-plus minutes.
  • The Red Foxes finished with an edge in rebounds (40-32) and pulled down 14 boards on the offensive glass, creating eight second-chance points. Iona finished with a slight edge in assists (16-14), losing a game for just the third time this season when having an advantage in the assist column.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • With the loss, Iona fell to 22-6 overall, 17-2 MAAC. The Gaels still have a chance to match the program record for conference wins (18) this weekend at Saint Peter's.
  • The Gaels finish the regular season 12-2 at the Hynes Center, its most home wins since winning 13 in New Rochelle in the 2013-14 season. Iona wraps up league play with a 9-1 mark at home against conference opponents.
  • Camilion now has 1,549 points for her career, passing Megan Cobb for fifth-most points all-time in Iona women's basketball history. She is 135 points shy of passing Patty Reynolds for No. 4 on Iona's all-time scoring list.
  • Iona's starting five of Athias, Camilion, Gomez, Hodge-Carr and Mager made their 27th overall and 19th consecutive appearance together this season.
  • Today was the 65th overall meeting between Iona and Marist. Marist leads the series 47-18 and has won seven of the last nine meetings overall and 19 of the last 22 in New Rochelle.
  • Today's loss snapped Iona's 16-game win streak, its longest win streak since winning 18 straight in the 2013-14 season.

AROUND THE MAAC

  • Fairfield defeated Saint Peter's, 65-53, at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
  • Niagara topped Siena, 86-62, at the Gallagher Center.
  • Manhattan beat Rider, 69-52, at Draddy Gymnasium.
  • Canisius lost to Mount St. Mary's, 55-44, at the Koessler Athletic Center.

UP NEXT

Iona wraps up the 2022-23 regular season on the road at Saint Peter's on Saturday, March 4. The Gaels, who have already locked up the No. 1 seed in the 2023 MAAC Championship, will begin MAAC tournament play on Wednesday, March 8 against either the No. 8 or No. 9 seed.

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