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Ketsia Athias
Joe D'Aloisio - Iona Athletics
64
Winner Iona Iona 23-6,18-2 MAAC
56
Saint Peter's SP 0-29,0-20 MAAC
Winner
Iona Iona
23-6,18-2 MAAC
64
Final
56
Saint Peter's SP
0-29,0-20 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Iona Iona 15 17 14 18 64
Saint Peter's SP 16 11 18 11 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jack Clark

Iona WBB Grinds Out Win at Saint Peter's

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Iona University women's basketball team defeated Saint Peter's, 64-56, in the regular season finale on Saturday evening at Run Baby Run Arena. Ketsia Athias posted a 12-point, 16-rebound double-double in the victory.

THE RUNDOWN

Iona and Saint Peter's battled for 40 minutes, but it was a stretch late in the game where the Gaels managed to distance themselves from the Peacocks and end the regular season on a high note.

The Maroon & Gold led by just one point after three quarters and it remained a one-possession lead by the time the clock ticked under five minutes to play. The difference-maker for Iona was a pair of nearly identical corner threes from Thoranna Hodge-Carr on back-to-back possessions. The second of which extended Iona's lead to nine points, the largest of the night, and forced Saint Peter's to call a timeout.

The Peacocks never found their footing from that point on, closing the gap to four points but never coming within a possession of the Gaels. Iona did its job from the charity stripe, closing out an 18th conference win of the season to head into the tournament.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Ketsia Athias notched her fifth double-double in her last six games, the seventh of the season. Her 16 rebounds were one shy of matching her career high.
  • Kate Mager paced Iona in scoring with 16 points, knocking down four trifectas to increase her season total to 92. She also converted on all four attempts from the free throw line, remaining perfect (24-24) from the charity stripe this season.
  • Thoranna Hodge-Carr finished with 13 points, connecting on a new career-high three three-pointers. Iona is 8-0 this season and 13-0 all-time when Hodge-Carr scores at least 10 points.
  • Natalia Otkhmezuri contributed 13 points, her third straight double-digit scoring effort.
  • Juana Camilion ended the night with eight points, marking the third consecutive game that she has been held under 10 points.

THE OPPONENT

  • Tiara Bellamy led the Peacocks with 11 points, shooting 5-of-9 from the field.
  • Jada Williams finished just shy of a double-double, finishing with eight points and a team-leading nine rebounds.
  • Jada Leonard added 10 points and four steals.
  • Rachel Kuhl connected on three shots from beyond the arc, contributing nine points. She also dished out a team-high five assists.

TEAM STATS

  • As a team, the Maroon & Gold held an edge in rebounds (31-27), assists (17-11), blocks (4-2) and points off turnovers (21-16).
  • The Gaels connected on 10 three-pointers, the seventh time this season the team has hit on double-digit shots from three-point range.
  • Iona improved to 15-1 when scoring between 60 and 69 points and 19-2 overall when scoring at least 60 points this season.
  • For the third time this season, Iona was perfect from the free throw line as a team.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • With the win, Iona concludes the regular season at 23-6 overall, 18-2 MAAC. The Gaels matched the program record for conference wins (18)
  • Iona's 23 wins is tied for the most since 2015-16 and the third most in program history.
  • Camilion now has 1,557 points for her career. She is 127 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 28th overall and 20th consecutive appearance together this season.
  • Today was the 97th overall meeting between Iona and Saint Peter's. The Peacocks lead the series 62-35, though Iona has won 25 of the last 31 contests between the two teams.

AROUND THE MAAC

  • Siena beat Canisius, 76-58, at the Koessler Athletic Center.
  • Rider outlasted Marist, 66-63, at Alumni Gymnasium.
  • Niagara topped Mount St. Mary's, 61-52, at the Gallagher Center.
  • Quinnipiac defeated Fairfield, 52-39, at M&T Bank Arena.

UP NEXT

Iona, the No. 1 seed in the 2023 MAAC Championship, will play next on Wednesday, March 8. The Gaels await the winner of No. 8 Mount St. Mary's and No. 9 Canisius and will face the winner on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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