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Natalia Otkhmezuri
Jordan Score - Iona Athletics
48
Iona Iona 7-12,2-8 MAAC
55
Winner Mount St. Mary's MSM 7-12,4-6 MAAC
Iona Iona
7-12,2-8 MAAC
48
Final
55
Mount St. Mary's MSM
7-12,4-6 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Iona Iona 10 18 10 10 48
Mount St. Mary's MSM 17 14 11 13 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brian Beyrer / Sr. Associate AD / Athletic Communications

Iona WBB Falls At Mount St. Mary's

EMMITSBURG, MD - The Iona University women's basketball team dropped a 55-48 decision at Mount St. Mary's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play at Knott Arena. The Gaels erased an early double-digit deficit in the second quarter but could not overcome a late run by the Mountaineers in the third in the road league defeat.

THE RUNDOWN

Mount St. Mary's jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the first 2:16 and led by as many as 11 in the opening frame. Trailing 15-4 with 3:41 to play, the Gaels got within five on three straight buckets by Noa Givon and Zoey Ward. The Mount led by seven at the end of one.
 
Iona scored six straight to open the second quarter with a basket by graduate Natalia Otkhmezuri and a pair from classmate Sierra DeAngelo to pull within a point. After an Otkhmezuri three pointer at the midway point made it 22-21, the two teams traded runs of 6-0 and 7-0 and the score was tied for the first time since 0-0 with 45 ticks left. Mount St. Mary's Jo Raflo hit a three on her team's last possession to give the home team a 31-28 advantage at halftime.
 
The decisive run in the contest started with 3:11 left in the third. The Mountaineers' 7-0 run in a 1:28 span made it 42-34. Iona closed within four points for the stretch run on a Zoey Ward free throw and a three pointer by Judith Gomez as time expired.
 
In the fourth, Mount St. Mary's reopened an eight point advantage with 4:10 remaining after a 5-0 run. Iona responded with five straight of its own and trailed 51-48 with 1:23 left. The Mount held on over the final 83 seconds to earn the win.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • DeAngelo led the Gaels with 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists.
  • Otkhmezuri had 12 points and six boards, matching her teammate with two assists.
  • Gomez posted seven points and ward added six points and six rebounds for the Gaels.

THE OPPONENT

  • Raflo led a trio of double-digit scorers for the Mount with a game-high 18.
  • Isabella Hunt shot 7-for-10 from the field in a 16-point, seven rebound effort.
  • Jada Lee posted eight points, seven assists and five boards.

TEAM STATS

  • Mount St. Mary's out shot Iona 42.3%-32.7%
  • The Gaels held a 40-30 rebounding advantage and 13-2 on second chance points, grabbing 15 offensive boards.
  • The Maroon & Gold had eight assists and 18 turnovers while the Mountaineers had 10 assists and 13 turnovers. Points off turnovers were even at 13-13.

UP NEXT

The Gaels face a tough test Saturday when it hosts first-place Fairfield at the Hynes Center for a 3 p.m. tipoff at the Hynes Center.

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