Women's Basketball Heads To Canisius For Battle Of The Bridge Matchup

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Game 22
Niagara (8-13, 5-5 MAAC) at Canisius (6-15, 4-6 MAAC)
Thursday, February 1 – 7:00 p.m.
Koessler Athletic Center – Buffalo, N.Y.
TV Coverage: ESPN3

About Battle of the Bridge

The Battle of the Bridge, the all-sports competition between cross-town rivals Niagara University and Canisius College, enters its 12th season in 2017-18.
The Canal Cup is awarded to the school with the most points at the end of the season. Canisius has won the Canal Cup for the last seven seasons.
Canisius leads 11-3 through nine competitions so far this season. The winner of the basketball game will receive two points.

Last Time Out

The Purple Eagles fell to MAAC-leading Quinnipiac 84-55 on Jan. 28.
Jai Moore led Niagara with 18 points and a career-high four assists.
Victoria Rampado added 17 points for the Purple Eagles and brought down a team-high eight rebounds.
Claire Wanzer led the Purple Eagles in steals with three.

Niagara In The MAAC

Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (77.6%), is second in field goal percentage (41.7%) and 3-point field goal percentage (32.0%) and is the third-highest scoring offense (66.2 points per game). The Purple Eagles are third in the MAAC in assists, averaging 14.6 assists per game.
Victoria Rampado leads the league in scoring with 20.8 points per game and is second in rebounding with 9.4 rebounds per game. She has the third-best field goal percentage (48.8%).
Jamie Sherburne leads the league in assists, averaging 4.7 assists per game. She is second in the conference in free throw percentage (86.2%).
Maggie McIntyre is second in the MAAC in 3-point field goal percentage (42.6%).

On The Court
Canisius Golden Griffins (6-15, 4-6 MAAC)

Forward Sara Hinriksdottir leads the Griffs in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game. She also leads Canisius in rebounding with 5.4 rebounds per game. Hinriksdottir is tenth in the MAAC in scoring and is ninth in free throw percentage (77.3%).
Guard Maria Welch is tied for eighth in the MAAC in 3-point field goals made. She averages 1.6 3-pointers per game.
The Girffs are second in the conference in defensive rebounds, averaging 26.5 defensive boards per game.
Canisius is fifth in the MAAC in 3-point field goals made, with 119 total and an average of 5.7 3-pointers per game.

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