Niagara University Athletics

MAAC Championships
SCORE	No. 8 Niagara 64 –No. 9 Saint Peter's 53
RECORDS	Niagara (10-20, 7-13 MAAC) – Saint Peter's (9-21, 6-14 MAAC)
LOCATION	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall

 
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The eighth-seeded Purple Eagles took down the ninth-seeded Saint Peter's Peacocks, 64-53, in the first round of the MAAC Championships on Tuesday.

Game Recap
First Quarter

• Niagara went on an 8-0 run to open the game, capped by a 3-pointer from Maggie McIntyre.
• Saint Peter's scored five straight points but a triple from Angel Park and a bucket from Dagny Davidsdottir kept the Purple Eagles in the lead, 13-5, with three and a half minutes to go in the first quarter.
• Niagara had a one-point lead over the Peacocks, 16-15, at the end of the quarter.

Second Quarter

• The Peacocks took the lead, 17-16, after making two free throws with a little under eight minutes to go in the first half, but two foul shots from Sydney Faulcon put NU back on top, 18-17.
• With a little under six minutes to go, Saint Peter's had a 21-18 lead over the Purple Eagles but a bucket from Jai Moore kept the Purple Eagles within one, 21-20.
• Davidsdottir, Parker and Emerald Ekpiteta combined for the rest of Niagara's second quarter points. The Purple Eagles trailed the Peacocks, 29-24, at halftime.

Third Quarter

• Baskets from Adia Brisker and Jordan Edwards brought Niagara back within one point of the Peacocks, 29-28, and a trey from Moore tied things up, 31-31, with a little over seven and a half minutes left in the third quarter.
• A bucket from Davidsdottir put Niagara back in the lead, 33-31, but the Peacocks went on a 5-0 run to get ahead of the Purple Eagles once again, 36-33.
• With about three minutes to go, Parker put the Purple Eagles back on top, 39-38.
• Saint Peter's quickly took a one-point lead, 40-39, but the Purple Eagles went on an 8-0 run, including four points from Faulcon, and led the Peacocks, 47-43, at the end of the quarter.

Fourth Quarter

• The score was tied twice early in the fourth quarter before the Purple Eagles began to pull away from the Peacocks.
• A 5-0 run from the Purple Eagles gave them a five-point lead, 54-49, with about 4:45 left to play.
• The Purple Eagles closed out the game on a 7-0 run to earn the 64-53 victory over the Peacocks and advance to the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Davidsdottir led the Purple Eagles in scoring with a career-high 16 points. She made a career-high seven field goals and she also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to tie her career-best.
• Moore added 11 points and brought down six rebounds.
• Moore, McIntyre and Ally Haar each dished out three assists.
• Ekpiteta led the team in steals with four.

Up Next

• No. 8 Niagara will face No. 1 Rider in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 11 at 1:00 p.m. The game will air on ESPN3.

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