GAME 4
SCORE	Niagara Purple Eagles 6, Canisius Golden Griffins 3
SCORERS	Niagara – Kelsey Araujo (6', 62'), Djeynaba Thiam (32', 64'), Tobin (53'), Bough (87') | Canisius – Fonoti (8', 43'), Lee (55')
RECORDS	Niagara (2-2-0, 2-2-0 MAAC) | Canisius (1-6-0, 1-6-0 MAAC)
LOCATION	Niagara Field

 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Kelsey Araujo and Djeynaba Thiam each netted a brace as part of a season-high six goals and seven assists by the Purple Eagles in a 6-3 victory over Canisius in the regular-season finale on Tuesday.

GAME RECAP
Needing to pick up a point to clinch a spot in the conference tournament, the Purple Eagles ripped the back of the net with six goals including four in the second half, to pull away from their archrivals. The Golden Griffins tied the game on three occasions before Niagara scored the game's final three goals.
 
Kelsey Araujo opened the scoring in the sixth minute after receiving a long ball from Annie Ibey to beat the keeper far post. Two minutes later, Canisius tied the game with a goal coming off a corner kick. Niagara scored its second goal from a set piece. Bayley Sullivan played a cross in the box which Mackenzie Mix flick-on to Djeynaba Thiam who tapped in her first goal of the evening. In the 43^rd minute, the Golden Griffins struck again as the game went into halftime knotted at 2-2.
 
Niagara's third goal also came on a set piece, this time from a corner kick. Molly Tobin powered home a header for her first career goal in the 53^rd minute. However, Canisius once again equalized with a goal two minutes later to the game at 3-3.
 
The Purple Eagles broke the tie with two goals in two minutes. Araujo provided the game winner in the 62^nd minute after smashing home a pass from Thiam. In the 64^th minute, Thiam was on the receiving end of pass, sprinting past two defenders to latch on to a long ball from Sullivan to net her second goal. Emma Bough scored the final goal with a thunderous strike just outside of the box in the 87^th minute.   
 
EAGLE'S EYE ON…

• Djeynaba Thiam posted career-highs with two goals and two assists.
• Kelsey Araujo scored two goals and now has 17 in her career.
• Bayley Sullivan had a career-high three assists.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The nine combined goals are the most in the series history, surpassing the eight combined goals scored in 1983.
• Niagara's six goals are the most since a 7-0 win over Saint Peter's on October 14, 2012
• The six goals are the most against Canisius since 2005.
   

UP NEXT

• The Purple Eagles will play in the 2021 MAAC Quarterfinals on Friday. The opponent is TBD.

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