MOUNT ST. MARY'S (11-11, 9-4 MAAC) vs. CANISIUS (7-16, 6-7 MAAC)
Saturday, February 15 | 2 p.m.
Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena
 
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EMMITSBURG, Md. (February 14, 2025) – Hoping for a home weekend sweep, Mount St. Mary's women's basketball host Canisius Saturday afternoon at Knott Arena.
 
Prior to the contest, the team honors four student-athletes on their Senior Day – Anna LeMaster, Rosa Revueltas Pareja, Jaedyn Jamison, and Jo Raflo. Ceremonies begin in the arena around 1:40 p.m.
 
MOUNT UPDATES & NOTES

• Last Thursday, the Mountaineers defeated Niagara 75-54. It marks the seventh game of 75 points or more and the sixth occurrence where the team has defeated an opponent by 20 points or higher.
• The team has now won eight games out of the past nine. They continued to stand fourth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), one-half game behind Siena.
• Five different players posted double figures in the victory, led by 17 points from Raflo. Gabrielle Kennerly added 13, Madison Ruff earned 12, Anna LeMaster finished with 11, and Rosa Revueltas Pareja contributed a season-high 10.
• A victory Saturday would allow the Mountaineers to match their MAAC win total from a year ago, when they went 10-10 and finished sixth in the league. A win would also bump the team up to an even .500 all-time against conference teams at 27-27.
• Tessa Engelman rejected another three blocks to bolster her season total to 24 for the year. That total is good for ninth most among sophomores in program history.
• Gabrielle Kennerly issued a career high for assists with five against Niagara and Madison Ruff tied a career high for steals with four, part of numerous matches for career and season highs this year.

SCOUTING CANISIUS

• The Golden Griffins have come into their own as the calendar flipped from 2024 and 2025. Under first-year head coach Tiffany Swoffard, the youthful squad has won four of the past six games to jump into the middle of the pack in the MAAC.
• Graduate student Jaela Johnson leads Canisius in most stat categories, including points per game with 10.9, assists per game at 2.7, and steals per game at 1.2.
• Shariah Giles is the leading rebounder for a team that exceeds their competition in boards. The sophomore grabs eight per game, followed by Mariam Sanogo at 4.7 and Yasmine Djibril with 4.3.

ALL-TIME SERIES
 
Saturday marks the 11^th meeting between Mount St. Mary's and Canisius. The Mountaineers lead the all-time series, seven games to three. While in the MAAC, Mount is 4-1 including their first ever conference postseason win. Canisius got their conference win last season in Buffalo.  

LOOKING AHEAD
 
Hitting the road next week, the Mount battles Saint Peter's on February 20 and Rider on February 22.