Late Game Heroics Take Down D'Youville, 2/24

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Redhawks returned to their home court Wednesday night as they took on D'Youville College for the third game in a row. The Saints were ahead of the Redhawks for over three quarters of the game, but a crucial foul that took out D'Youville's leading scorer and a great offensive fourth quarter propelled the Redhawks to a come back win.

The Redhawks routed the Saints the past two games by at least 17 points, putting a lot of pressure on this game to continue the streak. Three ties and nine lead changes created a close contest until the very end, but a three-pointer by Senior Paige McCormick with five minutes left put the Redhawks up for good. The Redhawks outscored the Saints 26-13 in the fourth quarter to notch their sixth win of the season.

McCormick recorded her second double-double of the season with a season-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. She also contributed 3 assists and a steal. Junior Taryn Wilson played a crucial role in the fourth quarter, as she scored 13 of her 20 points in those 10 minutes. Junior Dimitra Gkizani dominated the boards with 12 total and added 7 points to the score as well.

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Women's Basketball Records Dominant Victory Over Molloy, 2/27

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Redhawks stayed on their home court for their last weekend of ECC play, taking on the Molloy College Lions for the first time this season. These two games would determine the Redhawks' rankings in the ECC Championship and could also potentially continue their 3-game winning streak. A hot start, fantastic shooting, and points off turnovers were major contributors to the home team victory over the Lions, 79-48.

Going into the game, the previous ECC Championship contenders had won the last four contests against the Redhawks. Beginning the game on a 19-6 run, the Redhawks outscored Molloy significantly for three of the four quarters. Shooting 51.7% (31-for-60) from the field, 60% (12-for-20) from three, and 83.3% (5-for-6) from the line, twelve Redhawks were able to add points to the scorebook.

Leading the charge was Senior Paige McCormick as she netted 16 points and tagged on 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Freshman Danielle DiCintio scored a season-high 13 points on an impressive 83.3% (5-for-6) shooting from the field. She also recorded 5 assists and 3 steals. Junior Taryn Wilson notched 11 points and Junior Dimitra Gkizani added 10 to round out the double-digit scorers.

Redhawks Close Out Senior Night with Overtime Win, 2/28

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Molloy College returned Sunday for both teams' final conference games of the season. To notch second place in the playoffs, the Redhawks needed another victory over the Lions. This game was unlike the contest played Saturday, as there were 4 ties and 2 lead changes. Both teams struggled to find the bottom of the net, but big buckets at the end of regulation propelled the Redhawks into overtime where they came out on top.

A close contest from the beginning, the Redhawks led throughout most of the first half. They went into the break up by 3 in the low-scoring battle. Molloy was able to gain their first lead in the game in the fourth quarter with seven minutes to go and grew that lead to 6 points with just four minutes left. Coming back to within 3 points with just a minute to go, Freshman Danielle DiCintio scored a three with just 3 seconds left on the clock to force the game to overtime. Molloy was the first to score in the extra period, but a 11-2 run by Roberts put the Redhawks ahead for good, coming up with a crucial 62-53 win.

Redhawks Senior Paige McCormick finished her Senior night with a new season-high of 22 points shooting 83.3% from three. McCormick added 5 assists and 5 rebounds. DiCintio, Sophomore Madison McCormick, and Junior Dimitra Gkizani all contributed 10 points to the victory. Gkizani and Junior Taryn Wilson led the Redhawks with 9 rebounds each and DiCinto contributed 7 assists.

Going into the ECC Playoffs

After securing second place in the ECC Championships, the Redhawks (8-5, 5-4 ECC) will have a bye on Tuesday and play on Thursday, March 4th, at home. They will face off against St. Thomas Aquinas (5-8, 5-5 ECC), who they split games with just over two weeks ago. Tip-off is set for 6 pm and will be live streamed on the ECC Sports Network.