By: Maggie Tifft, Assistant Sports Editor
The 2024-2025 season began with two road losses for the Lady Griffs, the first against Pittsburgh on Tuesday the second against Penn State on Thursday.
The season opener for women’s basketball was against a strong Atlantic Coast Conference team in the Pittsburgh Panthers, where the Griffs came up short 78-36. Top scorers included senior Sara Carvajal Caro and sophomore Shariah Gailes, both notching eight points. With the defeat, the team was able to open the season facing some of the toughest competition they will see all season, and managed to get everyone on the active roster a moment on the court.
With the loss late Tuesday night the Griffs traveled across the state of Pennsylvania to face the former school of head coach Tiffany Swoffard: Penn State.
Thursday’s contest saw similar results as Tuesday’s with Canisius losing 89-57. This contest played out similar to the previous in that the Griffs just never found a hot streak of scoring to get ahead. Graduate student Jaela Johnson was the point leader of the night, tallying 11 points.
After two games on the road, the Griffs have a week off before returning to the Quaker State to face the Saint Francis Red Flashes. This will be the last away game before a three game homestand, starting with Little Three rival St. Bonaventure on Tuesday November 19 at 6 p.m.
Photo courtesy of Joe Lehrman
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