Canisius Golden Griffins @ Iona Gaels
English, Much lead Iona over Canisius 86-78
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A.J. English scored 25 points, Deyshonee Much added 22 and Iona beat Canisius 86-78 on Sunday for its fifth straight win.
Iona (19-10, 16-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) entered the game having already secured the No. 2 seed into the conference tournament, and will play the winner of Thursday's Canisius-Niagara game in the quarterfinals on Friday night.
Kassius Robertson scored 24 points to lead the Golden Griffins (13-18, 8-12), who snapped a two-game win streak and enters the tournament as the seventh seed.
English was 8 of 18 from the floor and had seven assists. Much finished 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
Canisius had an 11-point lead with five minutes left before the break, and held the lead until English made a layup to put the Gaels up 53-52 with 13 minutes left.
The Golden Griffins stretched their lead back to five points before Iona used a 25-10 run and led 80-70 with 1:40 left.
Game Information
New Rochelle, NY
Referee:Robert Adams
Referee:Ron Tyburski
Referee:Adam Vandenburgh
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
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