Tori Obenrader
76
Winner Gannon GAN 4-0
48
Roberts Wesleyan RWC 2-2
Winner
Gannon GAN
4-0
76
Final
48
Roberts Wesleyan RWC
2-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon GAN 18 20 17 21 76
Roberts Wesleyan RWC 11 14 16 7 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Myles Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

No. 21 Gannon Picks Up Road Win Over Roberts Wesleyan, 76-48

Gannon opens the season 4-0 for the first time since 2009-10.

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: No. 21 Gannon 76, Roberts Wesleyan 48
  • Records: Gannon (4-0), Roberts Wesleyan (2-2)
  • Location: Voller Athletic Center | Rochester, N.Y.
  • The Short Story: No. 21 Gannon connected on a season-high 11 three pointers to roll past Roberts Wesleyan on the road, 76-48. Emily Poling (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) (15), Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) (15), Emma Wright (Erie, Pa./Talawanda) (11) and Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) (10) each reached double digits in scoring to lead the Golden Knights.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Roberts Wesleyan came out controlling the pace creating a 7-5 edge to force an early Gannon timeout at the 5:24 mark of the first quarter. The Golden Knights then took control with a momentum swinging 13-2 run featuring five points from Poling to build an 18-9 lead. Gannon led after the opening frame, 18-11.
  • After back-to-back layups from Obenrader, the Redhawks pushed back constructing an 11-3 run to pull within three, 25-22, after Paige McCormick got a jumper to fall with 5:47 to play in the half. Margo Loutzenhiser (Russell, Pa./Warren Area) answered for Gannon delivering two jumpers to extend the edge back to seven, 29-22. The Knights led at the intermission, 38-25. Poling and Obenrader led Gannon with eight points each. The Knights also netted seven triples as a team in the first half.
  • Roberts Wesleyan came out firing in the third quarter cutting the Gannon lead to single digits, 46-37, by the 5:34 mark. Both teams then struggled with turnovers until Pirosko found Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) for a jumper to make the score 52-38. Gannon led after three quarters of play, 55-41.
  • The Knights began to put the game away sprinting out on a 12-4 run to start the final quarter to stretch their lead up 67-45 after Obenrader got a layup to drop. The Redhawks cranked up the pressure with a full court press defense until Loutzenhiser found Wright for the layup, 69-47, with 3:02 remaining. Gannon went to close out the remaining time and earn the road win, 76-48.
GAME NOTES
  • The contest marked just the second all-time meeting between these two programs and first since the 2000-01 season. Gannon leads the all-time series, 2-0.
  • Gannon shot 47.6 percent from the field and connected on a season-high 30 field goals.
  • Gannon also shot 33.3 percent from three and drained as season-best 11 triples.
  • As a team, the Knights passed out a season-high 21 assists.
  • Gannon scored 36 points in the paint and 18 off second chance points.
  • Poling reached double digits in scoring for the third straight game with 15 points. She also contributed six rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals.
  • Obenrader netted 15 points with six rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block.
  • Wright posted her second double digit scoring performance of the season with 11 points. She also added four rebounds, season-high four assists and one block to her stat line.
  • Pirosko rounded out the top performers notching her second straight game in double digits with 10 points. She also hauled in a game-high and career-best nine rebounds to go along with a career-high four assists.
UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to Hammermill Center on Friday against Daemen. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m.
Stay up to date with the latest additions to the Gannon Athletics schedule all season at the Schedule Update Page.
 
All athletic events will follow guidance from Gannon University's Return To Campus Plan, Gannon Athletics' Return To Play Plan, the NCAA's Resocialization of Collegiate Sport, and all state and local government regulations.
 
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