A dominant second quarter by the D'Youville University women's basketball team helped lead the Saints to a 76-61 win over Chestnut Hill College Saturday afternoon in Buffalo, New York.

The Griffins fall to 1-2 overall while the Saints improve to 1-3.

The Saints outscored the Griffins 21-10 in the second quarter to turn a four point  game into a 15-point deficit for the Griffins heading into the locker room at halftime.  Chestnut Hill struggled to make shots in the period, connecting on just four of 14 shot attempts, with two of those baskets coming from beyond the three point arc from Anahita Jackson. Jackson's second three-ball of the quarter and fourth of the game, cut the D'Youville lead to five, 33-28 with just 3:24 left.  The Saints, however, scored the final ten points of the period to lead, 43-28.

Jackson led the Griffins with 17 points in the game (five three-point field goals).  She was one of four Chestnut Hill players to reach double figures in scoring.  Joining Jackson was Tiayo Adelekan with 14 points; Tikyra Miller with 12 and Sara Tamoun with 11.  Adelekan also led all player with nine rebounds.  Tamoun added seven boards and Kaya Mobley grabbed six.  Mobley also led the team with four assists. Tamoun and Adelekan had three steals apiece.

  The Saints continued their run as the third quarter began, extending it to 17-0 and take a 22-point lead 50-28 with 6:54 left in the third period. Ther Griffins rallied with a 15-4 uprising to pull within 11, 54-43  with 1:26 left in the quarter and eventually trailed by 13, 58-45, heading into the final quarter.

A basket from Tamia Washington cut the Saints led to 11, 60-49 just 90 seconds into the final period, but this would be as close as the griffins would get.  D'Youville's lead oscillated between 13 and 17 points the rest of the way.

The Griffins only lead came in the first quarter as they used an 8-2 run to turn a three-point deficit into a five point lead, 17-12.  Jackson had five of the eight points while Adelekan added the other three on a three-point field goal. D'Youville closed out the final 3:30 of the quarter with a 10-1 run to lead 22-18 after one period.

For the game, the Griffins made just 20 of 69 shots (29%) from the field  and fared a bit better from three point range, making eight of 24 (33%).  The Saints shot 49% (32-65) from the field and 40% (10-25) from beyond the arc.  D'Youville shot just two free throws the entire game, making both while the Griffins connected on 13 of 17 (76.5%).  The Griffins also outrebounded the Saints 43-37, including a 19-9 effort on the offensive glass.  Both teams, however, finished with 13 second chance points. 

The women's basketball team returns to action on Sunday November 23, 2025 when the face Daemen University in Amherst, New York.  Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m.