NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Canisius Golden Griffins
55
Merrimack Warriors
71
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | 16 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| MRMK | 19 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 71 |
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Team Stats
18-49
FG
23-57
37
Field Goal %
40
7-23
3PT
7-17
30
Three Point %
41
12-13
FT
18-28
92
Free Throw %
64
33
Rebounds
34
12
Offensive Rebounds
15
21
Defensive Rebounds
19
13
Assists
14
3
Steals
14
1
Blocks
1
25
Turnovers
14
1
Team Turnovers
0
25
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
5
Points Off Turnovers
27
4
Fast Break Points
4
14
Points in Paint
32
21
Fouls
16
6
Largest Lead
18
5
Lead Changes
5
17
Percent Led
77
Top Performers
CAN
- Yasmine Djibril MIN 30 · PTS 17 · FG 5-9
- Franka Wittenberg MIN 26 · PTS 14 · FG 4-8
- Mary Copple MIN 23 · PTS 9 · FG 3-6
- Irene Rey Pineda MIN 20 · PTS 5 · FG 2-5
MRMK
- Madison Roman MIN 37 · PTS 25 · FG 7-13
- Oralye Kiefer MIN 34 · PTS 23 · FG 8-17
- Paloma Garcia Rosado MIN 36 · PTS 7 · FG 3-8
- Lydia Melaschenko MIN 37 · PTS 10 · FG 2-7
Recent Plays
- 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
- 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
- 0:04 · 4th Quarter Franka Wittenberg Defensive Rebound.
- 0:07 · 4th Quarter Daria Shishkina misses 22-foot three point jumper
- 0:21 · 4th Quarter Makayla Thomas Defensive Rebound.
- 0:23 · 4th Quarter Mary Copple misses 25-foot three point jumper
- 0:39 · 4th Quarter Canisius Timeout
- 0:39 · 4th Quarter Claudia Gallegos subbing in for Merrimack
Highlights
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How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools
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News
South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class
Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle.
News
UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team
UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.