Basketball Recap: Canisius Sets Scoring Season-High Against St. Francis

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 @ Cardinal O'Hara	42
02/05/25 vs St. Mary's	36
12/20/24 vs Cardinal O'Hara	36
02/04/25 @ The Park School of Buffalo	32
01/10/25 vs The Park School of Buffalo	32

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canisius). They put the hurt on the St. Francis Red Raiders with a sharp 89-67 victory on Tuesday. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canisius to victory, but perhaps none more so than Patrick Enright, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 15 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Purdie, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 17 points and five rebounds.

Canisius smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive games.

Several Red Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Andrew Lindstrom, who went 8-for-12 en route to 21 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Sal Giardina, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points.

Canisius has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points over those games. As for St. Francis, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.

Canisius wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 55-48 defeat against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on the 14th. St. Francis has also already played their next game (against Bishop Timon-St. Jude), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.