BUFFALO, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Saint Peter’s Peacocks overcame an early deficit to defeat the Canisius Golden Griffins 61-49 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Friday night at Koessler Athletic Center.

Canisius led 16-9 after the first quarter, but Saint Peter’s steadily chipped away, taking control with a strong second half before 449 spectators. Jayshlynn Vega led all scorers with 23 points for the Peacocks. Nikola Zdenkova added 12 points for Saint Peter’s.

Franka Wittenberg paced Canisius with 10 points and four assists. Both teams moved to 2-8 overall this season. Saint Peter’s won despite being projected as a significant underdog by advanced metrics.