Saint Peter's Peacocks vs Iona Gaels
Estrada's basket carries Saint Peter's past Iona
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Aaron Estrada's jump shot with 0.9 seconds left served as the game winner as Saint Peter's beat feisty Iona 56-54 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
The No. 2-seed Peacocks (18-12) moves on to the semifinals Friday where they will play the winner between third-seed Rider and No. 6-seed Niagara.
Estrada scored 11 points for Saint Peter's (18-12), Doug Edert added 10 and KC Ndefo grabbed seven rebounds.
Iona scored a season-low 18 points in the first half. Tajuan Agee had 20 points for the Gaels (12-17) and Isaiah Washington added 16 points with 10 rebounds. E.J. Crawford scored 11 points.
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Game Information
Atlantic City, NJ
Referee:Ron Tyburski
Referee:Edwin Young
Referee:Jason Mirabito
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Peter's | 8-1 | - | 11-6 |
| Merrimack | 8-2 | 0.5 | 12-9 |
| Quinnipiac | 7-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Siena | 7-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Marist | 6-4 | 2.5 | 12-7 |
| Iona | 5-5 | 3.5 | 13-8 |
| Fairfield | 4-6 | 4.5 | 12-9 |
| Sacred Heart | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Manhattan | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Canisius | 3-6 | 5 | 8-12 |
| Niagara | 2-7 | 6 | 5-14 |
| Rider | 1-8 | 7 | 2-16 |
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