Dec. 13, 2008
Box Score
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Junior forward Rachele Fitz (Seven Hills, Ohio) scored 24 of her game-high 28 points in the second half to lead Marist past Boston University 73-62 at the McCann Center on Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes led by three, 31-28, at halftime and shot 52.2% from the field in the second half to pull away from the Terriers.
Fitz made 8-of-11 shots from the field and was 12-for-14 at the free throw line. She also led all players with 12 rebounds. Julianne Viani (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) scored 19 points and tied a career-high with seven rebounds. Lynzee Johnson (Bellbrook, Ohio) added 10 points off the bench, tied her career-high with seven rebounds, and had a career-high four assists.
Marist (8-1) and BU traded points early, playing to a 9-9 tie 6:43 into the first half. A Johnson jumper and Erica Allenspach (Miamisburg, Ohio) three-pointer gave the Red Foxes a five-point lead, 14-9, with 9:16 left in the half. The Terriers responded with a Kristi Dini triple and Jesyka Burks-Wiley three-point play to go ahead 15-14 with 8:12 to go in the first. Marist then went on a 7-0 run over the next 2:47, capped off by a Viani three-pointer, to take a 21-15 lead with 5:35 left in the half. The Terriers hung with Marist for the rest of the half, cutting the deficit to three, 31-28, by halftime.
BU (5-5) opened the half on an 8-4 run, getting four points from Burks-Wiley, to take a 36-35 lead with 17:26 to go in the game. The Red Foxes took back the lead on a pair of Fitz baskets to go ahead 39-36 with 16:22 left. After a Christine Kinneary layup got the Terriers within one, 39-38, with 14:17 to go in the game, Marist held BU without a field goal for the next 4:54. During that stretch the Red Foxes went on an 11-2 run with Allenspach and Fitz scoring all 11 points, and made the score 50-40. The Terriers got as close as seven points the rest of the way. Marist was 17-for-21 from the free throw line in the second half and extended the lead to 14, 70-56, with 1:43 to go.
The Red Foxes shot 46.9% from the field and held BU to 31.7%. Marist also outrebounded the Terriers 39-35. BU forced 17 Marist turnovers and only committed 11. Marist shot 81.5% from the charity stripe as the Terriers made 66.7% of their free throws. Burks-Wiley led BU with 17 points, while Kinneary added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Marist will return to action on Saturday, December 20 when it takes on St. Bonaventure at the McCann Center at 2 p.m. Single-game and group tickets are available online at GoRedFoxes.com and at the Marist Ticket Office. For ticket information, call the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.
