Dec. 7, 2010
Box Score
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. - Senior Erica Allenspach (Miamisburg, Ohio) of the Marist women's basketball team became the 17th player in program history to score 1,000 points as the team posted a 57-40 win over Hartford on Tuesday night at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion. With the win, the Red Foxes have prevailed in the teams' last three head-to-head meetings with the Hawks.
Allenspach scored eight points in the game and grabbed four rebounds. She shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line and added two assists and two steals. Her 1,000th point came on a three-point basket from straight on with 13:33 remaining in the first half.
Sophomore Kate Oliver (Sydney, Australia) led the way for the third time this season. She netted 13 points including 10 in the second half. She shot 6-for-9 from the floor in the contest.
After a Daphne Elliott triple gave Hartford (1-8) a 3-0 lead, the Red Foxes responded with the next eight points to claim an 8-3 advantage. During the 8-0 run, Marist (5-2) got a three on the ensuing possession from Oliver. Junior Brandy Gang (Hartville, Ohio) added a layup and Allenspach's three that gave her 1,000 career points capped the run at the 13:33 mark.
Hartford tied the score at 13 at the 7:00 mark after a three from Mary Silvia. However, Yarde responded with a three of her own to give Marist its three point lead back. After an Elliott jumper closed the deficit to one, Ockenden hit back-to-back triples to give the Red Foxes a seven-point advantage, 22-15 with 3:51 in the half. The second three-point basket from Ockenden forced a Hawks timeout.
In the second half, the Hawks drew as close as six at the 12:42 mark on a Mary Silvia three-point basket. The field goal capped a 5-0 run and made the score 33-27 in favor of Marist.
Freshman Casey Dulin (Milford, Conn.) used layups on consecutive possessions to push the Red Foxes' advantage to 12, 44-32, with 4:43 to play. Dulin then assisted on Marist's next field goal, an Oliver layup to make the lead 14 with 3:52 to play in the contest. Dulin finished the game with seven points, one shy of a career-high.
The Red Foxes closed the game with its largest lead when Gang completed a three-point play with 6.3 seconds remaining.
In the game Marist shot 43.8 percent from the field including an 11-for-21 (52.4 percent) in the second half. The Red Foxes won the rebounding battle 39-26, and held a 9-3 edge in offensive boards at the half.
Marist held Hartford to 28.3 percent shooting on the night. It was the second straight game the Red Foxes held their opponent to under 30 percent shooting from the field.
Marist will face its third and final opponent from the America East on Saturday when it hosts Boston University on Saturday, Dec. 11. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. at the James J. McCann Center.
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Notes: Allenspach became the 17th 1,000-point scorer in Marist women's basketball history... With eight points on the night she now has 1,005 in her career... Giorgis is one win from 200... Marist moves to 5-3 all-time against Hartford and has won the last three... The Red Foxes are 17-10 all-time against current members of the America East... The average margin of victory for Marist following a loss is 18 points (21 vs. Grambing, 17 vs. Hartford).
