Feb. 16, 2011
Final Stats
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Marist basketball team suffered a 61-54 loss at Fairfield in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) game on Wednesday at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. Red-shirt sophomore swingman Dorvell Carter (Bronx, N.Y.) led all scorers with 19 points as he shot 6-for-8 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range.
Sophomore guard Sam Prescott (Philadelphia, Pa.) added 13 points to give the Red Foxes two scorers in double digits. Senior forward Korey Bauer (Whitehall, Pa.) added nine points and nine rebounds. Marist outrebounded Fairfield by a 35-26 margin.
A tightly contested first eight minutes of play saw four ties, the last of which came on a Prescott jumper with 12:13 left in the half, which tied the score at 12 apiece. However, a three by Fairfield's Derek Needham at the 11:52 mark started the Stags on a 13-0 run, and they never surrendered the lead after that.
The Red Foxes scored the final four points of the first half on a three-pointer by freshman swingman Jay Bowie (Tampa, Fla.) and a free throw by Prescott to cut their deficit to 34-24 going into the locker room. With 14:26 to play, a three-pointer by Carter brought Marist to within 43-37, but that was as close as the Red Foxes would get.
Marist made one final charge in the last few minutes. Fairfield led by 15 with 3:39 to play, but back-to-back three-pointers by Carter and a basket by sophomore point guard Devin Price (Inglewood, Calif.) brought the Red Foxes to within seven with 1:16 remaining.
Marist shot .413 (19-for-46) from the field and .438 (7-for-16) from three-point range. Fairfield shot .481 (26-for-54) from the field. The Stags committed just eight turnovers, while the Red Foxes had 17.
Marist fell to 4-24 overall and 3-13 in MAAC play; Fairfield improved to 21-5 overall and 14-2 in the MAAC. The Stags clinched the MAAC regular-season championship with the victory.
The Red Foxes will return to action on Saturday, when they host New Hampshire of the America East Conference in a Sears BracketBusters match-up. Tip-off at the McCann Center is set for 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Marist Ticket Office at (845) 575-3553.
