Feb. 18, 2011
Box Score
Video: Postgame Press Conference
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Junior forward Rachele Fitz became the first women's basketball player to have her jersey retired.
Gang's field goal percentage ranks fourth on Marist's single-game list at .889 percent. She shot 6-for-6 in the first half and 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Gang added three steals. Junior guard Corielle Yarde (Reading, Pa.) manufactured 10 points. As a team, Marist (24-2, 15-0 MAAC) shot 47.9 percent (23-for-48) from the field and made nine three pointers.
The Red Foxes opened the game on a 22-4 run over the first 8:34 of the contest. During the stretch Gang and Yarde combined for 13 points, behind seven from Gang and six from Yarde. Marist held Manhattan (19-7, 11-4 MAAC) to one field goal during the run.
Marist pushed the lead to 21 points, 31-10, on a Gang triple with 5:42 to go in the opening stanza. The lead grew to as many as 27 points, 39-12, with 2:41 to go in the period after a brief 6-0 run. Sophomore Kate Oliver (Sydney, Australia) capped the run with a jumper off a Yarde pass.
The Lady Jaspers cut the deficit to 19, 43-24, on a Monica Roeder triple that was made in transition with 14:27 remaining in the contest. Manhattan got as close as 18, the final margin, with 14 seconds left on a Schyanne Halfkenny jumper to arrive at the 60-42 final score. Roeder led Manhattan with 14 points.
Senior Élise Caron (Quebec, Canada) led the way with five assists, while junior Kristine Best (Commack, N.Y.) had four helpers and no turnovers. In the game, Marist assisted on 20 of 23 baskets.
Marist held the edge on the glass, 29-25. The Red Foxes outscored the Lady Japsers 20-10 in the paint and the Marist reserves notched 10 points. The Red Foxes held the Manhattan bench scoreless.
The loss for Manhattan snapped a seven-game winning streak. Conversely, the 20-game win streak for Marist marks just the second time in program history the Red Foxes won 20 straight games.
The Red Foxes will play their next two games on the road. Marist will begin the swing at Saint Peter's on Monday, Feb. 21. Tip-off at the Yanitelli Center is slated for 7 p.m.
Notes: Fitz became the first player in program history to have her jersey retired prior to tip-off... Gang scored a career-high 19 points for the third time this season and the second against Manhattan... Her 8-for-9 shooting performance ties for fourth all-time on the single-game field goal percentage list (.889 percent)... Marist led from start to finish for the seventh time this season and fifth time in MAAC play... The Red Foxes held the opposition to under 20 points in the first half for the seventh time in 15 conference games... Marist trails the all-time series with Manhattan 20-19...The Red Foxes are 9-7 in games played in Poughkeepsie, and Giorgis is 16-6 against the Lady Jaspers.
