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	Stat Comparison LSU Marist  FG Made-Attempted    29-66     16-45   FG Percentage  .439  .356  3P Made/Attempted 2-10    7-21   3P Percentage  .200   .333   FT Made-Attempted  12-19 10-12  FT Percentage   .632  .833  Rebounds  44  27  Assists 16   13   Turnovers  4   14
	Individual Leaders  Stat LSU Marist  Points Hyder, 19  Clement, 11  Rebounds Hyder, 14 Oberdorf, 5  Assists Hill, 4 Coffey, 6  Steals Hyder, 3  Allie Clement, 1  Blocks Two with 1  Jarosz, 2
	Up Next Who: Missouri State When: Sun. Nov. 29 - 11 a.m. Where: Estero, FL  Audio | Full Schedule

ESTERO, Florida – The Marist women's basketball team dropped their second game at the Gulf Coast Showcase, falling to Louisiana State University (LSU), 72-49, Saturday afternoon at Germain Arena. The Red Foxes never could quite get it going as an up and down performance on both ends of the floor led to the team's sixth straight loss.

Allie Clement finished as the Red Foxes leading scorer and only player in double digits with 11 points on 3-for-7 shooting from behind the arc. Clement also added four rebounds and a steal. Maura Fitzpatrick tallied a career high nine points on 2-for-5 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

As a team the Red Foxes finished the game shooting just 16-for-45 (.356) from the field and 7-for-21 (.333) from deep. The Tigers in comparison shot 29-for-66 (.439) on their field goals and converted on 12-for-19 of their trips to the line.

Tori Jarosz was strong out of the gates for the Red Foxes as she led the team with six points and three rebounds in the first quarter. LSU started hot, shooting 9-for-17 (.529) from the field while the Red Foxes were just 4-for-14 (.286) in the opening stanza.

Keeping Marist around in the first quarter was their hustle, as a team the Red Foxes had five offensive rebounds and six second chance points to go along with converting on seven of their first eight free throws.

In the second quarter after back-to-back threes from Sydney Coffey and Clement knotted the score at 21 apiece, Jarosz picked up back-to-back fouls and was forced to sit for the majority of the period. LSU responded to the 6-0 Marist run with a 5-0 run of their own and from there the teams traded stops and baskets until a 7-0 LSU run ended the half.

The teams headed to the locker room with LSU in the lead, 37-28. In the half the Red Foxes shot 8-for-22 (.364) from the field, 3-for-12 (.250) from deep, and 9-for-10 (.900) from the free throw stripe. Jarosz, who was held scoreless in the second quarter, led the team with six points and four rebounds.

The Red Foxes ran hot and cold in the third quarter. At one point the offense appeared to be heating up and finding a groove, going 3-for-3 and 5-of-their-last-7 before succumbing to turnovers and missed shots. Marist finished the quarter 0-for-4 from the field and had five turnovers as LSU took advantage, finishing the quarter on a 6-0 run and headed to the fourth leading the Red Foxes by 16, 58-42.

Marist will wrap up play at the Gulf Coast Showcase tomorrow morning against Missouri State. Tip-off for tomorrow's game is scheduled for 11 a.m. The Missouri State game is the Red Foxes final non-conference tune up before the team opens conference play against Quinnipiac on December 3^rd.