(15-7, 11-2 MAAC)

1st 2nd F Marist 41 34 75  Niagara  30   36  66   Box Score | Photo Gallery

(9-13, 5-8 MAAC)

	Stat Comparison Marist Niagara  FG Made-Attempted 26-54  25-63   FG Percentage .481  .397   3P Made/Attempted 8-22  8-14  3P Percentage .364   .571  FT Made-Attempted 15-18   8-13  FT Percentage .833   .615  Rebounds 31  39   Assists 17  15   Turnovers 14  18
	Individual Leaders  Stat Marist Niagara  Points Jarosz, 23 Rampado, 21  Rebounds Jarosz, 11  Rampado, 9  Assists Coffey, 6 Maxwell, 4  Steals Two with 2 Van Leeuwen, 3   Blocks Two with 1 Three with 1
	Up Next Who: Canisius When: Sat. Feb. 7 - 2 p.m. Where: Buffalo, N.Y.   Audio | Full Schedule

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Behind another double-double effort from senior center Tori Jarosz (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.), who tallied a career high 23 points and 11 rebounds, the Marist women's basketball team prevailed over the Niagara Purple Eagles, 75-66, at the Gallagher Center Thursday night. The win also marked head coach Brian Giorgis' 200^th career Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory, achieving the mark in just 231 tries.

Cool free throw shooting from junior forward Madeline Blais (Exeter, N.H.) and sophomore guard Brittni Lai (Irvington, N.Y.) iced the game for the Red Foxes as the duo combined for 8-for-8 from the free throw stripe in the final two minutes. As a team the Red Foxes scored all of their final points off free throws in the final two minutes as the team went 11-for-12 from the line to close out the game.

Blais would finish the game with 12 points and four rebounds while Lai would notch nine points, four rebounds and a steal in 24 minutes of action.

A big three pointer from sophomore forward Katharine Fogarty (Peterborough, N.H.) with 11:39 remaining gave the Red Foxes a 54-46 lead after Niagara had cut it to five on the previous possession. The shot sparked an 11-2 run that expanded the lead to 62-48 with 7:20 remaining. The Purple Eagles would continue to rally back cutting into the Red Foxes lead throughout the final seven minutes but the run that spanned the middle of the half would be enough for the Red Foxes to start the first half of the Buffalo swing at 1-0.

The Red Foxes jumped out to a hot shooting first half behind a highly efficient offense as the team shot 16-for-30 (.530) from the field and 6-for-12 (.500) from deep. The Red Foxes highest lead of the first half came at the 3:18 mark when they led 35-15. A 15-6 Purple Eagle run closed out a first half that was mostly dominated by the Red Foxes.

Jarosz and junior guard Sydney Coffey (Hopkins, Minn.) led the way for the Red Foxes in the first half. Jarosz totaled 15 points and five rebounds in the first and Coffey added 10 points and dished out three assists. Coffey would finish the game with six assists.The Red Foxes also got some key contributions in the first half from Blais and freshman forward Payton Birchmeier (Corunna, Mich.) who scored eight points and six points respectively.

Up next for the Red Foxes MAAC play and the Buffalo trip continues as the Red Foxes face Canisius for the second time this year on Saturday, February 7th at 2 P.M. The Red Foxes emerged victorious the first time around against Canisius 74-64 at McCann Arena and will look to win again on the return trip up north.