POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's basketball team picked up a 117-61 victory over Bloomfield College Sunday evening in an exhibition game held for hurricane relief. The Red Foxes were paced by double-digit scoring from seven Red Foxes and four assists each from four players.
SUMMARY
The Red Foxes started hot outscoring Bloomfield 27-13 in the first quarter and built on their big lead with a 32-17 second quarter that included six consecutive triples. The Red Foxes entered the new half and continued their torrid pace, shooting over 60 percent from the field in the third quarter and slamming the door shut on Bloomfield.
KEY STATS
- Alana Gilmer had a team high 18 points and added four rebounds and four assists.
- Rebekah Hand tallied three triples on her way to 15 points. Hand also picked up 10 rebounds to secure the double-double.
- Allie Clement, who missed almost the entire 16-17 season with injury, scored 14 points and dished out four assists.
- Every Red Foxes who saw action on the floor scored at least six points.
- For the game, the Red Foxes shot over 50 percent from the field (41-for-79) and over 42 percent from three (12-for-28). The Red Foxes got to the line 33 times converting on 23 of those.
QUOTES
"A very good exhibition for us, compared to our scrimmages we finally got off to a good start and I think Rebekah coming out and hitting a three for us right away really set the tone. I don't think I could be more pleased from an offensive standpoint to have seven kids in double figures." – Head coach
Brian Giorgis.
NEXT UP
The Marist women's basketball team will be in its 16th season under the leadership of head coach
Brian Giorgis in 2017-18. The Red Foxes, who have won a conference-record 10 MAAC championships in their history, open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 10 against Navy at McCann Arena. Please visit MaristTickets.com for the following information:
- Single-game tickets.
- Season tickets.
- Junior Hoop Club memberships.
