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80
Winner Marist MARW 5-8, 1-0 MAAC
69
Rider RID 3-9, 0-1 MAAC
Winner
Marist MARW
5-8, 1-0 MAAC
80
Final
69
Rider RID
3-9, 0-1 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marist MARW 29 15 17 19 80
Rider RID 8 24 19 18 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Harrison Baker

Women’s Basketball Earns Road Win Over Rider

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey – The Marist women's basketball team jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and kept Rider at a distance for the remainder, picking up an 80-69 victory and its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference win of the season Thursday night at the Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Rebekah Hand led the Red Foxes with a season-high 29 points to go along with 10 rebounds and was one of four players in double-figures. The Red Foxes are now 5-8 overall and 1-0 in MAAC play while Rider drops to 3-9 (0-1 MAAC) on the season.
 
SUMMARY
A 10-0 start for the Red Foxes turned into a 29-8 lead after the first quarter as Marist went 14-for-19 (.737) from the field and held Rider to just 4-for-15 (.267) shooting. Rider fought back in the second quarter as the Red Foxes percentages cooled off. The Broncs started the new quarter on a 10-1 run, outscored Marist 24-15 in the second, and pulled the deficit back to 12 at the half.
 
The third quarter saw a more even pace between the two squads as the Red Foxes kept the Broncs at arm's length and headed to the fourth with a 10-point, 61-51 lead. Less than two minutes into the fourth, Rider would cut it to under 10 for the first time since the first half but timely buckets from Hand and strong free throw shooting in the fourth staved off the Broncs' comeback attempt.
 
KEY STATS
  • The Red Foxes held a decisive advantage in the paint, outscoring the Broncs 50-36 in paint points.
  • Marist also held the advantage in points off turnovers (17-10), second chance buckets (18-6), and rebounds (41-26).
  • Alana Gilmer (16), Maura Fitzpatrick (11), and Grace Vander Weide (10) were the Red Foxes other players in double-digits.
  • Alana Gilmer picked up the second double-double of her career and tied her career high in rebounds (11).
NOTES
  • Rebekah Hand's 29 points were just three off her career high which sheachieved against St. Peter's in the last season's MAAC Championship First Round game.
  • Hand's double-double was the fifth of her career and first this season.
  • The conference opening win was the Red Foxes 13th straight win in a conference opener.
  • Marist finished the game over 50 percent from the field (.517), the first time the team has done so this season.
UP NEXT
The Red Foxes head home and welcome Monmouth for another MAAC contest on Saturday, December 30th. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at McCann Arena.
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