POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist Women's Basketball will look to bounce back Saturday night when the team hosts the Fairfield Stags in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at McCann Arena. Tipoff for the game is set for 4 p.m. as the frontend of a men's and women's doubleheader. The Red Foxes currently stand at 7-9 overall and 3-1 in conference.

PREVIOUS OUTING
The Red Foxes led for most of the game but in the end dropped its first league game to the Quinnipiac Bobcats, 62-56, Thursday morning in MAAC play. The Red Foxes started the game on an 8-0 run spurred on by their defense. Marist would hold Quinnipiac scoreless for first five minutes of the game and 2-for-18 shooting in the first overall. However, Quinnipiac would chip away at the lead and eventually take it by the fourth. Marist would again regain the lead late but the Bobcats took control on free throws and offensive rebounds, earning three boards in the offensive end in the final three minutes to extend their offensive possessions and hold on to the lead for good.

FAIRFIELD HISTORY
The Red Foxes hold a 32-18 advantage in the all-time series against Fairfield but dropped their last contest to the Stags, 61-44, in the MAAC Quarterfinals last season. Maura Fitzpatrick led the Red Foxes in scoring with 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field. She also added five rebounds. Hannah Hand was the Red Foxes second leading scoring with 12 points and a team-high six rebounds. Before that game, the Red Foxes were winners of the last six contests between the two teams and won the two other regular season matchups against Fairfield last season first at home, 71-55, and then on the road, 68-62.

SCOUTING THE STAGS
Fairfield enters Saturday's game 6-9 overall and 3-1 in conference play with wins over Monmouth, Niagara, and Canisius. The Stags dropped their last game at home against Rider, 61-45. Samantha Cooper led the Stags in both points (14) and rebounds (11) while picking up her seventh double-double of the season. Cooper currently leads the team averaging 15.1 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per contest. The Stags have two other players in double-figures with Khadidiatou Diouf (11.1) and Sam Kramer (10.8) and have also had the same starting lineup for all 15 games this season.

TRIPLE DOUBLE? ... ALMOST
The Marist women's basketball team has never had a triple-double in the program's history but Grace Vander Weide came pretty close in the Red Foxes early season game against Quinnipiac. Vander Weide totaled 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. The rebounds and assists set new career highs for Vander Wiede to go along with new career-highs in blocks and steals.

TRENDING TOPICS
Last Five

• Alana Gilmer is averaging 18.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG and has racked up 13 assists. Gilmer is also 18-21 from the line in the last five games.
• Gilmer has scored 20+ points in two of the last five games, 20 at UMass, and 27 vs Monmouth.
• Rebekah Hand is averaging 16.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG and is a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw stripe.
• Maura Fitzpatrick is the team's third double-digit scorer in the last five games averaging 11.0 PPG.
• The Red Foxes are outscoring their opponents by a +16.2 margin and averaging 71.6 PPG on .463 shooting from the field and .326 from behind the arc.

Last Three

• The Red Foxes have had three players average double-figures in their last three games, Alana Gilmer (18.3), Rebekah Hand (12.0), and Maura Fitzpatrick (10.7) along with Grace Vander Weide who has averaged 9.0 PPG.
• A little bit of everything is what Vander Weide has been doing, along with her 9.0 PPG, she has tallied seven rebounds per game along with six assists a contest.
• Despite their first conference loss to Quinnipiac, the Red Foxes are outscoring their opposition by a +14.0 margin in their last three games.

HOW TO FOLLOW
You can follow along on the Marist women's basketball twitter account (@MaristWBB) and watch live on ESPN3 with Geoff Brault on play-by-play and Steve Eggink on color.

UP NEXT
The Red Foxes will get a few days of break from games before traveling to take on Siena on Thursday, January 18^th. The game will be held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York as the front end of a men's-women's doubleheader. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.