POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist Women's Basketball team will have a quick turnaround as they get set to take on the Saint Peter's Peacocks Tuesday evening at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey at 7 p.m. The game was previously scheduled for January 4^th but was postponed due to snow.

PREVIOUS OUTING
The Red Foxes picked up a thrilling last second comeback 68-67 win over the Rider University Broncs on Sunday afternoon at McCann Arena. Down by four with 20 seconds left, the Red Foxes scored five points in 13 seconds on a layup by junior Maura Fitzpatrick and free throws by redshirt sophomore Grace Vander Weide and Alana Gilmer to secure the one point win.

SAINT PETER'S HISTORY
Marist is 32-17 all-time versus Saint Peter's. Last season, the Red Foxes went 2-1 against the Peacocks, including a win in the first round of the MAAC Championships. In that game, Hand dropped a career best 32 points, the most points for a Marist player in the MAAC tournament since 2011, and nine rebounds. Fitzpatrick was also in double-digits with 12 points. Over the course of all three games against Saint Peter's, Fitzpatrick averaged 18 ppg, along with 5.7 rebounds.

SCOUTING THE PEACOCKS
Saint Peter's is currently in the midst of a 13 game losing streak including starting 0-7 in MAAC play. In their last outing, the Peacocks were defeated by Niagara, 87-52 on Saturday afternoon in the Yanitelli Center. Freshman guard Haley Dalonzo led the team with 15 points after averaging 4.0 PPG up to that point. Talah Hughes is the Peacocks' leading scorer, averaging 10.2 points per game, and is the only Saint Peter's player that averages double-digits.

TRENDING TOPICS
In the last five games …

• Alana Gilmer is averaging 15.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG and has racked up 10 assists. Gilmer is also 14-19 from the line.
• Gilmer has scored 20+ points once in last five games, 20 vs Fairfield and six-times this season.
• Rebekah Hand is averaging 14.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG and is a perfect 18-for-18 from the free throw stripe.
• Grace Vander Weide continues her breakout, now averaging 9.2 PPG and 8.0 RPG while dishing out 25 assists.
• Willow Duffell has solidified her role in the starting lineup and as a defensive anchor. Duffell is averaging 6.2 PPG and 7.2 RPG.
• The Red Foxes are outscoring their opponents by a +4.6 margin and averaging 62.6 PPG on .403 shooting from the field and .325 from behind the arc.
• The Red Foxes are 3-2.

HOW TO FOLLOW
You can follow along on the Marist women's basketball twitter account (@MaristWBB) and listen live on the Red Fox Network with Geoff Brault on play-by-play and Steve Eggink on color. The game will also be streamed live on Saint Peter's Youtube channel.

UP NEXT
Marist will continue its stretch of three games on the road in one week and will embark on their annual Buffalo trip and take on Niagara (Jan. 26) and Canisius (Jan. 28).