POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's basketball team (2-0) hosts Temple (2-1) on Sunday afternoon at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
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- TV: The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ for a subscription fee, with Geoff Brault (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) on the call.
- Marist defeated Boston University by a score of 68-57 in its home opener on Friday, Nov. 16.
- Marist's bench contributed 32 points with big minutes coming from Lovisa Henningsdottir as she contributed 13 points, three rebounds, a block and a steal.
- Rebekah Hand and Alana Gilmer were the other Red Foxes in double-digit scoring with 15 and 12 respectively. Hand led Marist in rebounds (six) and assists (four).
- Temple enters the contest at 2-1. The Owls have defeated Delaware State and Saint Joseph's, and have lost at Ole Miss.
- Mia Davis leads the Owls, averaging 18.3 points and 7.7 rebounds.
- Head Coach Tonya Cardoza is in her 11th season at the helm, with a 202-129 record.
- Marist has started 2-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season. If the Red Foxes prevail Sunday, a 3-0 start would tie the program's longest winning streak to start a season in their Division I history. The 2008-09 season also saw Marist start 3-0.
- Marist is 1-3 against Temple all-time. The Owls prevailed in last year's meeting in Philadelphia by a score of 83-77 on Dec. 16. Temple's last appearance in Poughkeepsie came in the first round of the 2015 Postseason WNIT. The Owls prevailed 67-54 that night, and are 1-1 at Marist all-time.
- The Marist bench has outscored the opposition's bench by a combined margin of 56-15 this season.
- Marist has held the opposition to .311 (37-for-119) shooting from the field and .214 (9-for-42) shooting from three-point range through two games.
- Rebekah Hand enters today's game with 971 career points, and Maura Fitzpatrick comes in with 966.
Marist heads to Nashville, Tennessee for the Challenge In Music City tournament over Thanksgiving Weekend. There, the Red Foxes will face Stetson (Friday, Nov. 23, 1 p.m. Eastern), Hofstra (Saturday, Nov. 24, 3:30 p.m. Eastern), and Wright State (Sunday, Nov. 25, 3:30 p.m. Eastern).
