ALBANY, New York – The second-seeded Marist women's basketball team defeated seventh-seeded Manhattan 84-60 in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday afternoon.
 
Summary

• Red-shirt sophomore guard Grace Vander Weide scored the game's first four points, and the Red Foxes jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the game's first two-and-a-half minutes.
• Manhattan clawed back with an 8-0 run, but the Red Foxes led 18-12 after the first quarter when sophomore guard Rebekah Hand drained a right-wing three at the buzzer.
• Marist also started the second quarter strong. Hand's buzzer-beating three started a 16-0 run, which enabled the Red Foxes to take a 31-12 lead with 5:57 left in the second quarter.
• A three-pointer by Manhattan's Lynette Tait in the waning seconds of the second period closed the Jaspers' deficit to 41-29 at halftime.
• Marist red-shirt sophomore forward Alana Gilmer and Manhattan's Kayla Grimme took center stage in the third quarter. Gilmer scored the Red Foxes' first six points, and Grimme scored eight of the Jaspers' first 10.
• The Red Foxes went on a 12-0 run, punctuated by five straight points from freshman guard Allie Best, as they held the Jaspers scoreless for 4:55. Marist led 62-42 after three periods.
• Marist started the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run, as it extended its lead to a game-high 27.
• Manhattan went on a 6-0 run, but drew no closer than 21 in the fourth quarter.

 
Key Stats

• Gilmer led the Red Foxes with 23 points. She shot 10-for-16 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line. She was joined in double figures by Hand (15, four three-pointers), junior guard Maura Fitzpatrick (13, 5-for-7 shooting), and Vander Weide (10, 6-for-6 from the line).
• Marist shot .600 (30-for-50) from the field, .526 (10-for-19) from three-point range, and .933 (14-for-15) from the free-throw line.
• Vander Weide led the Red Foxes in rebounds (nine) and assists (six).
• Manhattan's Kayla Grimme led all scorers with 25 points. He shot 9-for-14 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line.
• The Red Foxes held Manhattan's Amani Tatum, a Third Team All-MAAC selection, to nine points on 4-for-17 shooting from the field.
• Marist committed 20 turnovers, as compared to 11 for Manhattan.

 
Notes

• Marist has now reached the semifinal round of the MAAC Championship in 14 of the 16 years of head coach Brian Giorgis' tenure.
• Marist improved to 4-2 overall against Manhattan in the MAAC Championship, and has won four straight.
• Marist has now won 55 straight games when scoring at least 80 points.
• In Giorgis' tenure, Marist is 36-1 in the MAAC Championship as the better seed.
• This was Gilmer's 11^th 20-point game of the season, and third straight.

 
Quote of the Day
"I thought it was a great team win," Gilmer said. "We executed and really did the little things well."
 
Records
Marist is now 19-12 overall. Manhattan's season ends at 13-18.
 
Up Next
Marist advanced to the semifinal round on Sunday, March 4, at 1:30 p.m. The Red Foxes will take on either third-seeded Siena or sixth-seeded Niagara. The Saints and Purple Eagles will play at noon on Saturday.