POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Marist women's basketball (12-5, 4-1 MAAC) defeated Monmouth (5-10, 1-3 MAAC) on Tuesday evening by a final score of 69-45. The Hawks put up a good fight through the first quarter, but the Red Foxes went on a 31-6 run stretching into the third quarter to eventually build a season-high 32 point lead and take the win in McCann Arena
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- The Red Foxes set the tone early by getting multiple and-1s in the first quarter to earn an early lead of 19-13 at the first break.
- Monmouth went on a small run to tie the score at 21 early in the second, but would only score one more point in the rest of the quarter.
- Marist forced the Hawks to miss 12 straight field goals in the second while the Red Foxes surged ahead to a 36-22 lead at the half.
- The Hawks continued to go without a made field goal stretching midway into the third, scoring only nine points for the second consecutive quarter.
- The Red Foxes would eventually lead by as many as 32 points as nine players entered the scoring column.
- A 32-point lead beat out the previous season-high of 31 points on Jan. 3 at Niagara.
- 45 points is the least Marist has allowed this season.Â
- Alana Gilmer has scored 20 or more points in six games this season.
- Lovisa Henningsdottir's four blocks were a new career-high.
- Rebekah Hand has reached double-digit scoring in 27 straight games, dating back to last season.
- She continues to lead the NCAA in free-throw percentage, sitting at 96.6%.
- Marist has defeated Monmouth in four straight contests.
"It was a little slow at first, but we stuck to the game plan and we played better and better as the game went on" lauded head coach
Brian Giorgis. "It was a really solid effort with contributions by everyone. What I was most proud of was that we got everybody in, and most everybody played double-digit minutes. They all played well."
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Women;s basketball welcomes Siena (7-8, 3-1 MAAC) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on
ESPN3, and
tickets are on sale now.Â
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