POUGHKEEPSIE, New York -Â Marist women's basketball (15-5, 7-1 MAAC) returns home to host Manhattan (3-14, 1-5 MAAC) on Sunday, Jan. 27. The annual Hudson Valley Fresh Milk and Cookies game begins at 2 p.m.
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- Geoff Brault and Steve Eggink will be on the call as the game is broadcast on ESPN3.
- Twitter: @MaristWBB
- The Red Foxes knocked off Saint Peter's, 62-42, for their fifth straight win on Friday night.
- Rebekah Hand led the team with 19 points, four rebounds and four assists.
- Alana Gilmer contributed 18 points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
- Willow Duffell had a near double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds.
- The win marked Marist's fourth consecutive victory by 20 or more points.
- The Jaspers are coming off of a 58-54 loss to Niagara on Jan. 24.
- Gabby Cajou leads the team with 8.1 points per game.
- Courtney Warley contributes 7.9 points per game and a MAAC-leading 8.3 rebounds per game.
- Head Coach Heather Vulin is in her third season at the helm of Manhattan, with a career record of 24-54.
- Marist is 32-23 all-time with Manhattan, winning the last five meetings.
- Rebekah Hand leads the NCAA in free-throw percentage (97.0). She has made 54 consecutive free throws dating back to Nov. 18, and is the first player in NCAA history to have consecutive streaks of 50+ made free throws.
- Alana Gilmer (43.4), Hand (41.7), and Sarah Barcello (39.1) rank second, third and sixth in the MAAC in three-point percentage.
- Grace Vander Weide leads the conference in assists per game (4.6), while Allie Best sits in seventh (3.2).
- Marist leads the MAAC with 69.6 points per game.
The Red Foxes stay home for a showdown with MAAC No. 3 Rider (10-8, 6-1 MAAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ at 7 p.m.
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