HAMDEN, Connecticut – Despite career-performances from Grace Vander Weide and Lovisa Henningsdottir, Marist (19-9, 11-5 MAAC) was defeated by Quinnipiac (21-6, 16-0 MAAC), 78-66. The Red Foxes were neck-and-neck with the Bobcats for much of the first half, but a 14-point run in the final minutes of the second quarter pushed Quinnipiac ahead for the lasting advantage.

SUMMARY

• In a fast paced start, Marist jumped out to a 12-6 lead on 5-of-8 shooting by the first media timeout.
• Lovisa Henningsdottir picked up where she left off last time against Quinnipiac and knocked down two three-pointers in the first.
• Marist shot 50% from the field in the opening quarter to lead 17-14.
• Quinnipiac got off to a hot start in the second and made four straight baskets to take a 22-17 lead.
• Rebekah Hand and Alana Gilmer answered back to cut the deficit to 25-24 with six minutes remaining in the half.
• Despite a tie game at the midway point of the quarter, the Bobcats went on a 14-0 run to lead 41-27 at halftime.
• At the media timeout in the third, the Red Foxes had cut the Quinnipiac lead to 45-36. Henningsdottir hit 4-of-5 three-pointers to this point.
• Marist outscored the Bobcats 15-7 in the third to trail 48-42 with one quarter remaining. They held Quinnipiac to 2-of-16 shooting.
• Henningsdottir scored the first two baskets of the fourth for the Red Foxes and hit a season-high fifth three-pointer to cut Quinnipiac's lead to 54-47.
• The Bobcats went on a 6-2 run to pull away once again, and led 64-53 halfway through the quarter.
• Alana Gilmer heated up with 10 points in the quarter, but the Bobcats were still finding success from the field to lead 71-61 with just under two minutes left.
• Marist was forced to foul Quinnipiac in an attempt to close the gap, but could not reduce the deficit with time running out and were defeated.

KEY STATS

• Grace Vander Weide handed out a program-record 15 assists to go along with nine points and eight rebounds.
• Henningsdottir's five three-pointers were a season-high as she scored 19 points.
• The Red Foxes shot 40.0% from three and held the Bobcats to 30.4%.

GAME NOTES

• Quinnipiac has now won eight-straight over Marist.
• Henningsdottir has averaged 20.0 points per game against the Bobcats this season on 80.0% shooting with 4.5 three-pointers per game.
• Rebekah Hand's streak of double-digit scoring games continues to 38 total.
• The Red Foxes are now 7-7 in daytime games, and 5-4 in Saturday games.

QUOTE

"The biggest problem were the last three minutes of the second quarter where we were tied at 27 and all of a sudden [Quinnipiac] went on a 14-0 run" reflected Coach Brian Giorgis. "That killed us, because from there we were always fighting from behind. We came back a couple times, but their seniors played well and we didn't defend as strongly as we could've. Credit to them. Those three- or four-minute lapses in defense really hurt us."
 

UP NEXT

With just two regular-season games left, Marist will travel to Monmouth on Thursday, Feb. 28. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.