WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey -Â The Marist women's basketball team (19-9, 11-5 MAAC) embarks on their final road game of the regular season to play Monmouth (12-15, 8-8 MAAC) on Thursday evening. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m on ESPN+.
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- Geoff Brault will be on the call for GoRedFoxes.com Radio.
- Twitter - @MaristWBB
- Marist was defeated by Quinnipiac (21-6, 16-0 MAAC), 78-66 on Saturday afternoon.
- Grace Vander Weide handed out a program-record 15 assists to go along with nine points and eight rebounds, and Lovisa Henningsdottir made five three-pointers for a season-high as she scored 19 points.
- The Red Foxes shot 40.0% from three and held the Bobcats to 30.4%.
- Monmouth fell to Canisius on Sunday, 65-56.
- Junior Sierra Green led the team with 15 points, including four triples.
- Freshman Lucy Thomas added 12 points, going a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line to go along with two three-pointers.
- Marist is 23-20 with Monmouth all time, winning the last two meetings.
- Rebekah Hand leads the NCAA in free-throw percentage (93.9). She made 62 consecutive free throws between Nov. 18 and Jan. 30 for the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history.Â
- Marist ranks 24th in the NCAA in FT % (75.6) and 19th in total assists (460).
- Hand (41.0) and Sarah Barcello (38.1) rank first and fourth in the MAAC in three-point percentage.
- Grace Vander Weide ranks first in assists per game (5.1) and assist/turnover ratio (1.9).
In the final game of the regular season, Marist hosts Niagara (12-16, 8-8 MAAC) for Senior Day on Saturday, March 2. The Red Fox seniors will be honored prior to the game for their dedication to the program, and the game begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
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