WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey – Marist women's basketball took care of business at Monmouth, earning the win 69-45. Though it was a four-point game through 20 minutes, the Red Foxes outscored the Hawks 41-21 in the second half to pull away for the victory. With the #3 seed in the MAAC tournament now clinched, Marist will play their first game of the MAAC tournament on Saturday, March 9 at noon.

SUMMARY

• The game got off to a slow start, with Marist shooting 2-for-6 and Monmouth shooting 3-for-10 by the first media timeout. The Hawks led 6-4.
• Out of the timeout, Marist made all three of their next field goal attempts and led 11-9 at the end of the quarter.
• The Red Foxes continued their momentum from the first quarter and started the second with a 9-3 run. Every player that had touched the floor to that point had scored.
• Marist and Monmouth went on alternating runs to close the second, but the Red Foxes led 28-24 when the halftime buzzer sounded.
• At the half, both teams were shooting 41% from the field, though Marist shot 33% from three compared to Monmouth's 14%.
• The Red Foxes had a 5-8 advantage in turnovers, but the Hawks had a 20-13 rebounding advantage.
• Monmouth tied up the game to start the quarter, but the Red Foxes surged ahead once again with multiple fast break opportunities to lead 38-32 at the midway point of the third.
• Marist forced some turnovers and made their last four shots on the quarter to lead 53-40 heading into the fourth. Grace Vander Weide found some rhythm in the third, scoring seven out of her nine total points.
• Early in the fourth, a pair of Hand passes to Gilmer buckets gave Marist a 57-40 lead, their largest to that point.
• The Red Foxes did not allow the Hawks to score a field goal for the first four minutes of the quarter, and led by as many as 19.
• Marist closed out the game on a 7-0 run and swept the season series.

KEY STATS

• No Monmouth players reached double-digit scoring.
• The Red Foxes allowed only five points in the fourth quarter.
• Lovisa Henningsdottir is averaging 3.75-made three-pointers at 55.6% shooting over her last four games, and 12.8 points per game.

NOTES

• This is Marist's second straight 20-win season.
• Coincidentally, Marist's victory over Monmouth on Jan. 15 was by the same score, 69-45.
• Alana Gilmer recorded her ninth 20-point game of the season.

UP NEXT

Women's basketball's last game of the regular season will be on Senior Day against Niagara (12-17, 8-9 MAAC) on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. The Red Fox seniors will be honored for their hard work and dedication prior to the start of the game. The game will be streamed on ESPN3, and tickets are on sale now.