POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist Women's Basketball looks to bounce back with a brief road trip down to Manhattan on Saturday, January 18 at 2 p.m.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Saturday's tilt airs on ESPN+, beginning at the top of the hour.
• Geoff Brault and Steve Eggink will have the audio-exclusive broadcast, available on GoRedFoxes.com.
• Live statistics will also be available on GoRedFoxes.com.
• @MaristWBB on Twitter will provide live updates and in-game highlights.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist dropped a 76-72 overtime thriller to Rider on Thursday evening in a matchup featured the top teams in the record in the MAAC and two top 15 teams in the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
• Alana Gilmer led four Red Foxes in double figures with 21 points.
• Grace Vander Weide added 16 points, eight rebounds, and a team-best eight assists.
• Willow Duffell compiled a career-high 13 rebounds.

 

SCOUTING MANHATTAN

• The Jaspers sit right behind the Red Foxes in the standings with a 4-2 MAAC record. Overall, the team is 7-8.
• On Thursday, Manhattan disposed of Siena 80-50 in Loudonville, NY.
• Freshman Emily LaPointe, who has won four MAAC Rookie of the Week awards this season, paces the squad with 11.7 points per game.
• Courtney Warley averages 100.5 points per contest and 7.8 rebounds per game.

 

SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday marks the 59^th meeting all-time between the Red Foxes and the Jaspers.
• Marist is 34-24 against Manhattan in its Division I era.
• The Jaspers are one of three teams in the MAAC (Siena, Monmouth) that the Red and White played in its first season as a Division I program in 1981-82.
• Last year, each team was victorious on the road in the regular season. However, Marist triumphed in the 2019 MAAC Quarterfinals 65-51 over Manhattan.

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??times the honors! #GoRedFoxes . . . Congratulations to Alana and Bekah on their candidacies for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award! The programs honors 30 athletes from women's basketball throughout the nation for their work in four categories: classroom, character, community, and competition. The list will be trimmed to 10 candidates in February, and the winner announced at the @ncaawbb Final Four!

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ALL CLASS

• Gilmer and Rebekah Hand were recently identified as candidates for the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award.
• The Senior CLASS Award recognizes student-athletes around the nation who exemplify characteristics in four categories: classroom, character, community, and competition.
• Thirty women's basketball players were selected. The finalists will trim down to 10 in February.

 

PLAY4KAY

• Marist and Manhattan's rematch takes place on Saturday, February 8 in the annual Play4Kay Night.
• For more information, please click here. 

 

UP NEXT

• Marist hustles back to Poughkeepsie to host Quinnipiac in a rematch of the last two MAAC Championship finals on Thursday, January 23.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• Tickets are on sale at MaristTickets.com.