RIVERDALE, New York - Senior captain
Rebekah Hand dropped 24 points on 9-13 shooting (4-6 three-pointers) to lead Marist to a 71-66 road victory at Manhattan on Saturday afternoon at Draddy Gymnasium.
The Red Foxes improve to 5-1 in MAAC play and 12-3 overall. The Jaspers now sport a 4-3 conference record, and an overall mark of 7-9.
Marist held a 35-25 halftime lead that later stretched to 12 after a layup from junior guard
Allie Best. however, Manhattan cut it down to four points at the end of the third quarter for a 55-51 Red Fox lead.
Manhattan got as close as 66-63, but
Rebekah Hand drilled a three-pointer to push her over the 20-point mark with 3:07 to play.
Hand recorded at least 20 points for the 30th time in her career. Best, making her second start this year, scored a season-high 10 points.
Emily LaPointe led Manhattan with 18 points.
- Marist hit the first of its eight three-pointers when Best knocked one down from the top of the key 1:32 in.
- The Jaspers jumped out on a 9-0 run, but redshirt senior captain Alana Gilmer hit a jumper outside the paint. Marist trailed 15-14 after one.
- Redshirt senior captain Grace Vander Weide stole the ball from Courtney Warley, and assisted on a Best transition trey to make it 17-15 to start the quarter.
- With 6:48 left in the second, the Red Foxes went on a 12-0 run, highlighted by six points from redshirt junior forward Molly Smith.
- The Red Foxes' largest lead came right out of halftime when junior forward Willow Duffell drained a right-wing three-pointer for a 38-25.
- Manhattan got closer on a 9-2 run, but Marist broke the Jasper press. Vander Weide burst through the paint for a layup to make it 42-34 with 6:45 left in the third.
- On the next possession, Duffell found Rebekah Hand on a backdoor cut, giving Hand 10 points on the day.
- Sydney Watkins of Manhattan hit a three at the end of the third, handing Marist a 55-51 edge.
- Sixteen seconds into the fourth, the Jaspers cut it to three, but Marist hit four of the game's next five baskets, highlighted by a Rebekah Hand corner three for a 64-54 lead at the 6:47 mark.
- Ten of Rebekah Hand's 24 points came in the fourth quarter.
- Vander Weide posted 12 points and nine assists.
- Gilmer added 11 points for her 12th-straight game in double figures.
- Duffell led the Red Foxes with 10 rebounds, her second-consecutive game achieving at least 10 boards. She also had seven points and five assists.
- Marist shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, and recorded 23 assists on 28 field goals.
- The Red Foxes also out-rebounded the Jaspers 35-32.
- Vander Weide moved into seventh place all-time in program history, passing Casey Dulin. She now has 349 Marist assists.
- Gilmer also surpassed Lynne Griffin and now sits eighth all-time with 492 Marist field goals.
- Best notched 10 points for the first time since January 3, 2019 against Niagara.
- Rebekah Hand now has 30 career games with 20 or more points, and 95 career contests with 10 or more points.
- Marist has now won seven-straight against Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium, and has not lost in the Bronx since 2012.
- The all-time series now stands at 35-24 in favor of the Red and White.
- The Red and White returns to McCann Arena for a date against Quinnipiac on Thursday, January 23 at 7 p.m.
- Tickets are on sale at MaristTickets.com.
