POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Fresh off its conference-opening win on Thursday, Marist Women's Basketball seeks a 2-0 start to MAAC play when it hosts Saint Peter's from McCann Arena on Saturday, January 4 at 7 p.m.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Tickets are available at MaristTickets.com. The game is CYO Night: children wearing a CYO jersey will be admitted for free, and a knockout contest will take place at halftime.
• After the game, the team will sign autographs on the sideline.
• Saturday's game will air on ESPN+, beginning at the top of the hour. Geoff Brault and Steve Eggink will provide the play-by-play and color commentary.
• GoRedFoxes.com will provide live statistics.
• On Twitter, @MaristWBB will have live updates and in-game highlights.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes captured their first MAAC victory and first triumph of 2020 with a 76-66 result over Monmouth on January 2.
• Alana Gilmer paced the Marist offense with a season-high 27 points on 10-17 shooting, while Grace Vander Weide added 15 points, eight rebounds, and six assists to move into a tie for 10th place on the all-time Marist assists list.
• Rebekah Hand scored 11 points and moved into fourth place all-time in career field goals.
• Marist shot 50 percent from the field for the game, and assisted on 20 of their 28 baskets.

 

SCOUTING SAINT PETER'S

• The Peacocks are 3-6 on the season. Saturday will be their first conference game of the season after the team was idle on Thursday.
• As a team, Saint Peter's ranks first in the MAAC and 31st in the nation with 77.7 points per game.
• Kendrea Williams, the current MAAC Player of the Week, leads four Peacocks in double figures with 15.4 points per game.
• Last season, Saint Peter's went 1-17 in conference play.

 

SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will be the 52nd meeting in the rivalry, which dates back to 1983.
• Marist leads the all-time series 34-17.
• The Red Foxes carry a four-game winning streak into the matchup. In the lone dual between the teams last season, Marist won 62-42 in Jersey City, NJ. Rebekah Hand had a team-high 19 points.
• At home, the Red and White is 16-6 against the Peacocks.

 

MILESTONE WATCH

• Rebekah Hand needs two three-pointers to become the fifth Red Fox to reach 200 in her career, five free throws to tie Tori Jarosz for fifth, and seven rebounds to reach the top 10.
• Vander Weide's next assist will move her into sole possession of 10th place in Marist assists. She is currently at 11. Up next on the list is Elise Caron (ninth – 315) and Corielle Yarde (eighth – 321).
• Gilmer is three field goals away from reaching the top 10 in program history.

 

UP NEXT

• Marist hits the road for its Buffalo, NY swing, beginning with Canisius on Thursday, January 9 at 11 a.m.
• The Red Foxes then visit Niagara on Saturday, January 11 at 1 p.m.