POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist Women's Basketball vies for its third-straight MAAC victory and fifth-consecutive overall when it travels to Buffalo, NY to tackle Canisius on Thursday, January 9 at 11 a.m. The game serves as the Golden Griffins' Kid's Day.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• The game airs on ESPN+, beginning at the top of the hour.
• Geoff Brault has the call for the audio-only broadcast on GoRedFoxes.com.
• Live statistics will be provided from GoRedFoxes as well.
• @MaristWBB on Twitter will provide live updates throughout the contest.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist unloaded for a season-high and MAAC-best 96 points as the Red Foxes handled Saint Peter's 96-76 on Saturday, January 4 at McCann Arena.
• Rebekah Hand led the team with 25 points, adding seven rebounds and six assists. She earned her 200^th career three-pointer and is now tied for 10^th in career rebounds.
• Alana Gilmer had 19 points on eight baskets, moving into 10^th place all-time in career field goals.
• Grace Vander Weide collected her team-best third double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Her six assists put her ninth on Marist's all-time list.
• As a team, the Red and White had 26 assists on 40 field goals.

 

SCOUTING CANISIUS

• The Golden Griffins are 1-1 in MAAC play and 2-9 overall.
• In the first week against conference foes, Canisius fell to Manhattan 68-50 before picking up a road win at Monmouth 71-62.
• Preseason All-MAAC Second Team selection D'Jhai Patterson-Ricks leads the squad and is third in the MAAC with 17.7 points per game.
• The 2019-20 MAAC Preseason Poll had the Golden Griffins eighth.

 

SERIES HISTORY

• Thursday marks the 53^rd meeting between Marist and Canisius in a series that dates back to 1986.
• The Red Foxes have won seven straight games in the rivalry, and 21 of their last 22.
• Last season, Marist swept the series, winning 71-66 and 66-50. Gilmer averaged 18 points in the two matchups.

 

CONFERENCE RANKS

• As a team, Marist is first in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.462), scoring margin (+8.6), three-pointers per game (7.9), assists per game (17.9), and assist/turnover ratio (1.3).
• Vander Weide tops the conference with 5.5 assists per game, while Allie Best's 2.4 assist/turnover ratio paces the league.

 

NATIONAL NOTORIETY

• Updated as of January 7, the Red and White has allowed the third-fewest turnovers in the nation with 147, an average of 13.4 per game.
• The team's 1.34 assist/turnover ratio and 17.9 assists per game rank 12^th and 16^th, respectively.
• Rebekah Hand is 26^th in Division I with her .867 free throw percentage. Her career .887 from the foul line leads all Division I active players.
• Vander Weide's and Best's respective assists per game and assist/turnover ratio rank 18^th and 30^th in the country.

 

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM POLL

• Updated as of January 7, Marist re-entered the top 10 in the collegeinsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll.
• This year, the Red Foxes have slotted as high as ninth in the poll, and were 11^th in the preseason poll.

 

UP NEXT

• Following Thursday's battle at Canisius, Marist departs for Niagara on Saturday, January 11. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m.