POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – In another matchup between the top two teams in the MAAC, Marist Women's Basketball heads to Rider on Tuesday, February 11 at 7 p.m.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Tuesday's contest airs on ESPN3, beginning at the top of the hour.
• GoRedFoxes.com has the audio-exclusive broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m.
• Live statistics are also available on GoRedFoxes.com.
• @MaristWBB on Twitter will have live updates and in-game highlights.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes allowed two points in the second quarter as part of an extended 29-4 run to dispatch Manhattan 74-53 on February 8 at McCann Arena.
• Rebekah Hand led four in double figures with 14 points.
• Willow Duffell notched her first-career double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
• After missing the previous six games, Sarah Barcello hit a career-high four three-pointers en route to 12 points.

 

SCOUTING RIDER

• The Broncs are coming off their first conference loss of the season, falling at Saint Peter's 67-56.
• Rider sits first with a 10-1 MAAC record, and are 17-3 overall.
• Stella Johnson continues to lead the nation with 25 points per game. She was recently named a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award.
• Lea Favre leads the conference with a .544 field goal percentage.

 

SERIES HISTORY

• The all-time series favors Marist 45-18, the most victories against a MAAC opponent in Red Fox history.
• The Broncs have won the last three regular season meetings.
• In the previous matchup on January 16, Rider triumphed 76-72 in overtime. Alana Gilmer led Marist with 21 points.

3,285 points, 1,410 rebounds, and 638 assists ????

Presenting the two Red Foxes to rank top 10 in program history in these three categories after Rebekah Hand entered the top 10 in assists last week! #GoRedFoxes #maAChoops pic.twitter.com/ovjpbUESCG

— Marist WBB (@MaristWBB) February 10, 2020

 

TOP 10 TWO-SOME

• Dishing five assists in the win over the Jaspers, Rebekah Hand passed Elise Caron for 10^th place in career assists.
• She joins Corielle Yarde as the only two Red Foxes to place inside the top 10 in career points, rebounds, and assists.

 

NATIONAL NOTORIETY

• Marist is one of five teams in the nation averaging 20 assists per game or higher; the Red Foxes currently rank fifth at exactly 20.0.
• The Red Foxes are also fifth with a 1.49 assist/turnover ratio.
• Only five teams rank higher than Marist's 48.0 field goal percentage.
• Grace Vander Weide is up to sixth in the nation with 6.4 assists per game. She is one of 11 Division I athletes with 135 assists or more.

YOU GET AN ASSIST AND YOU GET AN ASSIST ?? these #NCAAW athletes probably - Last week's #D1WBB single game assist leaders pic.twitter.com/DxeYz7yr1p

— HERO Sports WBB (@HEROSportsWBB) February 10, 2020

 

THREE IN SIX

• Tuesday begins a stretch where Marist plays three games in a span of six days.
• Following the dual against Rider, Marist hosts Canisius on Thursday, February 13, then heads north to Siena on Sunday, February 16.
• Dating back to Saturday's contest against Manhattan, it's a stretch of four games in nine days.

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes host the Golden Griffins in the second meeting at 7 p.m. from McCann Arena.
• Tickets are on sale at MaristTickets.com.