POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist Women's Basketball (22-4, 15-2 MAAC) heads to Quinnipiac (13-13, 10-7 MAAC) to face the three-time defending MAAC champions in the Red Foxes' final road contest of the 2019-20 regular season on Saturday, February 29 at 2 p.m.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Saturday's matchup airs on ESPN3, beginning at the top of the hour.
• Geoff Brault and Steve Eggink have the call of the audio-exclusive broadcast on GoRedFoxes.com, starting at 1:45 p.m.
• Live statistics will be available on GoRedFoxes.com as well.
• @MaristWBB on Twitter will provide live updates and in-game highlights.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist increased its season-best winning streak to eight games with a 75-45 rout of Fairfield on Monday, February 24.
• Offensively, Marist shot 50 percent from the field, assists on 20 of its 29 baskets.
• Rebekah Hand led the Foxes with 20 points and 10 rebounds for her 16^th career double-double. Alana Gilmer added 19 points.
• The Red Foxes pulled down a season-high 47 rebounds, limiting the Stags to 16 first-half points and a 33.3 shooting percentage.

 

SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC

• The Bobcats sit in a tie with Fairfield for third place in the MAAC at 10-7. Overall, Quinnipiac is 13-13.
• On Thursday, February 27, the three-time defending champions beat Saint Peter's 70-69 on Paige Warfel's go-ahead free throw with 0.9 seconds left.
• Prior to the victory, Quinnipiac had lost to Rider and Fairfield.
• Shaq Edwards leads the team with 12.7 points per game.

 

WE MEET AGAIN

• Back on January 23, Marist snapped a nine-game losing streak over Quinnipiac with a 73-60 win at McCann Arena.
• Gilmer dropped a career-high tying 30 points on 14 buckets, the latter being one shy of the single-game program record.
• Grace Vander Weide totaled nine points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists.
• The Bobcats shot just 35.3 percent, including 5-20 from deep.

 

SERIES HISTORY

• Marist and Quinnipiac meet for the 19^th time in program history.
• The Red Foxes look for their first regular season sweep of the Bobcats since the 2013-14 season.
• Quinnipiac has a 13-5 advantage in the rivalry.

 

MAAC STANDINGS

• Marist and Rider are tied atop the chart with a 15-2 MAAC record. Each team has clinched a top-two spot in the upcoming MAAC Championships.
• The regular season series was split 1-1.
• Entering the weekend, the Broncs own the next tiebreaker based on having a better record vs. the higher remaining seeds. Against third-place Fairfield, Rider went 2-0, while Marist went 1-1, giving the advantage to the Broncs.
• The MAAC's tiebreaker policy and full standings can be found at maacsports.com.

 

OWNING THE CHARTS

• Rebekah Hand, Alana Gilmer, and Willow Duffell are the top 3 MAAC performers in field goal percentage, both throughout the season and in conference play.
• In individual assist/turnover ratio against MAAC foes Marist also has the top three spots in Vander Weide, Hand, and Allie Best.
• Gilmer's .537 shooting clip leads all players this season, while Hand's .557 field goal percentage in MAAC play is the best in the conference.

 

NATIONAL NOTORIETY

• Marist's 1.53 assist/turnover ratio is third in the nation, behind Oregon and Baylor.
• The 20.3 assists per game is fourth in Division I as well.
• The Red Foxes' .484 shooting percentage is fifth, and would be the highest in a single season for the Red and White.

 

LOOKING AHEAD

• Marist opens up March with Iona on Thursday, March 5 at McCann Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
• Tickets are on sale at MaristTickets.com.