POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Junior forward
Willow Duffell notched the second double-double of her career, sophomore guard
Sarah Barcello added 12 points in her first game since January 16, and Marist held Manhattan to two second-quarter points to pull away for a 74-53, Play4Kay Night win on Saturday evening at McCann Arena.
The Red Foxes pull up to a 10-2 MAACÂ record and are now 17-4 on the season. The Jaspers drop to 6-7 in conference and 9-13 overall.
Senior captain
Rebekah Hand led the Pink and White with 14 points and five assists. She moved into third place all-time with 227 three-pointers and 10th in assists with 317. Redshirt senior captain
Alana Gilmer joined Barcello with 12 points, while Duffell had 11 points and 10 boards on the night.
Julie Hoier was Manhattan's leading scorer with 13 points, while Sini Makela had 12.
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- Rebekah Hand opened Marist's scoring with a triple, followed by two from Barcello.
- Manhattan went up 14-11 on a Tuuli Menna three, but Marist ended the opening quarter on a 9-2 run.
- Redshirt senior captain Grace Vander Weide snuck a pass through multiple Jaspers to find senior guard Hannah Hand for a buzzer-beating layup to end the first frame.
- A triple from redshirt junior forward Molly Smith opened the second quarter 45 seconds in.
- The Jaspers' Courtney Warley answered with a layup, but it would be Manhattan's last points for the next 10:59.
- Gilmer scored the final six points of the first half to put Marist on top 33-18 at the break.Â
- Two fastbreak layups from Gilmer and Duffell sandwiched a Barcello trey to ignite a 7-0 run to start the third.
- The massive spurt concluded at 29-4 over the span of three quarters.Â
- The Kelly Green and White went on an 8-2 burst to break their drought, only for Marist to punch back with an 18-7 advantage over the final 4:58 of the third.
- Freshman guard Trinasia Kennedy and sophomore guard Kendall Krick joined the three-point barrage i nthe fourth quarter.Â
- The Red Foxes' largest lead ballooned to 74-44 with 2:14 to play.Â
- As a team, Marist shot 47 percent from the field.
- The Red Foxes tied a season-high with 13 three-pointers. Six Red Foxes buried shots beyond the arc.
- Barcello's four three-pointers marked a career-high.
- In the third quarter, Marist shot 9-14 (64.3 percent) en route to 25 points.
- For the 12th time this season, the Pink and White eclipsed 20 assists, dropping 22 dimes on 27 buckets.
- Vander Weide led the team with seven helpers.
- Warley, an All-MAAC Preseason First Team selection, was limited to 1-9 shooting.
- Marist also won a narrow rebounding battle, 36-33.
- Rebekah Hand joins Corielle Yarde as the only two Red Foxes in program history to rank in the top 10 in career points, rebounds, and assists.
- She also surpassed Julianne Viani on the all-time three-pointers list.
- Duffell's last double-double came on February 1, 2019 at Siena.Â
- The two points allowed in the second quarter is the best defensive effort since Marist did the same against Fairfield in the first quarter on February 19, 2019.
- Marist sweeps the regular season series over Manhattan and now sports a 36-22 edge in the all-time series.Â
- The Red Foxes have won 10 or more games in MAAC play for 17 consecutive seasons.
- In the last six games, Marist has allowed 60 points or less.
- At halftime, Marist Athletics continued its annual halftime survivor salute, with over 20 breast cancer survivors receiving recognition for their courage.
- Marist turns its attention to a showdown at first-place Rider on Tuesday, February 11 at 7 p.m.
- The Broncs hold a half-game lead on the Red Foxes and took the first matchup of the season.
