FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – Sophomore guard Trinasia Kennedy unloaded a career-best 26 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three-point range, but Fairfield ended the game on a 9-1 run to complete a 15-point comeback and capture a 61-58 win over Marist on Saturday evening from Alumni Hall.
 
The Red Foxes stumble to 6-2 in the MAAC, and 8-2 overall. The Stags now sit a game ahead of Marist for first place in the conference at 5-1, and are 6-2 this season.
 
Kennedy became the first Red Fox since Lovisa Henningsdottir in March of 2019 to hit five three-pointers in a game. The Binghamton, NY product already set a career-high with 16 points in the first half as the Red Foxes sported a 37-30 lead after two quarters.
 
Marist was on top 47-32 with 3:31 to play in the third quarter, and had a 57-52 advantage with 2:32 remaining in the contest. However, after an Andrea Hernangomez layup, Lou Lopez-Senechal scored four quick points to give Fairfield a 58-57 lead with 49.3 seconds to go.
 
Following a 1-for-2 trip to the foul line for Kennedy, Lopez-Senechal got a friendly bounce on an off-balance shot from the right below to give the Stags the lead for good with 2.8 seconds left.
 
Senior captain Allie Best totaled 11 points and seven assists, while classmate Willow Duffell had a game-high nine rebounds.
 
Lopez-Senechal paced the Stags with 16 points, while Katie Armstrong and Callie Cavanaugh added 10 points each.
 

Summary

• Kennedy knocked down a trio of three-pointers within the first 3:38 of the game, staking Marist to a quick 13-7 advantage.
• Fairfield ended the first quarter on a 10-2 run to tie it at 17, however, featuring threes from Armstrong and Lewis.
• The burst extended out to 22-19, but Kennedy's fourth triple tied it 2:50 into the frame.
• Weimar's contested layup from the right block pushed Marist in front 25-24 at the second quarter media timeout.
• With 2:29 until halftime, the Red Foxes went on a quick 7-2 run, capped off by Best's three-pointer from the right side seconds before the buzzer that made it 37-30 Marist at the break.
• The Red Foxes opened the third on a 10-2, starting with Kennedy's fifth trey of the evening. The spurt gave Marist its largest lead at 47-32.
• Fairfield answered with their own 8-0 run, but Best kept the Stags away with straightaway three-pointer for a 50-40 advantage with 34 seconds left in the third.
• Armstrong's triple at the 7:21 mark of the fourth closed the gap to 52-47, but Krick hit a jumper just inside the arc.

 

stats

• Marist shot 40 percent from the field, including 8-for-17 (47.1 percent) from beyond the arc.
• The Stags held the Red Foxes without a field goal in the final 6:51 of the game.
• Marist had the edge in rebounding, 34-28, including 12 on the offensive glass.
• Five different Foxes had four or more rebounds, including nine from Duffell and seven from freshman forward Caitlin Weimar.
• Fairfield created 21 points from 18 Marist turnovers, and had a 13-9 advantage in second-chance points.

 

notes

• Kennedy's 26 points are the most by a Red Fox this season, joining junior guard Sarah Barcello (25 points at Quinnipiac on January 3rd) as the two to reach the 25-point plateau. They're also the most by a sophomore since Rebekah Hand had 29 points against Monmouth on February 8th, 2018.
• The sophomore is now averaging 13.5 points per game in her last four games.
• Best is two assists away from 300 in her career.
• Marist's streak of holding opponents under 40 percent shooting concludes at 10 games, as the Stags made 45 percent of their shots on Saturday.
• Marist now leads the all-time series against Fairfield 38-21.

 

up next

• The Red Foxes head home, then make their only trip to Western New York of the regular season, visiting Niagara on Friday, January 22nd and Saturday, January 23rd at 4 p.m.