POUGHKEEPSIE, New York -  The Marist women's basketball returned to the win column with a 71-53 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory against the Monmouth Hawks Saturday evening at McCann Arena. With the win, the Red Foxes move to 4-9 overall and 2-3 in conference. Monmouth is now 7-5 overall and 2-1 in MAAC play.

 

Summary

• Monmouth had three consecutive turnovers to start the first quarter, allowing Marist to take the lead 18-13. 
• Zaria Shazer scored 10-of-the-18 points for the Red Foxes in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Zaria eclipsed her previous career high of 14 points, scoring 16. She also collected six rebounds. 
• After entering the half leading 34-27, Monmouth battled back in the third quarter with a 7-0 run to tie the game at 34.
• The teams would trade mini-runs until the 3:07 mark in the third where Marist went on an 8-0 run to pull ahead 51-40.
• Entering the fourth, Marist would build on its lead, with an 11-0 run spanning from 7:16 to 3:22, pushing the lead to 20.
• From there the Red Foxes would cruise to the 71-53 victory.

 

Stats

• Marist finished the game with a season high in points (71), steals (15) and turnovers forced (32).
• The Red Foxes had two players with 20+ points, Kiara Fisher (22), Zaria Shazer (20).
• Zaria Shazer scored a career high, finishing the game with 20 points. 
• The Red Foxes shot .509 (28-for-55) from the field, while Monmouth shot .383 (18-for-47) from the field. 
   

Up Next

• The Red Foxes continue conference play on the road at Iona Thursday, January 20th against Iona Gaels.
• Tip-off is set for 7PM.