POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's basketball team continues conference play with three games in five days. First the Red Foxes hit the road for a rematch with Iona Thursday, January 20^th at 7 p.m. The Red Foxes then return home Saturday, January 22^nd for another MAAC game against Niagara set for 7 p.m. tip-off before closing out the three-game stretch against Canisius on Monday at McCann Arena. Tipoff for Monday's game is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 

Follow Along

• Geoff Brault (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network for Thursday's contest and the calls on ESPN3 and ESPN+ for Saturday's and Monday's games, respectively.
• Follow @MaristWBB for in-game Twitter updates.

 

Vs Iona

• The all-time series is led by Marist, 43-13. The Red Foxes hold a six-game winning streak against the Gaels. 
• Iona and Marist last met earlier this season at McCann Arena. The Red Foxes prevailed by a winning margin of 61-49.
• In the last six games, Marist has beat Iona wby a margin of 10+ points, the largest margin being 40 points. In 2019, the Red Foxes won with a final score of 76-36. 
• In the last matchup, Kiara Fisher led the way with 17 points and four steals. It was her fourth straight game scoring in double-digits.

 

Vs Niagara

• Marist and Niagara met up twice last season, including a tightly contested matchup in which the Red Foxes defeated the Purple Eagles in overtime by a score of 66-60. 
• The all-time series favors Marist 37-15. The Red Foxes have won six straight over the Purple Eagles.
• Their home and on the road, records are nearly identical. Marist's home record is 17-7 and on the road is 17-8 against Niagara.
• In Marist's last outing against Niagara, Trinasia Kennedy (4) and Ellison (6) each set career-highs for assists. Ellison's six assists is still her career high, Kennedy tied her career high of four assists three times last season. 

Vs Canisius

• Marist leads Canisius in the overall series, 43-24, with a win streak of 11. The Red Foxes have not lost since 2015 against the Griffs.
• In last year's matchup, Zaria Shazer notched her first game in double figures with 12 points and five boards. 
• Kendal Krick also tied her career-high in points (11). 
• As a team, Marist shot 53.2 percent from the field and out-rebounded Canisius , 43-24. Thirty-four of the Red Foxes rebounds were on the defensive glass. 
• The Red Foxes had the edge in points in the paint (44-22), second-chance points (12-2) and bench points (37-16).

 

Last Time Out

• The Marist women's basketball returned to the win column with a 71-53 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory against the Monmouth Hawks.
• Kiara Fisher (22) and Zaria Shazer (20) paced the Red Foxes scoring 20+ points.
• Monmouth had three consecutive turnovers to start the first quarter, allowing Marist to take the lead 18-13. 
• Marist built on its lead, with an 11-0 run, pushing the lead to 20. From there the Red Foxes would cruise to the 71-53 lead. 
• Marist shot 28-for-55 (.609) from the field and 13-for-21 (.619) from the free-throw line. 

 

Trends & Notes

• Marist is coming off a season high in points (71), steals (15) and turnovers forced (32). 
• In the last three games, Marist shot .395 (68-for-172) from the field, .634 (26-for-41) from the free-throw line. 
• The Red Foxes had a season high of a field goal percentage (.509) against the Hawks. 
• Zaria Shazer scored a career high, finishing the game with 20 points.