NIAGARA FALLS, New York – The Marist women's basketball team took down the Niagara for a win in its conference opener. The Red Foxes defeated the Purple Eagles by a score of 63-55.
 

Summary

• The Red Foxes opened the game with a 6-0 lead from back-to-back three pointers from Kiara Fisher and Julianna Bonilla.
• At the end of the first quarter, the Red Foxes led 20-18.
• Marist shot .444 from the field and .400 from behind the arc in the second quarter.
• The Purple Eagles shot 2-for-11 from behind the arc in the first half.
• Opening the third quarter, an 8-0 scoring run for the Red Foxes enabled them to take the lead over the Purple Eagles.
• In the third quarter, the Red Foxes shot .667 from the field and .667 from three.
• Six straight points from the Julianna Bonilla to give the Red Foxes a seven-point lead with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
• Marist defeated Niagara by a score of 63-55.
   

STATS

• Zaria Shazer led the Red Foxes with 16 points and seven rebounds, while collecting four assists and three steals.
• Kendall Krick and Bonilla added 15 points each. Bonilla collected her season high in points.
• For the game, Red Foxes shot .525 (21-of-40) from the field and .471 (8-for-17) from behind the arc.
• Red Foxes shot 13-of-16 from the free throw line.
   

Up Next

• The Red Foxes stay up north to take on Canisius on Monday, Dec.19.
• Tip-off is now set for 1 p.m.