POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team returns to action on Friday night, when the Red Foxes (4-7 overall, 0-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) travel to Fairfield (5-7, 1-1).
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. This is Marist's first trip to Mahoney Arena, the Stags' new on-campus facility.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network at 6:45.
- In-game updates are available on Twitter at @MaristMBB.
- The game will be on ESPN3 with Bob Heussler (play-by-play) and Joe DeSantis (analyst) on the call.
- Marist fell at Rider, 77-71, on Thursday, Dec. 22.
- Patrick Gardner had 21 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Stephane Ingo tied his season high with 12 rebounds and scored six points. Noah Harris and Kam Farris had 13 and 12 points, respectively.
- This is the Stags' first game since an 86-45 triumph over Coast Guard on Sunday, Dec. 18.
- Friday marks the fifth of seven straight home games for the Stags at Mahoney Arena.
- Caleb Fields and Supreme Cook average 13.4 and 13.0 points, respectively. Cook leads the MAAC with 8.4 rebounds per game, with Patrick Gardner second at 7.6.
- Head coach Jay Young, a 1986 Marist graduate, is in his fourth season.
- The road team has won three straight, and five of the last six, in the Marist-Fairfield series.
- Marist has played on Fairfield's campus once since 2000, and just eight times overall (2-6).
- Patrick Gardner, who has scored at least 20 points in three of his last four games, ranks second in the MAAC in both scoring (17.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg).
- Stephane Ingo leads the MAAC in offensive rebounds per game (3.5).
- Noah Harris leads the MAAC in three-pointers per game (2.5).
- Consecutive made free throw streaks: Isaiah Brickner, 12; Patrick Gardner, 9; Noah Harris, 6.
- Marist returns home to face MAAC preseason favorite Iona on Friday, Jan. 6.
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
