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Marist Completes Western New York Trip at Niagara Sunday

Red Foxes Aiming for Second Canisius/Niagara Road Sweep in Program History

BUFFALO, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (6-9 overall, 2-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) concludes its trip to western New York on Sunday. The Red Foxes face Niagara (9-7, 4-3) on Sunday in a tip-off that has been moved up to noon.
 

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  • Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Mike Ferraro (analyst) have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app starting at 11:45 a.m.
  • In-game updates are available on Twitter at @MaristMBB.
  • The game will be carried on ESPN3.
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist earned its second straight win on Friday, as the Red Foxes earned a 76-58 victory at Canisius.
  • The 18-point victory was Marist's largest at the Koessler Athletic Center in program history.
  • Marist's 76 points were a season high.
  • Marist's .551 field goal percentage was a season high.
  • Patrick Gardner led all scorers with 26.
  • Noah Harris (14) and Javon Cooley (13) gave the Red Foxes three double-digit scorers.
  • Isaiah Brickner had a career-high eight assists, and Jaden Daughtry had a career-high six rebounds.
 
About Niagara
  • The Purple Eagles have dropped two straight, which came after a four-game winning streak.
  • In Niagara's last outing on Friday, the Purple Eagles fell at home to Siena, 70-64.
  • Noah Thomasson leads the MAAC in scoring at 18.3 points per game.
  • Niagara is second in the MAAC in scoring defense at 65.0 points per game.
  • Head coach Greg Paulus is in his fourth season.
 
Top Tidbits
  • Marist is looking for its second two-game sweep of the Canisius/Niagara trip in its history. The only other time Marist won at both Canisius and Niagara in the same season came in 2014-15.
  • The noon tip-off for this game is the earliest local tip time Marist has had since Dec. 19, 2018, when the Red Foxes had an 11 a.m. tip at New Hampshire. Marist won that game by a score of 58-49.
  • In his last four games, Patrick Gardner is shooting 33-for-48 (.688) from the field.
  • Isaiah Brickner has made 28 straight free throws.
  • Javon Cooley is eighth in the MAAC in three-point percentage (.397).
 
What's Next
  • Marist will return home to McCann Arena on Friday, when the Red Foxes host Saint Peter's.
  • Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Javon Cooley

#23 Javon Cooley

Forward
6' 5"
Junior
Noah Harris

#2 Noah Harris

Guard
6' 1"
Sophomore
Isaiah Brickner

#5 Isaiah Brickner

Guard/Forward
6' 4"
Freshman
Jaden Daughtry

#11 Jaden Daughtry

Forward
6' 6"
Freshman
Patrick Gardner

#15 Patrick Gardner

Center
6' 11"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Javon Cooley

#23 Javon Cooley

6' 5"
Junior
Forward
Noah Harris

#2 Noah Harris

6' 1"
Sophomore
Guard
Isaiah Brickner

#5 Isaiah Brickner

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard/Forward
Jaden Daughtry

#11 Jaden Daughtry

6' 6"
Freshman
Forward
Patrick Gardner

#15 Patrick Gardner

6' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Center

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