POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist women's basketball team dropped a conference matchup to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Saturday night. The Red Foxes were beaten by a score of 58-52.
 

Summary

• After a back-and-fourth first quarter, Quinnipiac led 13-11. Zaria Shazer got off to a hot start, scoring the first nine points for the Red Foxes.
• At halftime, Quinnipiac led 35-30 after draining four consecutive field goals to end the second quarter.
• Shazer continued to pace the Red Foxes as she had 19 points heading into the break.
• The Bobcats scored six unanswered points to start the second half, giving them their largest lead of the game at 41-30 with 7:52 remaining in the third.
• Despite going on a 9-0 run in the quarter, Marist found themselves down 48-41 after three.
• The Red Foxes cut the Bobcats lead to two after a Shazer free throw with 46 seconds left. On the following possession Grace LaBarge converted an and-one to make it 56-51.
• Marist did not make a field goal in the final 4:36 of play.

 

Stats

• Zaria Shazer scored a career-high 29 points on 9-for-17 shooting along with another career-high in free throw attempts and makes (11-for-14).
• Kendall Krick chipped in with nine points, three assists, four rebounds, and four steals.
• Maeve Donnelly grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to go along with a game-high three blocks.
• Marist shot 33% from the field (18-for-55) while Quinnipiac shot 40% (20-for-50).
• The Bobcats outrebounded the Red Foxes 44-26.

 

Records

• Marist drops to 8-10 on the season and 4-5 in the MAAC.
• Quinnipiac improves to 11-7 overall and 6-3 in the conference.

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes have a week off before they host Saint Peter's at McCann Arena for a MAAC matchup on Saturday, Jan. 28.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.