POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist women's basketball team is set to host Manhattan in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Thursday, Jan. 5. The Red Foxes game against the Jaspers will be its CYO Night.
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The St. Martin de Porres CYO basketball program offers boys and girls within our community, active parishioners, inactive parishioners and non-parishioners, an opportunity to enjoy basketball at the instructional, intramural and travel team levels of competition. The program also offers many clinics, contests, and events to experience basketball in a variety of settings. It gives them a chance to develop their basketball skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship, plus they are offered a chance for new friendships.
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- Geoff Brault (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on ESPN+.
- In-game updates are available via Twitter at @MaristWBB.
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- Red Foxes shot .333 (9-for-27) from the field and .300 (3-for-10) from behind the arc in the first half.
- The seventh and final lead change from a 15-2 run by Iona to lead the Red Foxes 40-33.
- The Red Foxes were defeated by the Gaels 76-55.
- Kiara Fisher lead the Red Foxes with 20 points. Fisher shot 6-for-10 from the field and 6-for-8 from three.
- Zaria Shazer scored in double figures with 19 points.
- For the game, the Red Foxes shot .429 from the field and .421 from three.
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- The Jaspers are currently 5-8 overall and 2-2 in MAAC play.
- Manhattan is coming off a 66-62 loss to Niagara on Saturday, Dec. 31.
- Dee Dee Davis leads the team averaging 15.2 points per game, averaging 8.8 rebounds with a total of 38 assists.
- For the season, the Jaspers are shooting .371 from the field and .220 from three.
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- The Red Foxes travel to Siena on Saturday, Jan. 7 for a MAAC matchup.
- Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.