EASTON, Pennsylvania - The Marist women's basketball team took an important 84-76 victory over Lafayette on Wednesday night.

Recap

QTR1

• The Leopards struck first with a three-pointer.
• The Red Foxes scored 10 straight points with contributions from Julia Corsentino, Lexie Tarul, Jackie Piddock and Zaria Shazer.
• The Red Foxes continued to control the quarter, closing things out with a scoreline of 20-11.

QTR2

• The Red Foxes started the second quarter with the same pace of play that they had in the first.
• Julia Corsentino and Zaria Shazer kicked off the scoring in the second before the Leopards began to make a push.
• Lafayette managed to significantly cut down their deficit to only one point as the half ended 28-27.

QTR3

• Jackie Piddock sank a three to get things started in the third quarter, with Julia Corsentino adding two from inside the paint shortly after.
• The Red Foxes continued to extend their lead throughout the third frame, eventually closing things out with a 53-40 lead.

QTR4

• Morgan Lee got the Red Foxes their first points of the fourth quarter with a jumper.
• Zaria Shazer continued her dominant play in the fourth quarter, hitting 23 points before the frame closed.
• Despite this, Lafayette was able to battle back and tie the game 67-67 before time ran out.

OT

• Though the Leopards battled to get back into the game, they were unable to keep up with the Red Foxes in overtime.
• Having made the mistake of letting Lafayette back into the game, Marist was not willing to let a win slip from their fingers.
• A standout performance from Zaria Shazer in OT helped the Red Foxes eventually close out the game with a scoreline of 84-76.

STATS

• Zaria Shazer had an outstanding game, tying a career high number of points with 29, alongside nine rebounds and eight assists.
• Julia Corsentino had a standout performance as well with 23 points, hitting 4-6 of her shots from outside the arc.
• Jackie Piddock collected 13 points on the night, hitting four of her six field goal attempts.

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes travel down to Georgia for the Savannah Hoops invitational, starting on Wednesday, Nov.22 against Lehigh.
• Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m.