POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist women's basketball team dropped a conference matchup against Niagara by a score of 74-56 on an emotional Saturday afternoon in which head coach Brian Giorgis coached his final game in McCann arena.
 

Summary

• A Marist scoring drought that lasted 3:24 allowed Niagara to go on an 8-0 run and grab an early 10-5 lead at the 3:53 mark. The Purple Eagles led 14-13 at the end of the first. 
• Niagara used a 6-0 run to take a 27-19 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the first half.
• Despite shooting a solid 10-for-21 (48%) from the field, the Red Foxes trailed 33-27 at halftime. The difference was Niagara's full-court defensive pressure which caused 13 Marist turnovers in the first half of play.
• A 9-1 run gave the Purple Eagles a 50-34 lead at the 3:51 mark in the third quarter which was their largest lead of the game up to that point. 
• The Red Foxes trailed 57-41 heading into the final quarter.
• Niagara led by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter as Marist did not make a field goal in the final 5:05 of play. 

Stats

• Kiara Fisher led the Red Foxes with 16 points, two assists, and a team-high three steals.
• Zaria Shazer finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.
• Catie Cunningham contribued with eight points, three rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.
• Kendall Krick finished with seven points and seven rebounds.
• Marist shot 18-for-45 from the field (.400) while Niagara shot 28-for-76 (.368). 
• The Purple Eagles outrebounded the Red Foxes 46-36 including 24-6 on the offensive glass.
• Niagara forced 21 Marist turnovers while only turning the ball over eight times themselves.

Records

• Marist falls to 11-16 on the season and 7-11 in MAAC play.
• Niagara improves to 15-11 overall and 14-4 in the conference.

Up Next

• The Red Foxes travel to New Rochelle to face off against Iona in their second to last game of the season on Thursday, Mar. 2nd.
• Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m.