ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The seventh-seeded Marist women's basketball team was defeated by 10^th-seeded Rider by a score of 63-50 in the opening round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Basketball Championships on Tuesday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
 
The Red Foxes' season came to an end with a 12-18 record.
 
This marked the final game in the 21-year Marist career of head coach Brian Giorgis.
 

Summary

• After Rider's Makalya Firebaugh drained a three on the game's opening possession, the Red Foxes countered with a 6-0 run which included two baskets by Zaria Shazer and one by Morgan Tompkins.
• Marist was held scoreless for a span of 5:58, and Rider led 11-8 after the first quarter.
• Rider's 10-point lead at halftime (29-19) matched its largest lead of the first half.
• Rider extended its lead to as much as 13 in the third quarter, but Marist scored the final five points of the quarter on a three-pointer by Kendall Krick and a basket by Morgan Tompkins. Rider led 43-35 after 30 minutes.
• Marist went on a 9-0 run, which included five straight points from Catie Cunningham. Her three-pointer tied the game at 46 with 6:45 remaining.
• Rider then countered with a 12-0 run, which included six points from Amanda Mobley. The Broncs led by double digits for the final 4:24.

 

Stats

• Cunningham and Shazer led Marist with 11 points apiece. Shazer added six rebounds, three steals, and two blocked shots.
• Kiara Fisher had eight points, a career-high 10 assists, and a team-high seven rebounds.
• Mobley led Rider with a game highs of 20 points and eight rebounds, followed by Makayla Firebaugh with 19 points.
• Marist shot 4-for-19 from three-point range (.211).

 

Thank You, Coach Giorgis

• Giorgis' final record at Marist is 463-203.
• Giorgis became the first coach in MAAC history to win 300 conference games. His final MAAC record is 301-89.
• Giorgis won 11 MAAC championships, the most of any coach in conference history.
• Giorgis won 13 MAAC regular-season championships.
• Giorgis was named MAAC Coach of the Year eight times.

 

Thank You, Seniors

• Marist honored four seniors and graduates on this year's Senior Night. Samantha Bailey and Julianna Bonilla were in their fourth year in the program, and Kendall Krick played her fifth season in 2022-23. Manager Isaiah Lawlor was with the program since his freshman year as well.
• Bailey, Bonilla, and Krick were part of the the Red Foxes' MAAC regular-season championship team of 2019-20 and NCAA Tournament team in 2020-21.
• Bailey, Bonilla, and Krick were all captains on this year's team.