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Morgan Lee scored a team-best 14 points to lead the Marist women's basketball team past Cornell, 62-56, in the 2024-25 home opener inside McCann Arena Sunday afternoon.
Lee led the way for the Red Foxes with 14 points, while
Danielle Williamsen and
Lexie Tarul added 11 points apiece in the win.
With the win, Marist improved to 1-1 on the early campaign, while Cornell starts the 2024-25 campaign at 1-2 with the loss.
Marist was trailing 9-7 early before a
Julia Corsentino three-pointer gave the Red Foxes their first lead of the afternoon with 2:32 left in the frame.
However, the Big Red held Marist to just two points the rest of the way in the quarter as Cornell took a 13-12 lead into the second.
Cornell opened the frame with a 9-0 run, forcing a Marist timeout trailing 22-12 with 5:53 left in the first half.
Jackie Piddock nailed a three-pointer immediately out of the break to snap the Marist scoring drought and spark a 5-0 Marist run, forcing a Big Red timeout.
After Cornell pushed its lead to 24-17, Marist closed the half with an 8-2 run to trim the deficit to 26-25 heading into halftime.
The Red Foxes came out firing to open the third quarter, striking for a swift 5-0 run behind a
Lexie Tarul triple and a transition layup from
Danielle Williamsen to push Marist ahead 30-26, forcing a Cornell timeout.
The Marist run reached as high as 17-4 behind triples from Tarul,
Danielle Williamsen, and
Morgan Lee to extend the Red Foxes' advantage to 42-30, before taking a 46-38 lead into the fourth.
After Marist extended its lead to 51-41, the Big Red responded with a 10-2 run to trim the Red Foxes' lead to 53-51 before Marist took a timeout with 5:03 left in regulation. Cornell extended its run to 12-2 out of the break, tying the contest at 53-53 before back-to-back three's from Williamsen and Lee gave Marist the lead again.
The deficit proved to be too much for Cornell, as the Red Foxes held on for the 62-56 victory over the Big Red.
- Morgan Lee led the way with 14 points
- She added five rebounds and three blocks in the win
- Lee has reached double-figures in scoring in back-to-back contests to open the season
- Lexie Tarul added 11 points and three assists
- Tarul knocked down three three-pointers in the win
- Tarul has made at least three three-point field goals in back-to-back games to open the season
- Danielle Williamsen added 11 points in her Marist home debut
- Williamsen knocked down three three-pointers in the contest
- Julia Corsentino contributed seven points, three rebounds and two assists off the bench
- Marist shot 13-for-28 (46.4%) from beyond the arc
- Marist will be back in action on Wednesday, Nov. 13, when the Red Foxes play host to Lafayette.
- Tip-off inside the McCann Center is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+
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