POUGHKEEPSIE, NY. – Redshirt Junior
Lexie Tarul scored a team-high 14 points to lead Marist women's basketball past Yale, 67-65, in a nail-biter inside McCann Arena on Tuesday evening.
Junior
Morgan Lee totaled 13 points, and freshman
Danielle Williamsen added seven points, sinking both free throw attempts in the final seconds to secure the home victory over the Bulldogs. Williamsen also led the Red Foxes with eight rebounds and two steals.
With the win, Marist improved to 3-3 on the early campaign, and 3-0 on their home court, while Yale fell to 1-6 to open the season.
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Yale held a 17-15 lead at the end of a highly-contested opening quarter.
Julia Corsentino led the Red Foxes with five points.
Jackie Piddock added four points.
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Marist opened the second quarter with a 9-1 run to take a 24-18 lead, forcing a Yale timeout with 7:09 remaining.
Marist took a commanding 35-24 lead into the halftime break. Tarul was the leading scorer for the Red Foxes in the first half with nine points.
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The Bulldogs opened the second half with an 11-4 scoring run to shorten the deficit to 39-37, forcing a Marist timeout with 6:49 remaining. The teams were tied at 43 apiece at the media timeout with just under five minutes remaining.
Mackenzie Egger drained a triple as time expired to tie the game 51-51 going into the fourth quarter.
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The Bulldogs opened the final quarter with a 12-4 scoring run to go ahead 63-55. Marist trailed by as many as eight points in the final quarter, but the Red Foxes went on a 12-2 run in the final four minutes in order to secure the win.
A basket by
Morgan Lee, assisted by
Jackie Piddock, tied the game at 65 with 14 seconds remaining.
Williamsen drained both free throw attempts with eight seconds remaining to put the Red Foxes ahead 67-65, eventually holding on for the two-point victory.
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- With the win, Marist moves to 3-0 inside McCann Arena to open the season
- Lexie Tarul led the Red Foxes with 14 points
- Tarul has reached double figures in scoring in five of Marist's six games
- Morgan Lee added 13 points and a game-high three blocks
- Julia Corsentino scored nine points in the win.
- Corsentino has scored seven or more points off the bench in each of the last five games
- Ciara Croker added eight points in the win, going 4-for-4 from the field
- Jackie Piddock added eight points and a team-leading seven assists.
- Danielle Williamsen added seven points and led the Red Foxes with a career-high eight rebounds.
- Williamsen added two steals in the victory
- Marist shot 25-for-51 (.490) from the field, while Yale shot 26-for-61 (.426).
- Marist shot 4-for-19 (21%) from beyond the arc, while Yale shot 5-for-12 (42%).
- The Red Foxes shot 13-for-16 (81%) from the free-throw line.
- Marist held a 34-33 edge in rebounds.
- Marist will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 30, when the Red Foxes open play in the Lehigh Christmas City Classic against Lehigh.
- Tip-off inside Stabler Arena is set for 12 p.m. on ESPN+.
To stay updated with all Marist women's basketball news, follow the program on Twitter/Instagram @MaristWBB or visit goredfoxes.com/sports/womens-basketball.
