BETHLEHEM, PA – Marist women's basketball came up short on the road at Lehigh, 56-39, inside Stabler Arena on Saturday afternoon to kick off the Lehigh Christmas Classic.

With the loss, Marist fell to 3-4 on the early campaign, while Lehigh improved to 5-2 to open the season.
 

FIRST QUARTER

The Red Foxes opened the game with a three-pointer from Danielle Williamsen before the Mountain Hawks responded with a 10-0 run to force a Marist timeout with 6:02 left in the frame. Following the break in action, Marist kept pace with Lehigh, as the Mountain Hawks barely outpaced the Red Foxes 10-8 the rest of the quarter to take a 20-11 lead into the second.
 

SECOND QUARTER

The Red Foxes held the Mountain Hawks to just two points over the first five minutes of play in the frame, cutting the deficit to 22-17. However, Lehigh closed the half with an 8-2 run to take a 30-19 advantage into the half.
 

THIRD QUARTER

The Mountain Hawks opened the second half with an 8-0 run before the Red Foxes called a timeout to halt the momentum with 8:04 left in the frame down 38-19. Marist narrowly outscored Lehigh 11-8 the rest of the quarter following the timeout, trimming the deficit to 46-30 entering the fourth.
 

FOURTH QUARTER

The deficit was too large for the Red Foxes, as they eventually fell, 56-39.
 

STATS

• Morgan Lee led the Red Foxes with nine points and added five rebounds and two blocks
• Morgan Tompkins scored a season-high six points and added two rebounds and a block
• Danielle Williamsen, Lexie Tarul, and Malea Egan added five points apiece
• The Mountain Hawks held the Red Foxes to 33.3% shooting from the field and 21.4% from deep

NEXT TIME OUT

• Marist will be back in action on Sunday, Dec.1, when the Red Foxes close play in the Lehigh Christmas City Classic against North Dakota.
• Tip-off will take place at noon

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