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Women's Hoops Wraps Non-Conference Slate at Holy Cross

Red Foxes Head to Worcester For Tuesday Morning Matinee With Crusaders

WORCESTER, MA. – Marist women's basketball wraps non-conference play Tuesday, as the Red Foxes travel to take on Holy Cross. Tip-off from Hart Center Arena is set for 10:30 a.m. on ESPN+.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • Morgan Lee scored a career-high 21 points and added seven rebounds to lead Marist women's basketball past Bryant on the road, 63-52, inside the Chace Athletic Center on Dec. 7.
  • The Red Foxes held the Bulldogs to just five points in the final frame en route to winning its 700th game as a Div. I program.
  • Lexie Tarul contributed 15 points and two steals.
  • Danielle Williamsen notched 11 points and three steals.
  • Ciara Croker tallied a career-high four steals and added six points and four rebounds.
WINNING TRENDS
  • Marist is 5-0 in games where they score at least 60 points.
  • The Red Foxes are 2-0 in games where they have made 10 or more three-pointers.
  • Marist is 4-1 in games where they have held their opponents to 60 or less points.
  • In its five wins, the Red Foxes have two scorers averaging double figures in points in Lexie Tarul (14.4 ppg) and Morgan Lee (13.4 ppg).
  • In its five wins, Marist are holding its opponents to 54.0 points per game, while forcing opponents to shoot 34.8% from the floor and 26.9% from deep.
  • The Red Foxes are averaging 65.0 points per game on 42.8% shooting from the floor and 35.5% from deep in wins.
COUNT ON JACK
  • Jackie Piddock returns for her junior campaign after averaging 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore last season.
  • On the season Piddock is averaging 5.7 points, 3.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 37.5% from deep.
  • Her 3.8 assists per game ranks seventh in the MAAC.
  • Piddock's 3.40 assist-to-turnover ratio is tops in the MAAC and 10th best in the country.
  • Piddock has led the Red Foxes in assists in eight contests this season.
  • Piddock has knocked down at least two three-point field goals in four of Marist's nine games this season.
  • She notched eight points and added a season-high seven assists in the victory over Yale on Nov. 26.
  • She totaled 10 points and two steals against Stony Brook on Nov. 18.
  • Piddock tallied nine points and four assists in the opener against Drexel on Nov. 7.
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
  • Holy Cross is led by Candice Green, who has totaled five wins so far in her first season as the interim head coach of the program.
  • Holy Cross is 5-4 on the season entering Tuesday's contest against the Red Foxes.
  • The Crusaders are 2-1 in their last three contests.
  • Holy Cross downed Stony Brook, 73-56, at home in its last time out on Sunday, Dec. 8.
  • Bryant is averaging 62.8 points per game, while shooting 42.0% from the field and 33.5% from deep.
  • The Bulldogs have four players averaging at least 10.0 points per game so far this season in Simone Foreman (14.1), Kaitlyn Flanagan (11.3), Meg Cahalan (11.1), and Lindsay Berger (10.3).
HISTORY VS HOLY CROSS
  • Tuesday's contest against Holy Cross will be Marist's ninth ever matchup with the Crusaders.
  • Holy Cross is 7-1 all-time against Marist, but the two sides have only played twice since 2000.
  • The last time the two sides faced off, the Red Foxes came away with an 85-74 victory over the Crusaders in Poughkeepsie on Nov. 14, 2017.
  • Five Red Foxes reached double-figures in scoring in the victory, led by Rebekah Hand's 19 points.
NEXT TIME OUT
  • Marist will be back in action on Thursday, Dec. 19, when the Red Foxes travel to take on Mount St. Mary's in the MAAC opener.
  • Tip-off inside Knott Arena is set for 7 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.
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Players Mentioned

Ciara Croker

#22 Ciara Croker

Forward
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jackie Piddock

#2 Jackie Piddock

Guard
5' 8"
Sophomore
Morgan Lee

#31 Morgan Lee

Center
6' 5"
Sophomore
Lexie Tarul

#23 Lexie Tarul

Guard
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Danielle Williamsen

#21 Danielle Williamsen

Guard
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ciara Croker

#22 Ciara Croker

6' 0"
Sophomore
Forward
Jackie Piddock

#2 Jackie Piddock

5' 8"
Sophomore
Guard
Morgan Lee

#31 Morgan Lee

6' 5"
Sophomore
Center
Lexie Tarul

#23 Lexie Tarul

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Guard
Danielle Williamsen

#21 Danielle Williamsen

5' 7"
Freshman
Guard

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