BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Marist women's basketball team continues MAAC play on Thursday, as the Red Foxes travel to Buffalo to open the weekend against Canisius. Tip-off from the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Senior Zaria Shazer scored a team-best 12 points to lead Marist women's basketball, however, it wasn't enough in the Red Foxes' defeat at home against Iona, 62-53, Saturday evening inside McCann Arena.
• Lexie Tarul added 11 points Tarul knocked down three three-pointers in the process
• Morgan Lee contributed nine points, three blocks, and a career-high 10 rebounds
• Kiara Fisher added nine points, six rebounds, and five assists in the contest.

 

THE MAGIC NUMBERS

• Despite struggling to score in games this season, Marist has found success when reaching the 70-point threshold.
• The Red Foxes are 2-0 when scoring 70 or more points in a game this season.
• Marist is 3-17 in games where they score 69 or less points.
• The Red Foxes have yet to shoot 50 percent or better from the field this season, however, Marist is 4-4 in games where it shoots at least 40 percent from the field.
• Marist is 4-3 this season when it has a player score 20 or more points in a contest.  

 

MAJOR KI

• Senior Kiara Fisher returned for a senior campaign at Marist this season and was a Preseason All-MAAC First Team selection.
• Fisher is averaging 10.3 points, 5.0 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game.
• Fisher's 5.0 assists is a career-high for the senior.
• Fisher's 5.0 assists per game would lead the MAAC if she qualified.
• She's totaled 70 assists, compared to 48 turnovers.
• Fisher is averaging 10.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game in MAAC play.
• She grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in the victory over Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 18.
• She tallied a double-double in the season-opener, posting 10 points and 10 assists in Marist's victory over Army on Nov. 9.
• Fisher owns the program's single-game scoring record, tallying a career-high 44 points in Marist's win over Mount St. Mary's on Jan. 19, 2023.
• In that game, she went 16-for-16 from the charity stripe, setting the program record for most made free throws by a player in a game.
• Fisher is averaging 12.6 points per game for her career, which ranks just outside of the top-10 all-time in program history.

 

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS

• Canisius is led by Sahar Nusseibeh, who boasts 27 wins in her third season with the Golden Griffins.
• Canisius enters the matchup at 12-10 on the season and 7-6 in the MAAC.
• The Golden Griffins are 1-3 in their last four games.
• Canisius was downed by Mount St. Mary's on the road, 70-56, in its last time out on Feb. 10.
• Sisi Eleko leads the Golden Griffins at 15.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. 

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 17, when Marist continues MAAC play on the road against Niagara.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside Gallagher Center on ESPN+.

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