POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Lengthy scoring droughts doomed the Red Foxes, as the Marist women's basketball team came up short at home, 72-57, Thursday evening inside McCann Arena.
With the loss, Marist fell to 5-20 on the campaign and 3-12 in the MAAC, while Mount St. Mary's improved to 11-14 overall and 8-8 in conference play on the 2023-24 season.
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The Mountaineers came out on fire, knocking down five of their first 10 shots to jump out to a 13-5 lead at the media timeout with 4:21 left in the first quarter. However, the Red Foxes closed the frame with a 13-5 run, capped by a
Kiara Fisher three-point play to knot the score at 18-18 entering the second.
The Red Foxes were held to just one point over the first 3:42 of the frame, while The Mount extended its lead to 28-19 during that span, forcing a Marist timeout.
The Red Foxes were held to five points in the quarter as Mount St. Mary's took a 37-23 advantage into halftime.
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The Mount opened the second half with a swift 7-2 run to force a Marist timeout trailing 44-25 with 7:11 left in the third. Mount St. Mary's kept its foot on the gas, outscoring the Red Foxes 23-11 in the quarter to take a 60-34 lead into the fourth.
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Marist was able to cut the deficit to as low as 15 points, but the gap proved to be too large to overcome as the Red Foxes eventually fell, 72-57.
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- Zaria Shazer led the Red Foxes with 13 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double
- The double-double was her ninth double-double of the season and 18th of her career
- Jackie Piddock added 11 points off the bench
- It marked Piddock's seventh game reaching double-figure scoring this season
- Julia Corsentino tallied nine points in the loss, while Ciara Croker totaled eight points of her own in the loss.
- The Red Foxes will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 24, when Marist continues MAAC play on the road against Rider.
- Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside Alumni Gymnasium on ESPN+.
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