POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's basketball team aims to gain some momentum entering the postseason, as the Red Foxes play host to MAAC foe Manhattan on Thursday in the final home game of the season. Tip-off from the McCann Center is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Three different student-athletes reached double-figure point totals for the Red Foxes, but it wasn't enough as Marist women's basketball were downed in overtime at home against Saint Peter's, 58-57, Saturday afternoon inside McCann Arena.
• Lexie Tarul led the way for Marist with 14 points and three steals.
• Julia Corsentino added 12 points and five rebounds.
• Catie Cunningham notched 11 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks.

  

DOUBLE-DOUBLE QUEENS

• Zaria Shazer and Catie Cunningham combined for four double-doubles over Marist's two games against Quinnipiac (2/1) and Siena (2/3).
• Over the two-game span, Cunningham averaged 12.0 points and 15.5 rebounds per game, while Shazer averaged 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
• Cunningham posted 12 points and 17 rebounds against Quinnipiac on Feb. 1, before tallying 12 points and 14 rebounds vs. Siena on Feb. 3
• Shazer recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds against Quinnipiac, before notching 23 points and 10 rebounds per game.
• On the season, Shazer has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, while Cunningham has totaled five on the campaign.

 

SCOUTING THE JASPERS

• Manhattan is led by Heather Vulin, who boasts 113 wins in her eighth season with the Jaspers.
• Manhattan enters the matchup at 17-10 on the season and 10-8 in the MAAC.
• The Jaspers have lost five of their last seven contests and are riding a two-game losing streak into the game.
• Fairfield downed Manhattan in Riverdale, 77-53, in its last time out this past Saturday.
• Ines Gimenez Monserrat leads the Jaspers with 10.8 points per game, while Petra Juric adds 10.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

 

HISTORY VS MANHATTAN

• Thurday's contest against Manhattan will mark Marist's 66th contest against the Jaspers.
• The Red Foxes are 40-25 all-time against the Jaspers and average 61.7 points per game in the series.
• Marist once held a 14-game winning streak against Manhattan that spanned from Feb. 2004 - Feb. 2010.
• Marist is 20-10 all-time at home against Manhattan.
• Marist has won two of the last three contests against Manhattan. 
• The last time the two sides faced off, Manhattan came away with a 60-54 victory over Marist in Riverdale on Jan. 25, 2024.
• Zaria Shazer led Marist with 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the loss.

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will be back in action on Saturday, March 9, when Marist takes on Quinnipiac in the regular season finale.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. inside M&T Bank Arena on ESPN+.

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