Women's Basketball | 1/10/2025 10:13:00 AM

FAIRFIELD, CT. – Marist women's basketball aims to snap its two-game skid Saturday, as the Red Foxes head to Fairfield for a MAAC matchup with conference foe Fairfield at 2 PM on ESPN+.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Junior Ciara Croker scored a team-high 10 points to lead Marist women's basketball, but it wasn't enough as the Red Foxes came up short on the road against MAAC foe Quinnipiac, 64-52, on Jan. 4 inside M&T Bank Arena.
• Croker added six rebounds and two steals.
• Danielle Williamsen added nine points of her own.
• Julia Corsentino notched eight points off the bench.
• Morgan Lee contributed five points, seven rebounds, and, five blocks.

LOCKING UP

• Last season, Marist held its opponents below 75 points in 26 of 31games.
• Marist held its opponents to 70 points or less in 20 games last season.
• Through 14 games this season, Marist has held its opponents below 70 points in each contest.
• Marist is holding its opponents to 59.1 points per game, which rank fourth in the MAAC.

WINNING TRENDS

• Marist is 6-1 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.
• The Red Foxes are 3-0 when Morgan Lee tallies a double-double this season.
• Marist is 6-1 in games where they have held their opponents to 60 or less points.
• In its seven wins, the Red Foxes have three scorers averaging double figures in points in Lexie Tarul (15.0 ppg), Morgan Lee (13.6 ppg), and Danielle Williamsen (10.0 ppg).
• In its seven wins, Marist is holding its opponents to 53.0 points per game, while forcing opponents to shoot 34.2% from the floor and 24.8% from deep.
• The Red Foxes are averaging 63.4 points per game on 41.4% shooting from the floor and 34.6% from deep in wins.

SCOUTING THE STAGS

• Fairfield is led by Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who has totaled 56 wins in three seasons as the head coach of the program.
• The Stags are 10-3 on the season and 4-0 in the MAAC entering Saturday's contest against the Red Foxes.
• Fairfield is riding a four-game win streak entering Saturday's contest.
• The Stags downed Iona, 72-50, on the road in its last time out on Thursday, Jan. 9.
• Fairfield is averaging 72.3 points per game, while shooting 45.9% from the field and 31.1% from deep.
• The Stags are led by Meghan Anderson's 14.5 points per game, followed by Kaety L'Amoreaux and her 13.8 points per game.

HISTORY VS FAIRFIELD

• Saturday's contest against Fairfield will be Marist's 66th ever matchup with the Stags.
• Marist is 38-27 all-time against Fairfield.
• Fairfield has won each of the last six games against Marist.
• The last time the two sides faced off, the Stags downed the Red Foxes, 76-49, in Fairfield on February 8, 2024.
• Lexie Tarul tallied 14 points in the loss.

NEXT TIME OUT

• Marist will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 16, when the Red Foxes play host to MAAC foe Saint Peter's for Kid's Day.
• Tip-off inside McCann Arena is set for 11 a.m. on ESPN+.

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