POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – In an early season showdown for first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Marist men's basketball team (10-2 overall, 3-0 MAAC) hosts Quinnipiac on Sunday at McCann Arena.
 
Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on First Responders Day. All First Responders in attendance will receive a free ticket for themselves and a guest.
 

How to Follow

• Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and William Rosen (sideline) will have the call on ESPN+.
• Follow on X for in-game updates - @MaristMBB.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist earned its sixth straight win on Friday with a 70-65 triumph at Iona.
• Josh Pascarelli led the Red Foxes with 16 points, followed by Jason Schofield with 12.
• Jaden Daughtry grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
• Jadin Collins-Roberts dished out a team-best five assists to go along with eight points, four rebounds, and two steals.
• Marist shot .500 (24-for-48) from the field, .412 (7-for-17) from three-point range, and .789 (15-for-19) from the line.
• The Red Foxes held Iona to .219 (7-for-32) shooting from the field in the second half.

 

About Quinnipiac

• Picked first in the MAAC Preseason Poll, Quinnipiac is coming off a 59-46 victory at Saint Peter's on Friday.
• Three Bobcats average in double figures in scoring: MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Amarri Monroe (14.6), Paul Otieno (12.6), and Khaden Bennett (10.9).
• Otieno is third in the country in offensive rebounds per game (4.4), and Monroe is seventh in steals per game (2.7).
• Monroe shared MAAC Co-Player of the Week honors with Marist's Elijah Lewis this week.
• Tom Pecora is in his second season as head coach and eighth on the Bobcats' staff.

 

Top Tidbits

• A win would:
  • Extend Marist's winning streak to seven (program's longest since the 2006-07 season - nine).
  • Improve the MAAC record to 4-0 (first time since the 2000-01 season).
  • Be the best start after 13 games (11-2) since the 1995-96 season (12-1).
  • Be the eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
• Marist is 7-0 when shooting at least 45 percent from the field, and 8-0 when holding the opponent under 45 percent this season.
• Jadin Collins-Roberts is 14-for-23 (.609) from the field in his last three games.
• Elijah Lewis is 4-for-4 on three-pointers in his last two games.
• Marist is 6-0 this season when Jaden Daughtry leads the team in rebounds.
• Josh Pascarelli has scored in double figures in every game this season, and has scored at least 15 in five straight games.
• Jason Schofield has scored in double figures in three straight games, and has 33 points in 46 minutes in this span.

 

What's Next

• Marist plays the second of its back-to-back home games next Sunday, Jan. 12, when the Red Foxes host Fairfield.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.