POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist University women's basketball team returns to action at Lafayette, as the Red Foxes take on the Leopards in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, Dec. 7. Tip-off from Kirby Sports Center is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes dropped two games at the 2025–26 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, falling to #5 LSU and Miami (OH).
• Freshman forward Justine Henry led Marist with a career-high 21 points on 4-of-8 shooting from deep against the Tigers.
• Senior captain guards Jackie Piddock and Lexie Tarul led the way with nine points apiece against the Red Hawks.

SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS

• Lafayette, 4-5 on the season, is led by Kia Damon Olson, who is in her ninth season as head coach.
• The Leopards are coming off a 69-61 loss at FDU.
• Lafayette has four players averaging double-digit points, led by Teresa Kiewiet with 16.6 points per game.
• Lafayette was picked to finish ninth in the Patriot League Preseason Coaches' Poll.

HISTORY VS. LAFAYETTE

• Sunday's contest against Lafayette will mark Marist's sixth against the Leopards.
• The Red Foxes are 4-1 all-time against Lafayette.
• Marist came away with a 73-41 victory over Lafayette in the last meeting on Nov. 11, 2024.

CASH AT THE LINE

• Marist is shooting 79.4% (77-for-97) from the free throw line this season, which ranks second in the MAAC and 19th in NCAA Division I.
• The Red Foxes have two players shooting over 80.0% from the charity stripe in Tarul and Henry.
• Tarul is shooting 89.5% (17-for-19) from the line.
• Henry is shooting 83.7% (36-for-43) from the line.
• The Red Foxes shot a perfect 100% (12-for-12) in the loss to Miami (OH) on Nov. 29 and 92.3% (12-for-13) in the win over Holy Cross on Nov. 16.

IN JUST WE TRUST

• Justine Henry was named the Air Force Reserve Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.
• Henry averaged 13.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 1.3 3-pointers while shooting 85% from the free throw line (17-for-20) over three games.
• Henry became the only player in the nation this season to record at least 20 points and eight rebounds against the fifth-ranked Tigers.
• The freshman phenom has made an immediate impact in her rookie season, leading the Red Foxes in scoring (112 points, 14.0 per game), rebounding (59; 7.4), and steals (11; 1.4) through eight games.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes conclude non-conference play with a matchup at Binghamton on Saturday, Dec. 13.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

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