POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Morgan Lee scored a career-high 26 points, as the Marist women's basketball team was defeated by Siena 81-69 at home on Thursday night in McCann Arena.

Lexie Tarul would tally 16 points and tie her career-high in field goals made with six in the loss.
 

First Quarter

The Red Foxes were first on the board, thanks to a Ciara Croker's two-ball with 9:06 on the clock. With Siena leading 6-4 at 6:10, Lexie Tarul knocked down her first three of the day to put the Red Foxes up 7-6.

Siena held a slight edge throughout the later stages in the quarter, extending its lead to eight at 2:52, before taking a 23-15 lead into the second.
 

Second Quarter

The Saints would struck first in the second quarter, putting themselves up 26-15. Lexie Tarul responded for the Red Foxes with a pair of threes to put the score at 26-21, forcing the Saints to call a timeout.

Coming out of the timeout, both teams would trade buckets, with the Red Foxes cutting the Saints' lead down to four.

Siena would not rest, however, going on a five-point run to put their lead at 36-26. The half would eventually end with the score at 42-35 in favor of the Saints.

Third Quarter

The Saints opened the second half with a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 51-35, forcing the Red Foxes to call a timeout. The Red Foxes were only able to cut the lead down to 14 by the end of the quarter, with the score sitting at 65-51.
 

Fourth Quarter

The deficit proved to be too much for the Red Foxes, as they eventually came up short, 81-69.
 

Next Time Out

• Marist will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15, when the Red Foxes play host to Merrimack in its Miles of Hope Game.
• Tip-off inside McCann Arena is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

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