POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Marist women's basketball aims to snap its two-game skid, as it heads to Buffalo to open its road trip against Canisius on Thursday at 6 p.m. inside Koessler Athletic Arena. 

• Junior Morgan Lee scored a team-high 16 points, as Marist women's basketball was downed by MAAC foe Merrimack at home, 55-48, Saturday afternoon inside McCann Arena.
• Jackie Piddock added 10 points, seven assists, and seven rebounds in the loss
• Danielle Williamsen recorded a career-high five steals in the loss.

• Jackie Piddock returns for her junior campaign after averaging 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore last season.
• On the season Piddock is averaging 5.1 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
• Piddock has led the Red Foxes in assists in 14 contests this season.
• Piddock has knocked down at least two three-point field goals in six games this season.
• She recorded 10 points, seven rebounds, and seven rebounds against Merrimack on Feb. 15.
• Piddock tallied 10 points, four assists, and three rebounds in the win over Iona on Feb. 8.
• She recorded eight rebounds, seven assists, and five steals in the win over the Mount on Dec. 19.
• Piddock notched eight points and added a season-high seven assists in the victory over Yale on Nov. 26.
• She totaled 10 points and two steals against Stony Brook on Nov. 18.
• Piddock tallied nine points and four assists in the opener against Drexel on Nov. 7.

• Canisius is led by Tiffany Swoffard who has totaled seven wins in her first season as the head coach of the program.
• The Golden Griffins are 7-17 on the season and 6-8 in the MAAC entering Thursday's contest against the Red Foxes.
• Canisius has won two of its last three games.
• The Golden Griffins came up short on the road at Mount St. Mary's, 72-59, this past Saturday.
• Merrimack averages 55.4 points per game, while shooting 39.1% from the floor and 28.4% from deep.
• Jaela Johnson leads the Golden Griffins in scoring at 11.3 points per game.

• Thursday's contest against Canisius will be the 64th ever matchup with the Golden Griffins.
• Marist is 19-8 all-time on the road at Canisius.
• The two sides are 5-5 against eachother over the last 10 matchups.
• Marist averages 67.3 points per game against Canisius in the series.
• Marist held a 14-game win streak over Canisius from 2009-15.
• The last time the two sides faced off, Marist downed Canisius, 67-48, in Poughkeepsie on Jan. 25, 2025.

• Marist will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 22, when the Red Foxes take on Niagara.
• Tip-off inside the Gallagher Center is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.