JERSEY CITY, NY – Marist women's basketball looks to stay hot and extend its win streak to four, as the Red Foxes take on MAAC foes Saint Peter's on the road Saturday inside The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center at 2 PM on ESPN+.
- Lexie Tarul scored a career-high 23 points to lead Marist women's basketball past Sacred Heart, 68-61, Feb. 27 inside McCann Arena.
- She knocked down a career-best six three-pointers in the win and scored 20 of her 23 points in the first half of the contest.
- Danielle Williamsen added 13 points Williamsen has scored 13 or more points in three straight games.
- Morgan Lee totaled 15 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double.
- Redshirt junior Lexie Tarul returns for her second year with the Red Foxes.
- Tarul is averaging a career-best 12.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game per game.
- She leads the team and is second in the MAAC with 63 made three-pointers this season.
- She has made multiple three-pointer's in 21 of Marist's 27 games this season.
- Tarul has knocked down at least three three-point field goals in 12 of Marist's 27 games this season.
- Tarul has led the team in scoring in 10 games this season.
- She scored a career-high 23 points on a career-best six made three-pointers in the win over Sacred Heart on Feb. 27.
- Saint Peter's is led by Jennifer Leedham who has totaled 19 wins in three seasons as the head coach of the program.
- The Peacocks are 10-16 on the season and 8-9 in the MAAC entering Saturday's contest against the Red Foxes.
- Saint Peter's has won three of its last four games entering Saturday.
- The Peacocks came up short at home against Quinnipiac, 74-65, this past Thursday.
- Saint Peter's averages 53.0 points per game, while shooting 36.2% from the floor and 28.5% from deep.
- Fatmata Janneh leads the Peacocks in scoring (18.4 ppg), rebounding (11.0 rpg), and blocks (0.8 bpg).
- Saturday's contest against Saint Peter's will be the 65th ever matchup with the Peacocks.
- Marist is 42-22 all-time against Saint Peter's.
- The Red Foxes held a 20-game win streak over the Peacocks from 2007-2015.
- The last time the two sides faced off, the Red Foxes downed Saint Peter's, 50-30, in Poughkeepsie on Jan. 16.
- Danielle Williamsen led the charge with 12 points.
- Lexie Tarul and Morgan Lee added 11 points apiece in the win.
- Marist will be back in action on Thursday, March 6, when the Red Foxes travel to take on Merrimack.
- Tip-off from Hammel Court is set for 7 PM on ESPN+.
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