POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist University women's basketball team fell 63-49 to Fairfield on Wednesday morning at McCann Arena.
Sophomore guard
Danielle Williamsen led the Red Foxes with 15 points, knocking down four 3-pointers on eight attempts. Freshman forward
Justine Henry added 11 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore guard
Kasey Bretones chipped in a career-high 10 points.
Marist moves to 6-11 on the season and 3-4 in MAAC play. Fairfield improves to 13-3 overall and remains unbeaten in conference action at 7-0.
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- Fairfield opened the game with a 6-0 run to take a 9-3 lead at the 6:47 mark.
- Marist responded with a 7-0 spurt, capped by a basket from Bretones, to take a 10-9 advantage with 1:50 remaining in the quarter.
- The Red Foxes trailed 13-12 at the end of the opening frame.
- The Stags began the second quarter with a 7-0 run to push their lead to 20-12, prompting a Marist timeout at the 5:57 mark.
- Fairfield extended its advantage with a late 6-0 burst, taking a 28-16 lead with just over a minute remaining in the half.
- Marist went into the locker room trailing 28-17 at halftime.
- Fairfield used an 8-0 run to stretch its lead to 43-24 with 4:29 remaining in the third.
- Back-to-back 3-pointers from Henry and Bretones cut the deficit to 45-32 with 1:44 left in the quarter.
- The Red Foxes trailed 47-32 through three quarters.
- The Stags opened the final period with a 5-0 run to build a 52-32 lead at the 8:23 mark.
- Marist answered with a 6-0 run to make it 52-38 with 7:04 remaining.
- The Red Foxes pulled within 12 down the stretch, but Fairfield closed out the 63-49 win.
- Marist heads back on the road to face Quinnipiac on Saturday, Jan. 17 in a MAAC matchup at M&T Bank Arena.
- Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
