LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - The Marist University women's basketball team dropped a road contest at Rider, 56-43, on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium.
Freshman forward
Justine Henry recorded a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead the Red Foxes, who shot just 16-for-49 (32.7%) from the field and 1-for-15 (6.7%) from beyond the arc as a team.
Marist falls to 10-17 on the season and 7-10 in the MAAC, while Rider improves to 6-19 and 4-12 in conference play.
- The Broncs held an 8-6 lead at the media timeout with 4:50 to go in the opening frame.
- Marist responded with a 7-2 spurt that was capped by a 3-pointer from Tarul to take a 15-8 lead.
- The Red Foxes led 15-10 after one quarter.
- Rider opened the second quarter with a 10-4 run, taking a 20-19 lead with 4:24 left in the half.
- The Red Foxes trailed 30-24 at the break as Rider outscored Marist 20-9 in the frame.
- Rider opened the second half with a 6-0 run to increase its lead to 36-24, prompting a Marist timeout at the 8:25 mark.
- The Broncs increased the advantage to 15 (41-26) with a 3-pointer at the 5:16 mark.
- The Red Foxes trailed 46-33 through three quarters.
- Rider held a 48-37 lead at the media timeout with 4:51 to play.
- The Broncs held on to secure the 56-43 victory.
- The Red Foxes host Manhattan for Senior Night on Thursday, Feb. 19.
- Tip-off from McCann Arena is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
