POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team fell to Siena by a score of 67-63 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at McCann Arena on Sunday.
 

Summary

• Marist grabbed an early 6-4 lead, but Siena scored the next seven to take the lead for good.
• Five straight free throws – two by Martin Kawa, three by Jason Schofield – got Marist within one with 6:47 left until halftime.
• Five straight Siena points in the final minute of the first half gave the Saints a 36-29 lead after 20 minutes.
• Siena outscored Marist 14-4 over the first 6:05 of the second half to take a 50-33 lead.
• Brendan Coyle's three-pointer gave Siena its largest lead of 19 with 9:56 remaining.
• Kawa's three got Marist to within nine with three minutes remaining.
• Baskets by Justin Menard and Schofield got the Red Foxes to within four with 20 seconds remaining, but they drew no closer.

 

Stats

• Menard led the Red Foxes with 17 points and six assists.
• Schofield (13 points) and Jaden Daughtry (10 points) gave Marist three double-digit scorers. Schofield had a team-high seven rebounds.
• Jadin Collins-Roberts tallied six points, six rebounds, and a team-high three steals.
• Siena's Antonio Chandler led all scorers with 19. Justice Shoats had 17 points, seven rebounds, and six assists.

 

Notes

• The McCann Arena crowd of 2,805 was a season best.
• The last three Siena-Marist games at McCann Arena have been decided by a collective 11 points.
• Menard has scored in double figures in four straight games, and 11 of his last 13.

 

Up Next

• Marist heads back to the road to face Manhattan on Friday, Feb. 20.
• Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
• This will be the Red Foxes' final road game of the regular season.