POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Four Marist players had double figures in the scoring column, led by Ryan Stilphen and Jay Gavin, who scored 13 points apiece as the host Red Foxes dropped Canisius College 66-44 Sunday afternoon in the McCann Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
The win at home was Marist's 13th straight and improved the team to 14-7 overall and 8-2 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action, while the Golden Griffins dropped to 3-17 overall and 1-9 in MAAC play with the loss.
For Canisius, sophomore Frank Turner scored a team-high nine points to go with five rebounds, five assists and three steals, but the Blue and Gold shot 25.9 percent from the field and allowed Marist to score 21 second-chance points off 13 offensive rebounds.
"Once again I thought we struggled with second-chance points and points off turnovers," Canisius head coach Tom Parrotta said. "It's something we need to overcome in order to win games. I thought we played hard, but we just didn't have enough bullets in the chamber."
Canisius came out and jumped on Marist, taking an early 12-2 lead 3:30 into the contest after Greg Logins (right) knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key. From there, Marist used a 19-5 run over a span of 7:15 to take a 23-17 lead with 7:26 left before the half, capped by a 3-pointer by reservfe Ryan Schneider from the right wing.
Leading 34-24 at the half, Marist outscored Canisius 10-4 in the first 6:56 of the second stanza to take a 44-28 lead with 13:04 left on the clock. Marist shot 43.3 percent from the floor in the second half and hit 6-of-15 tries from behind the arc in the game's final 20 minutes, while the Griffs shot 22.2 percent from the field and 14.3 percent from 3-point range in the second half.
Schneider came off the bench and posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Foxes, who closed out the game shooingt 38.3 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3-point range. Logins finished the game with five points and seven boards for the Blue and Gold, while Jovan Robinson added eight points off the bench for the Griffs.
Canisius will return home Friday, Feb. 1, when the team plays host to Fairfield. Tip-off in the Koessler Athletic Center is set for 7:30 p.m.
Game Notes: Marist has won three-straight in the sereis, which is now tied at 13-13... Robert Goldsberry had a career-high five rebounds for Canisius... Freshman Rishawn Johnson had six points and six boards for the Griffs, with all six points coming in the second half... Canisius has attempted 20-plus 3-point tries in 16 games this year.
