Women's Basketball Falls at Marist in MAAC Opener

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Marist broke open the game by scoring the final 13 points of the first half and to defeat the Canisius College women's basketball team 73-37 in the McCann Center on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Griffins fell to 5-7 overall, losing their fifth consecutive game.

Senior Tasia Lee led Canisius in scoring for the second consecutive game, recording a career-high 17 points to match a career high with seven rebounds in a career-high 32 minutes. Senior Ellie Radke had eight points and seven rebounds as Canisius shot 23.6 percent from the floor.

“Marist is the class of our league and they showed that again today,” Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. “We're continuing to struggle to make shots offensively and unless that changes, we're going to struggle to win games.”

Canisius (5-7, 0-1 MAAC) struggled from the field early, starting 1-for-14, missing open shots during the first 10 minutes of the game. Marist would build a 15-5 lead before Canisius cut the Marist lead to four points on back-to-back 3-pointers from Radke.

The Red Foxes broke the game open with a 13-0 run to close out the first half, getting three 3-pointers during the run that made the score 36-18 at the half.

Marist (9-4, 1-0 MAAC) increased its lead throughout the entire second half, which included a 17-4 run to make it 55-25 on a layup from Rachele Fitz with 12:40 remaining.

Fitz had 11 points and eight rebounds while Erica Allenspach aed all players with 20 points, including 4-for-6 shooting from behind the arc. Marist shot 43.9 percent from the field and had 19 assists compared to nine turnovers.

Canisius returns to the court on Tuesday, when the Griffs play at Siena in the Alumni Recreation Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., with the game being televised live on Time Warner SportsNet.

Notes: Canisius extended its NCAA record of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 466 games on a 3-pointer by Brittané Russell in the first half… Lee had back-to-back games in double figures for the first time in her career… Lee's previous career high for minutes was 23 against Detroit on Nov. 24… Russell didn't record a steal for the first time in 12 games on the season... The loss is the first in the MAAC opener for Canisius since the 2006-07 season… Canisius dropped its opening MAAC road game for the first time since the 2003-04 season, a 78-57 loss at Marist.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Tasia Lee: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#35 Ellie Radke: F; 6' 0"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#3 Tasia Lee
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#35 Ellie Radke
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

Players Mentioned

#3 Tasia Lee

#35 Ellie Radke

Players Mentioned

#3 Tasia Lee

#35 Ellie Radke