2008 Woodie Awards
Women's team set to play crucial game against Fairfield
Mike Benischek
Issue date: 2/19/04 Section: Sports
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The team that was to be the conference's best at the season's outset is coming to Poughkeepsie on Friday to play the conference's best team.
The Fairfield Stags are the next to try and knock the top-ranked Red Fox Women's Basketball team off the top of the mountain when the teams meet in the McCann Center on Friday night at 7 p.m.
On Tuesday night the Red Foxes defeated the Loyola Greyhounds in Baltimore, 61-58, winning its third straight and establishing a one-game advantage in first place of the MAAC with just three games remaining in the season. The win also secured the Marist Women's first winning season in eleven years.
The Stags were the consensus choice to be champion of the MAAC during the preseason, boasting arguably the most individually talented roster in the conference. However, mixing together all of the talent into one cohesive unit has been a problem throughout the year and it has produced an uneven 6-8 record in MAAC play.
The Foxes thumped Fairfield earlier in the season, 59-45, at the Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard on Jan 22. Marist was able to shut down Fairfield's two top guns, holding Janelle McManus to just five points and Schrene Isidora to two in the second half after allowing 12 in the first.
Stephanie Del Preore led Marist with 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Maureen Magarity scored 11 and grabbed eight rebounds. Alisa Kresge nabbed four steals and eight rebounds while defending McManus throughout the game.
The Stags recently had its biggest win of the season, an 80-68 victory over the Purple Eagles of Niagara on Monday night, knocking them out of a first place tie with Marist.
The Foxes had an impressive game of its own on Saturday in a building in which it had never won in before.
Down 51-50 with 50-seconds remaining the individual heroics of three different Red Foxes equated into a fantastic 54-51 victory over the home Saint Peter's Peahens in the Yanitelli Center.
With three seconds remaining on the shot clock, Maureen Magarity received a pass from Kristin Keller at the elbow and sank the go-ahead basket with just over 19 seconds to play.
Following a St. Peter's timeout, the Peahens created an isolation play for Tyonna Vance, the best slasher, to go one on one and take the final shot. Alisa Kresge defended Vance stride for stride forcing her into a tough shot from 14-feet that missed off the rim.
After the rebound went out of bounds and the Foxes gained possession, Stephanie Del Preore was fouled and promptly knocked down both free throws with just 3.4 seconds left to play, celebrating Valentine's Day with a victory.
Magarity paced Marist with 24 of the team's 54 points, and grabbed 10 rebounds for her third career double double. For her efforts Magarity was named the conference player of the week on Monday. Kristin Keller scored 12 and passed out five assists.
The Fairfield Stags are the next to try and knock the top-ranked Red Fox Women's Basketball team off the top of the mountain when the teams meet in the McCann Center on Friday night at 7 p.m.
On Tuesday night the Red Foxes defeated the Loyola Greyhounds in Baltimore, 61-58, winning its third straight and establishing a one-game advantage in first place of the MAAC with just three games remaining in the season. The win also secured the Marist Women's first winning season in eleven years.
The Stags were the consensus choice to be champion of the MAAC during the preseason, boasting arguably the most individually talented roster in the conference. However, mixing together all of the talent into one cohesive unit has been a problem throughout the year and it has produced an uneven 6-8 record in MAAC play.
The Foxes thumped Fairfield earlier in the season, 59-45, at the Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard on Jan 22. Marist was able to shut down Fairfield's two top guns, holding Janelle McManus to just five points and Schrene Isidora to two in the second half after allowing 12 in the first.
Stephanie Del Preore led Marist with 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Maureen Magarity scored 11 and grabbed eight rebounds. Alisa Kresge nabbed four steals and eight rebounds while defending McManus throughout the game.
The Stags recently had its biggest win of the season, an 80-68 victory over the Purple Eagles of Niagara on Monday night, knocking them out of a first place tie with Marist.
The Foxes had an impressive game of its own on Saturday in a building in which it had never won in before.
Down 51-50 with 50-seconds remaining the individual heroics of three different Red Foxes equated into a fantastic 54-51 victory over the home Saint Peter's Peahens in the Yanitelli Center.
With three seconds remaining on the shot clock, Maureen Magarity received a pass from Kristin Keller at the elbow and sank the go-ahead basket with just over 19 seconds to play.
Following a St. Peter's timeout, the Peahens created an isolation play for Tyonna Vance, the best slasher, to go one on one and take the final shot. Alisa Kresge defended Vance stride for stride forcing her into a tough shot from 14-feet that missed off the rim.
After the rebound went out of bounds and the Foxes gained possession, Stephanie Del Preore was fouled and promptly knocked down both free throws with just 3.4 seconds left to play, celebrating Valentine's Day with a victory.
Magarity paced Marist with 24 of the team's 54 points, and grabbed 10 rebounds for her third career double double. For her efforts Magarity was named the conference player of the week on Monday. Kristin Keller scored 12 and passed out five assists.