POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Marist head coach Brian Giorgis collected his 450th career win on Thursday as the Red Foxes took down Saint Peter's in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game by a score of 51-41 in McCann Arena. 
 

Summary

• Both teams were held scoreless until 7:54 left in the first quarter, but a 7-0 run led by five points from Zaria Shazer gave the Red Foxes a 7-2 lead with just under five minutes left in the first quarter.
• At the end of the first quarter, Marist had a 11-8 lead and was holding Saint Peter's to 27.3% shooting from the field.
• A Trinasia Kennedy three with four minutes left in the first half ended a 4:57 field goal drought for Marist and gave them a 17-10 lead.
• Heading into the locker room, Marist maintained a 19-13 lead after only giving up 5 points in the second quarter. In the last 7:49 of the half, Marist forced 7 turnovers and held Saint Peter's to 23.8% shooting from the field.
• An 8-0 run early in the third quarter by Saint Peter's tied the game for the first time since 2-2 early in the first quarter. 
• Marist responded with a 5-0 run, highlighted by a Siobhan Boylan transition three, to regain the lead 26-21. She responded with another three with 1:25 left in the third quarter to give the Red Foxes a 33-26 lead.
• Marist started the fourth quarter on a 6-0 run and still hadn't let up a point with 4:39 left.
• A Kendall Krick layup to put the Red Foxes up by 8 with 1:45 left in regulation proved to be the dagger as they defeated Saint Peter's by a score of 51-41.

Stats

• Saint Peter's 41 points is the fewest points allowed all season by Marist and well below their season average of 61.5 opponent points per game
• Zaria Shazer was dominant all game, recording a team high 13 points and a team high 7 rebounds. 
• Marist forced 29 turnovers and was able to score 16 points off those turnovers.
• Trinasia Kennedy also got into double digits, scoring 12 points on 7-8 shooting from the free throw line. 
• Kassondra Brown led all scorers with 15 points for the Peacocks, and Sky Castro collected a game-high 12 rebounds. 

Notes

• The win snaps a 6-game losing streak for the Red Foxes, dating back to January 27th.
• This win gives Marist the season split with Saint Peter's, with both teams winning on their home court.
• Marist improves to 39-19 all-time against Saint Peter's, and is 8-2 in their last ten meetings. 

Records

• Marist is now 7-16 on the season overall and 5-10 in the MAAC.
• Saint Peter's falls to 10-13 overall and 7-7 in the MAAC. 

Coach Giorgis

• With the win over Saint Peter's, Brian Giorgis now has an overall career record of 450-180 at Marist in his 20th season as the head coach. 
• Giorgis is the first coach in Marist basketball history (both men's and women's) to reach 450 career wins.
• The accolade adds to his already decorated resume of 11 MAAC championships, 8 MAAC Coach of the Year Awards, and 5 NCAA Tournament wins. 

Up Next

• Marist goes back on the road to face Siena on Saturday in Loudonville, New York.
• Tip off is set for 5 p.m on ESPN3.
• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network App starting at 6:45.