Game #30: #9 Marist Red Foxes vs. #8 Manhattan Jaspers
Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 12:00 PM
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, N.J.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Entering the 2026 MAAC Championship in Atlantic City, the #8 Manhattan Jaspers look to get a first round win against the Red Foxes from #9 Marist. Leading Manhattan in the points category has been Senior guard
Brianna Davis, averaging 15.4 points a night, including a Division I high of 30 points at Iona. Her scoring average puts her in fourth place across the MAAC. Senior guard Hana Mühl has helped spread the rock, with a nightly average of 4.4 holding second place in the MAAC. On the defensive end, Graduate forwards
Colette Mulderig and Agar Farrés Garcia have helped anchor that end of the floor, with the former's 1.5 average on blocks putting her in second place across the MAAC, while the latter's 8.3 rebound average puts her in fourth. The Jaspers will look to take care of business before the top-seeded Bobcats from Quinnipiac await them on Friday (Mar. 6).
Scouting the Opposition:
•After three consecutive losses to open 2025-26, the Marist Red Foxes have since stumbled to a 8-12 record in the MAAC standings.
•Marist has dropped four of their last five games, including an overtime loss to the Jaspers by the final score of 66-61 on Feb. 19.
•The Red Foxes are led by Freshman and Senior guards Justine Henry and Lexie Tarul, who combine for an output of 24.8 points per game.
•Two other consistent members of the starting lineup in Senior guard Jackie Piddock and forward Ciara Croker have combined for an additional 13.3 ponts a night, with the latter being the team's second-leading rebounder with 5.5 boards.
•Sophomore guard Kasey Bretones has been a newly inserted member of the starting lineup, filling in the role of the injured fellow Sophomore guard Danielle Williamsen. She has scored a total of 12 points in her last three games starting.
•Marist was selected to finish in fourth place in this year's edition of the MAAC Preseason Poll, five spots above where they ended up.
•After hovering just above .500 in the conference slate at 11-9 in 2024-25, the Red Foxes went into the MAAC Championship as the fifth-seeded team.
•In Atlantic City, Marist played Mount St. Mary's (MD) for the second consecutive game in the quarterfinals, losing 68-65 after a missed jumper in the final seconds.
•This will serve as the 70th matchup between Marist and Manhattan, with the two sides splitting their regular season series 1-1.
Last Five Meetings vs. Red Foxes:
Marist Leads 43-26
2/19/26...................................MAN 66-61
1/3/26.....................................MAR 62-57
12/21/24.................................MAR 58-51
3/7/24....................................MAR 49-48
1/25/24..................................MAN 60-54
