Marist Drops MAAC Contest at Saint Peter’s

Jan 16, 2019

Brian Parker started the day in seventh place all-time on Marist’s career scoring list, and ended it in fifth. He now has 1,601 career points.

By Mike Ferraro

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Marist men’s basketball team was defeated at Saint Peter’s by a score of 72-63 on Sunday afternoon at the Yanitelli Center. The Red Foxes fell to 6-10 overall and 1-3 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play, while the Peacocks improved to 5-11 on the season and 2-2 in the MAAC.

Marist scored the game’s first eight points, which led to a Saint Peter’s timeout at the 16:31 mark.

Marist built its lead to a high of 11, at 22-11 at the 9:45 mark of the first half.
Saint Peter’s took its first lead at the 2:49 mark on a pair of free throws by Davauhnte Turner.

The Red Foxes were held to one field goal over the final seven minutes of the first half, and Saint Peter’s led 34-30 at halftime.

A three-pointer and layup on back-to-back possessions by sophomore guard Austin Williams brought the Red Foxes to within 47-46 with 8:45 to go.

Marist came to one on other occasion, but a three-pointer by Turner with 6:50 left gave Saint Peter’s a 54-48 advantage. The Red Foxes never got closer than four the rest of the way.

“It’s highly disappointing,” head coach John Dunne said. “We want a top five spot in the league, that’s our goal. We fell short today.”