Marist 62, at Manhattan 57

NEW YORK (Interstat) — In a game defined more by grit than grace, the Marist women’s basketball team secured a hard-fought 62-57 victory over Manhattan on Saturday at Draddy Gymnasium, overcoming a significant statistical disadvantage and a late push from the Lady Jaspers. The contest, a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference matchup played before an intimate crowd of 306, saw the visiting Red Foxes improve to 5-9 overall. Manhattan, despite a valiant effort from its interior players, fell to 1-12. The most critical sequence unfolded in the game’s final minute. Holding a precarious 57-55 lead with just 3.6 seconds remaining, Marist’s… Read more...