Sacred Heart Rallies Past Marist in Final Quarter
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Interstat) — Sacred Heart mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback to edge Marist 56-54 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Monday at William Pitt Center.
The Pioneers, who trailed by 13 entering the final period, outscored the Red Foxes 25-8 in the fourth to complete the reversal. Nalyce Dudley led all scorers with 21 points for Sacred Heart. Amelia Wood added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Lexie Tarul scored 12 points for Marist, which led for most of the game but could not hold off the late surge. The Red Foxes fell to 6-13, while Sacred Heart improved to 8-10. Attendance was 564.