POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Interstat) — NJIT withstood a late Marist push and earned a 67-63 women’s NCAA Division I victory Sunday at McCann Recreation Center. The Highlanders improved to 3-0, while the Red Foxes fell to 0-3 before an announced crowd of 979. NJIT led 16-13 after the first quarter and 28-28 at halftime before opening a 54-42 cushion through three quarters. Marist rallied in the fourth but could not complete the comeback. Justine Henry paced Marist with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Kasey Bretones added 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Marissa Gingrich scored 18 for NJIT, Piper Engelby had 16 and Mia Gestosani added 10. NJIT shot 23 of 55 from the floor, including 11 of 26 from 3-point range, and committed 11 turnovers. Marist shot 22 of 56 overall and 3 of 14 from beyond the arc, committing 16 turnovers. NJIT scored 15 points off Marist turnovers, while Marist scored seven off NJIT giveaways.