Game 23
Saint Peter's (10-12, 7-6 MAAC) vs. Marist (6-16, 4-10 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 17
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: McCann Arena, Poughkeepsie, NY
Network: ESPN3
Tip-Off
- The Peacocks hit the road this weekend for two games, starting with Marist on Thursday.
- The Peacocks are coming off of a 69-56 win over Rider last game. Junior center Kassondra Brown led the way for the Peacocks, scoring 20 points and getting 15 rebounds. That was her third consecutive double-double.
- The two teams met earlier this season at Saint Peter's, with the Peacocks coming away with the 58-45 victory. Graduate guard Kendrea Williams had 23 points in the outing.
The Series
- All-time: MAR leads 38-19
- Streak: SPU (1)
- Last SPU Win: 1/30/22 (W, 58-45, at SPU)
- Last MAR Win: 3/13/21 (L, 69-30, at MAAC Championship)
Dre's Year
- Williams hit three three pointers in the game against Rider on 2/12. She broke the career three-point record at Saint Peter's, as she now has 169 and counting. Tania Kennedy '09 previously held the record with 167 during her outstanding career.
- Williams reached the 1,000 point milestone at Saint Peter's in the last game against Marist, scoring a layup with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter to hit the magic number. She is the 24th Peacock in history to achieve this.
- Williams eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of her career with 3:47 remaining in the second quarter against Canisius on 12/19. She has achieved that total by scoring for both FDU-Florham and Saint Peter's.
- Williams ranks fourth amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
- She is ranked seventh amongst the active career three-point field goal leaders in the NCAA.
On the Rise
- The Peacocks currently sit sixth in the MAAC standings with just a few weeks left in the season. They have a 7-6 record in conference.
- The team sits behind Fairfield, Quinnipiac, Manhattan, Monmouth, and Niagara. Saint Peter's has a 1-6 record combined against those teams.
- The Peacocks are 6-0 against teams below them in the conference standings.
- Conference standings for both men and women will return to overall MAAC wins this season and will not be based on MAAC winning percentage.
Trip Upstate
- Marist and Saint Peter's have split their last four meetings, with each team winning twice.
- The Red Foxes took down the Peacocks in the MAAC Championship last season, winning 69-30. That was the Peacocks first appearance in the conference championship since 2002.
- Marist, who won the MAAC last season, currently sits tenth in the conference standings. Saint Peter's sits sixth after finishing the regular season in third.
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