Goodwin propels Marist to thrilling victory

It's Dejaun Goodwin's world tonight, and we're all living in it.
With Marist trailing MAAC rival Iona, 50-49, sophomore guard Dejuan Goodwin received the inbounds pass and drained a fall-away jumper with 1.4 seconds remaining in the game. The Red Fox faithful erupted as the team opened the conference schedule with a 51-50 win over an Iona team that took nationally ranked Wisconsin to overtime.
Goodwin had a breakout game and earned the accolades of Marist head coach Chuck Martin. Martin wanted the ball in Goodwin's hands and the game on the line. Goodwin scored a season-high 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting, including the game-winning shot. Senior Ryan Schneider led all scorers with 17 points. The forward also hauled in a game-high seven rebounds.
The game finished at a frenetic pace. Marist trailed by four points with 27 seconds left in the contest. Javon Parris subsequently went 2-for-4 from the free-throw line in the a span of three seconds after grabbing an offensive rebound in between trips to the line.
With Parris on the line and a chance to tie with six seconds remaining, the junior went 1-for-2. Marist trailed 5-49, but the Red Foxes forced an Iona Gaels traveling violation on Rashon Dwight. This paved the way for Goodwin's heroics.
Marist will next travel to Siena on Dec. 9 to take on the Saints in the Times-Union Center.
Across the MAAC
The other two MAAC games went pretty much to plan. Fairfield blew out Saint Peter's, 76-56, and Manhattan clobbered Canisius, 81-63.
MORE TO COME.