Marist vs. Delaware - FINAL: Marist stuns Delaware, 74-69

A source told me that earlier in the year Monte Ross was pleased his Delaware team got to play Marist twice. He said he'd enjoy beating them twice. I suppose the joke's on him.
Marist walked into Delaware's home arena without its all-conference point guard and won in a wire-to-wire, 74-69, victory. The hero, none other than senior captain Ryan Schneider. Schneider scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds. Don't be surprised to see Schneider get some votes for MAAC player of the week.
R.J. Hall, filling in for David Devezin, notched 12 points and three assists.
Unlike most of Marist's tight finishes, the Red Foxes never hit a drought and received timely baskets. The free-shooting also improved dramatically, with Schneider going 8-for-8 from the charity stripe. Marist made 13-of-19 free-throws.
Marist moved to 4-8 with the win and got some much needed payback after Delaware took the first meeting in overtime. The Red Foxes return to action Sunday against Bucknell at the McCann Center.

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Minus David Devezin once again, Marist stormed into the Bob Carpenter Center and erupted for 37 points. So far, it's been an impressive outing for Chuck Martin's team. Seven players have gotten on the scoring sheet, including walk-on freshman Mike Taylor. Taylor ended the half with a jumper to give Marist a 14-point lead, 37-23.
Ryan Schneider is once again leading the Red Foxes. The senior captain leads all scorers with 10 points, including two three-pointers. Schneider also boasts an astonishing 12 rebounds. Marist shot 50 percent in the first half while holding Delaware to 20.7 percent shooting.
Marist led by as many as 17 points in the first half when Schneider drained one of his two three-pointers to make it 35-18. Marist needs to remain wary headed into the second-half because Delaware is too good of an offensive team to continue struggling like this offensively. Marc Egerson, Alphonso Dawson, and Jawan Carter only have 18 combined points, something that Chuck Martin is thrilled about. The three poured in a combined 78 points in the two teams' first meeting. In addition, Marist's last loss against Columbia ended in a 27-7 Lions' run.