Marist misses game tonight

In the first leg of the daunting Buffalo trip, Marist failed to show up for a game that will likely earn them a 10th place finish in the MAAC.
Canisius dominated Marist from start to finish and had its way with the Red Foxes en route to a 75-49 blowout win. Marist endured a stretch in which the team scored only two points in nearly 11 minutes of game action. The lead proved to large to overcome.
Canisius had four players score in double-figures, including 15 from freshman Julius Coles. Coles will battle Iona's Scott Machado for rookie of the year, an award garnered by then Marist-product Jay Gavin last year. Gavin has since transferred to Virginia Commonwealth.
Ryan Schneider emerged as the only Red Fox to score in double-digits. The senior tallied 12 points and hauled in seven rebounds. Korey Bauer and Dejuan Goodwin chipped in seven points apiece.
A disturbing trend for Marist continued tonight when Canisius outrebounded the Red Foxes by 18. Coles grabbed a game-high 11 boards while center Chris Gadley had eight. Gadley, the 6-foot-9, 320-pound center, missed the first meeting between the two teams.
In other MAAC action, Niagara upset Siena, 100-85, in dominating fashion. Marist has only won one game since its blowout win over Niagara on Jan. 11. Marist sat at 3-3 following the Niagara win and has only won one game since. The win came over a Fairfield team missing its four leading scorers.