Marist offense continues to struggle in latest loss

Although Marist struggled last season, two of its wins came against teams that have recently dealt the Red Foxes double-digit losses.
Hartford dismantled Marist 11 days ago, and New Hampshire cruised to a 72-58 win. Marist's best effort came against arguably its toughest opponent on opening day versus Rutgers.
The Red Foxes managed just 36.2 percent shooting from the field. Candon Rusin has put in the best effort so far this season, notching 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Rusin has not been the three-point threat I anticipated he would be, but he has been efficient. After three games, he's the biggest surprise for this team.
Defensively, Marist was abused by Wildcats' center Dane Diliegro. He scored 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting. He also grabbed eight rebounds.
Marist's smaller lineup clearly had no answer for either big man. Radar Onguetou chipped in 11 points. Guard Alvin Abreu poured in 15 points as well.
For Marist, Dec. 19 cannot come soon enough. The Red Foxes will continue to struggle without Casiem Drummond and R.J. Hall. Without those two players, it's hard to imagine Marist winning any games. Once they are back, however, Marist will be much more competitive as Drummond will take defenders away from the guards and should open up some lanes in the middle.
In the loss, Dejuan Goodwin also scored a team-high 11 points.
Daye Kaba, the Boston College transfer, continues to struggle offensively. His first three games have been somewhat disappointing after coming over from an ACC school. He has all the physical tools to dominate, but he has endured shooting woes from the field. He managed just four points today.
Even when Hall and Drummond return, Kaba needs to emerge as a scoring threat for Marist to make any noise in the MAAC.