Marist unable to complete comeback

Marist put together an inspired second half against Lehigh tonight, but a low-scoring first half led to a hole that was too deep to come out of.
Lehigh led, 43-21, early in the second half, and although Marist chipped away, the Red Foxes fell, 66-55. Marist remains winless on the season.
The Red Foxes cut the lead to 54-50 but were unable to get any closer.
Nine Red Foxes scored but only Daye Kaba finished in double-digit scoring. Kaba scored 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting. He added four rebounds and two assists.
Marist outscored Lehigh, 36-33, in the second half but only managed 19 points in the first 20 minutes.
R.J. Hall tallied nine points and four assists in his second game back.
The team continues to struggle from the field. With no interior presence, most of Marist's shots are contested from the perimeter. As a team, the Red Foxes shot 35.7 percent. The four freshmen combined to shoot 9-of-28.
Almost half of Marist's field-goal attempts, 27-of-54, came from behind the three-point line. The team converted on nine of them.
Marist's next game will come after the holidays. Vermont will travel to the McCann Center for a 7:30 p.m. tilt.
Vermont is 7-5 and boasts a win over Rutgers. The Catamounts did, however, lose by 13 to Loyola.
Elsewhere in the MAAC
- Loyola jumped all over Indiana in the first half and handed the Hoosiers a 72-67 loss at home.
Brett Harvey led Loyola with 25 points and five assists, while Jamal Barney added 13 points.
- Rutgers blew out Saint Peter's, 66-42, as Mike Rosario scored a season-high 28 points. Hamady N'Diaye added 15 points and 10 blocks.
- Niagara notched a 77-71 win over Saint Bonaventure while Canisius edged Southern Mississippi, 59-56. Demetrius Williamson scored 22 points for Niagara and Canisius' Frank Turner poured in 30.