Canisius proved that Marist does not have the weapons to be successful this year.
Canisius rode its big men to a 72-57 win in the McCann Center on Saturday night. Forwards Elton Frazier and Greg Logins dominated Marist, scoring 25 and 13 points, respectively.
Canisius pulled out to a big lead and led, 40-23, at the half. Marist put up an inspired effort in the second half, as they often do, but it was too little too late.
Canisius all-conference guard Frank Turner also went off for 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
The Golden Griffs pounded the boards, outrebounding the Red Foxes, 35-21. Hard to win games giving opponents that many opportunities.
Marist received strong offensive performances from freshmen Devin Price and Candon Rusin. These two could be the second coming of Jordan and Whittington...in their own way. Price scored 15 points in 22 minutes while Rusin notched 11 in 38 minutes. Daye Kaba added 11 points for Marist.
Observations:
- Hard to see where Marist is winning games. The Red Foxes physically just can't compete with many Div. I teams. Korey Bauer is the only true "big man" on the team. Losing Drummond to eligibility and transfer and Watson to NCAA paperwork for this season crippled any chances to make a run.
- Devin Price needs more minutes. He's playing too well to send to the bench and barely play over half a game. He's one of the few bright spots on this season, let's see more of him.
- Credit to Korey Bauer for basically being thrown to the wolves this season. A tough task for anybody.
- A horrid outing from the free-throw line after really looking like the team had turned it around. Shooting 6-of-15 is unacceptable, although it would not have affected the final score.
- Marist is facing a very down and disappointing Rider team on Monday. The Broncs have underachieved woefully and this might be a nice time to pick off a team.
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Drummond transferred?? wow .. Where did he transfer to??? that a total shame .. he would of been sooo good in the MAAC ... I hope that 6"10 high school kid don't renig and attend Marist next season ... we need size so bad ...
I don't know where he transferred to, but I heard that he's no longer affiliated with the program. He has not been on the bench since the news of his ineligibility became public.
As for Folahan, he has committed to Marist. He could take that back, but the prospect of playing with Watson and getting major minutes as a freshman should be enticing. If Marist somehow loses out on Folahan, Martin is in serious trouble.
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