Sam Prescott and Dorvell Carter delivered career performances, but Loyola won a three-point contest, 68-61, in Maryland.
Marist missed a golden opportunity with Loyola stars Brett Harvey and Jamal Barney missing the game. Marist had its own injuries, however, with Korey Bauer and Rob Johnson getting injured. Bauer played just two minutes.
The loss is difficult to swallow though because Loyola big man Julius Brooks was ejected after a flagrant foul. With Loyola missing the bulk of its scoring, Marist could not capitalize.
The game was tied at 53 with 6:42 remaining, but Jimmy Patsos' team was able to pull away. J'Hared Hall and Robert Olson nailed three straight three-pointers for the Greyhounds, opening up a 66-58 lead.
Despite playing without Bauer (and Johnson but to a lesser extent), Marist needed to pull out a win against what amounted to Loyola's B squad. The now 1-16 Red Foxes will have trouble winning another game this season, granted the talent is there for the future.
Sam Prescott scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting. Dorvell Carter, also coming off the bench, scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the fill-in big man.
Devin Price was the only starters to score in double figures for Marist. He scored 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting.
Daye Kaba and Candon Rusin struggled to find their shot, combining to go 4-of-16 from the field.
Olson and Hall scored 20 and 16 points, respectively.
Observations:
- This may sound like a broken record, but Marist needs more out of Kaba, the Boston College transfer, in order to stay competitive. He shot just 2-of-10 last night.
- It's a tall order asking Marist to compete without Bauer, the team's only true interior presence, but Loyola had its own laundry list of players not in the game.
- Loyola converted on 13-of-26 three-pointers. Marist countered with 9-of-20, however.
- A great sign to see Prescott deliver this kind of performance. Price has already proven himself to be a budding star in this league based on his drastic improvement and consistency. Rusin has shown what he's capable of as well. Marist just needs a few big men in the fold.
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great points greg .. i believe once we get a few big bodies to grab rebounds and a convert put backs .. we will be a problem for teams in the MAAC .. Im still sooo disappointed with the drummonds situation .. he would of helped us so much (I read that he transferred to georgetown college) {junior/community college} by the way. the positive thing is next year all our freshmen/transfers will some what be considered veterans from all this experience/time on the court... .
Correction Drummond transfered to a NAIA D1 league, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ...
I think it's asking a lot to win games when there are no big men. I give Korey a lot of credit because he's being asked to do way more than he should be.
I personally think Menelik Watston not getting NCAA clearance was the biggest blow. He's 21, 6-7, and 260. When I interviewed him in the summer, he seemed really grateful and appreciative of the opportunity. Not having a big man that was dying to help this team hurts the most, in my opinion.
i totally agree w/ u greg ...
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