a loss at Niagara on Jan. 31 that snapped a 23-game road winning streak against MAAC foes. However, the Red Foxes went undefeated at home in conference games and earned the #1 seed in the MAAC Championship for the sixth straight year. Marist’s 15-3 mark in MAAC play was two games ahead of Iona. As for Fitz, the honors kept rolling in: • Feb. 21 – On Senior Day for her, Lynzee Johnson, Brittany Engle, and manager Pat Massaroni, it was announced that #12 would be the first number in program history to be retired. • Feb. 23 – Fitz was named an Academic All-American. • March 4 – Fitz became the first women’s basketball player in MAAC history to be named MAAC Player of the Year three times. • March 7 – Fitz became the first player in program history to be named MAAC Tournament MVP twice. • Following the season, Fitz was named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America for the second straight year, First Team All-Met Basketball Writers Association, and MAAC Student-Athlete of the Year. Allenspach was named First Team All-MAAC, and Yarde earned Second Team All- MAAC honors. The Red Foxes cruised to their fifth straight conference title, as they trailed for a grand total of 3:42 in their three games in the MAAC Championship. Their victories came by a combined total of 58 points and they did not allow the opposition to reach 50 points in any game. Yarde’s 16 points and nine rebounds led the way in a 57-38 quarterfinal win over Canisius. Fitz (25 points, 12 rebounds) and Yarde (12 points, 10 rebounds) both had double-doubles in a 69-47 semifinal win over Niagara. Yarde (17 points), Fitz (15), and Allenspach (13 plus five steals) combined for 45 points in the 66-49 championship game win over Fairfield. In addition to Fitz’s MVP honor, Yarde and Allenspach were both named to the All-Tournament Team.
NCAA TOURNAMENT
For the third time in four years, Marist was headed to California for NCAA Tournament play. The Red Foxes were a #12 seed for the second straight year and matched up with Georgetown in Berkeley. The Red Foxes scored the game’s first seven points and built a 10-point advantage by the 13:26 mark of the first half. However, Georgetown took the lead with a 7-0 run late in the first half, and then scored the first 13 points of the second half. The Hoyas prevailed by a score of 62-42. Yarde led all scorers with 15. Allenspach
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