Final
for this game
No. 23 Marist ties record with 16th straight win
Feb 24, 2008 - 11:11 PM POUGHKEEPSIE, New York (Ticker) -- Senior guard Nikki Flores tied a career-high with 21 points and also had six rebounds as No. 23 Marist defeated Manhattan, 71-61, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game on Sunday.Rachele Fitz had her ninth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Red Foxes (26-2, 15-0).
Meg Dahlman had 16 points, six rebounds and four blocks as Marist tied a school record with its 16th consecutive wins, matching the mark set by the 2004-05 squad.
The Jaspers (14-13, 9-7) trailed, 60-56, with 5:26 to play before Flores took over, scoring six of the last 11 points for the Red Foxes.
Kelly Regan scored 14 points, Abby Wentworth 13 and Caitlin Flood 11 for Manhattan. Marist shot 51 percent (25-of-49) from the field, including a 16-of-25 effort (64 percent) in the first half.
- NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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MANHATTAN 28 33 61
MARIST (23) 37 34 71 FINAL
Feb 24 4:18 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
MANHATTAN 28
(23) MARIST 37 HALFTIME
Feb 24 4:08 PM
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