NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's basketball team was less than a minute away from victory Tuesday night at McCann arena, having rallied from a 13 point deficit to lead Marist 65-58 after a jumper by senior guard/forward
Mackenzie Egger with 2:45 to play – part of a career-high 28 point night for her. The Red Foxes gradually cut into that lead but still trailed 65-63 until a Yale turnover with 23 seconds left. Marist then tied the game with 14 seconds left, and got the chance to take the lead when Yale was called for a foul on a Red Foxes defensive rebound with eight seconds left. Two free throws by Marist guard Danielle Williamson wound up delivering a 67-65 Red Foxes win, as a last-second three point attempt by the Bulldogs came up short.
The loss overshadowed a tremendous comeback by Yale (1-6, 0-0 Ivy League), as the Bulldogs rallied from a 37-24 deficit early in the third. They went on a 17-4 run to tie the game at 41, then battled back again after Marist briefly took a 51-48 lead. A buzzer-beating three pointer by Egger sent the teams into the fourth quarter tied 51-51.
A 12-4 run by the Bulldogs at the start of the fourth gave them some breathing room, but Marist (3-3, 0-0 MAAC) would not go away. Trailing by seven, the Red Foxes hit three of their final six shots and went 2-for-2 from the free throw line to pull out the win.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Senior guard/forward Mackenzie Egger led Yale with 28 points and eight rebounds, narrowly missing her third straight double-double. She also led the team with four steals.
- Junior guard Kiley Capstraw led Yale with three assists.
KEY STAT
- Marist outrebounded Yale 34-33, snapping a string of three straight games in which Yale had a rebounding edge.
NOTES
- Yale's .417 shooting percentage on three point attempts (5-for-12) was a season best. Egger was 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.
- Yale's 10 assists were the second-most in a game this season for the Bulldogs.
- First-year guard Ciniya Moore scored her first collegiate points – 10 of them to be exact. She shot 4-for-6 (.667) and had six rebounds.
- Egger's previous career high in points was 25, set in the season-opening 64-61 win vs. Monmouth.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Yale visits Bryant Friday at 1:30 p.m.
