EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 8, 2025)—Mount St. Mary's women's basketball shook off an early deficit with a monstrous run, taking control and earning a victory over the Marist Red Foxes. The team concludes the regular season with a 14-15 record and a 12-8 mark in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
 
The Mountaineers finish the 2024-25 campaign in fourth place, setting themselves up as the "home" team in the rematch with Marist on Thursday for the MAAC Championship Quarterfinals at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
 
Jo Raflo secured her 1,000^th career point in the first half. She becomes the 31^st member in program history to reach the milestone and the sixth player to do it in three seasons. The senior ended up with seven points and matched a career high with 12 rebounds.

End of 2Q| Marist 27, Mount 27
Raflo 2 Ties up Game to End Half, 18-2 Run by the Mount#GoMount pic.twitter.com/yW0NRPROcU

— Mount Women's Basketball (@Mount_WBB) March 8, 2025

 
Anna LeMaster tied a game high and led the Mount with 15 points. Giana Hoddinott tallied 11 points, sending home a career-high three triples while also leading the team with four assists. Jaedyn Jamison added nine points and five boards.
 
Marist took the early advantage, leading 20-9 after the first quarter. With the Mountaineers trailing 25-9 after a Lexie Tarul three-pointer, the visitors made their charge. When the dust settled at the 8:41 mark of the third quarter, the Mount had strung together a 20-2 run, taking the lead on a LeMaster pull up. The run extended to 36-6, punctuated by a Wesleigh Ferguson layup. The Mount coasted to the win after that, maintaining a double digit lead for the entire fourth quarter.

2:08 3Q| Mount 45, Marist 31
Ferguson Puts Back Offensive Rebound to Score#GoMount pic.twitter.com/NHMCiUPPrT

— Mount Women's Basketball (@Mount_WBB) March 8, 2025

 
NOTES

• Mount's record of 12-8 in conference play is their best mark in their league since 2022, when the program won a Northeast Conference championship
• Gabrielle Kennerly cracked the program's top 100 list with six points on the day. She now has 316 for the season and joins LeMaster as a pair of players to make it on the list in one season of play.
• The Mountaineers outrebounded the Red Foxes, 41-33. They are 9-0 when securing more boards than their competition.
• Mount St. Mary's is now 18-6 all-time over Marist and 3-4 in MAAC play.