Manhattan at Fairfield Game Day, Monday at 7pm

[FU73]

The Stags will close out their four-game homestand when they welcome Manhattan to Mahoney Arena on Monday night at 7pm on ESPN+. The contest will mark Fairfield's final home game of the 2023 calendar year, and their last game on campus until January 11.

Fairfield enters the game on a six-game winning streak, their longest under Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis. The six-game win streak is tied for the 27th longest in the nation, and the third longest on the East Coast behind just Georgetown and Maryland. The six games are also tied with Brown among all teams in New England.

The Stags are (4-0) at home in Mahoney Arena with a 771 attendance average.

The team will have a 12-day break for final exams, next taking the court on Saturday, Dec. 30 at NEC Stonehill at 2pm.

FAIRFIELD (8-1)(1-0 MAAC)
Top Scorer: Meghan Andersen (15.9 PPG)
Top Rebound: Meghan Andersen (6.4 RPG)

MANHATTAN (6-2)(1-0)
Top Scorer: Nitzan Amar (13.3 PPG)
Top Rebounder: Petra Juric (8.3 RPG)

Game Notes
fairfieldstags.com/documents/2023/12/17/WBBNotes2324_-_ManhattanHome.pdf

ESPN+ ($)
www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401594682

Live Stats
stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=490502

Tickets ($12-$33 plus an additional $3 per ticket charge)
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[FU73]

Top two MAAC teams play tonight at Mahoney Arena - #1 Fairfield vs. #2 Manhattan.

[stag76]

We have a 6 game winning streak, Manhattan has a 4 game winning streak. We have the MAAC Rookie of the Week, Manhattan has the MAAC Player of the Week. Should be a good game tonight.

[stags74]

Slow 1Q shooting wise gives way to a very good 2Q and the stags take the lead at the half. Carly switches to a 1:2:2 zone trap defense in 2Q that disrupts MC offense. Excellent in game adjustment.

[typhaon]

press seemed to energize the offense and get Fairfield playing at a pace they want.

[typhaon]

Running Manhattan off the court now. 76-53 with 5:11 remaining.

[stags74]

Women just beat what many consider the stags main competition for a MAAC title by 24 points. FF is a solid team. Stags up!

[stag79]

Dec 18, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 stags74 said:

Women just beat what many consider the stags main competition for a MAAC title by 24 points. FF is a solid team. Stags up!

Andersen going off and Nellie with those six steals. But everyone else can play. They just wore Manhattan down at both ends. Wore them down.

[ctbobs]

Dec 18, 2023 21:22:14 GMT -5 stag79 said:

Dec 18, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 stags74 said:

Women just beat what many consider the stags main competition for a MAAC title by 24 points. FF is a solid team. Stags up!

Andersen going off and Nellie with those six steals. But everyone else can play. They just wore Manhattan down at both ends. Wore them down.

Agree they can all play, but boy, Anderson is some talent

[stag76]

[FU73]

fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/meghan-andersen/6308

Fairfield University Women's Basketball freshman, and four-time MAAC Rookie of the Week, Meghan Andersen erupted for a career-high 26 points, pacing four Stags in double figures and leading the squad to an 82-58 victory over Manhattan for their seventh-straight win. With the victory, the Stags move to (9-1) on the season including a perfect (2-0) mark in their early start of the MAAC slate.

"I'm proud of us putting together a complete game for the first time in a while," Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis said. "I thought we were a little stagnant early but our defense spread to our offense and then we were able to capitalize on both sides of the ball."

Fairfield scored 72 of their 82 points in the final 30 minutes of the game, starting with an impressive 31-point mark in the second quarter,

463 attendance number

Box Score
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2023-24/manhattan/boxscore/13879

Fairfield will now have a 12-day break for final exams, next taking the court at NEC Stonehill on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 2pm.

[paulie74]

When the students come back they owe it to the team to pack the Leo.

Exciting playing style, ability to adjust, deeply talented, well coached and just fun to watch.

Can't win them all, but right now, you have to enjoy the ride!

[jenningsbeach]

[ctbobs]

Dec 19, 2023 11:11:16 GMT -5 jenningsbeach said:

For those who don't follow the women's game closely, Juju Watkins was the #1 HS player in the country last year. That is some pretty good company

[ff2001]

Just watched the full game on the app, what a run from the second quarter on...