Stags at Stonehill Game Day, Saturday 2pm

[FU73]

The Fairfield University Women's Basketball team will close out their non-conference schedule while also taking the court for the final time during the 2023 calendar year when they travel to play Stonehill College on Saturday afternoon at 2pm. The Stags are currently riding a seven-game winning streak which is tied for the 20th longest in the nation and the longest among any school in New England.

Without playing a game, the Stags still moved up the rankings in the College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top-25 rankings as they currently sit 18th in the poll. Among teams listed, Fairfield is tied for fifth with their nine wins.
collegeinsider.com/womens-mid-major-top-25

Fairfield (9-1)(2-0 MAAC)
Top Scorer: Meghan Andersen (16.9 PPG)
Top Rebound: Meghan Andersen (6.5 RPG)

Stonehill (0-12)(0-0 NEC)
Top Scorer: Jada Thornton (9.7 PPG)
Top Rebounder: Maureen Stapleton (7.8 RPG)

Game Notes
fairfieldstags.com/documents/2023/12/29/WBBNotes2324_-_Stonehill.pdf
www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/wbkb/2023-24/files/2324_STO_WBKB_Game_Notes_-_FAIR.pdf

Watch
necfrontrow.com/game/11608

Live Stats
www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/wbkb/2023-24/boxscores/20231230_npzk.xml

Tickets ($10-$15)
stonehillskyhawks.com/tickets

[vastagman]

Sluggish 1st quarter. FU leads 11-7 but not clicking on offense.

[typhaon]

Yeah. They are playing sloppy, but up 20-12.

[FU73]

Stags 11-7 at the end of the First Quarter shooting just 30.8% FG

Stags 31-24 at the half shooting 6/12 from 3 pts.

[typhaon]

Stonehill is doing a good job on the boards. Stags with only 1 ORB.

[vastagman]

Either it's hard to believe Stonehill hasn't won a game yet, or it's hard to believe we've only lost one.

Hope the ladies come out and be a bit more aggressive on the offensive end.

[typhaon]

Daleba has given the Stags some nice minutes.

Stags 53-34 end of 3rd.

[FU73]

Stags 53-34 at the end of the Third Quarter.

Stags 72-49 for the win.

Meghan Andersen with 17 points, 5 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/meghan-andersen/6308
Mackenzie Daleba off the bench with 14 points, 3 blocks and 2 steals in 12 minutes.
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/mackenzie-daleba/6300

The Stags (10-1)(2-0 MAAC) will next turn their attention to MAAC play, traveling to Western New York starting with an early morning contest against Niagara (5-7)(2-0 MAAC) on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 11am.

A good way for Fairfield Athletics to end 2023 with Stag Men's Basketball (7-6)(1-1 MAAC) beating NEC Le Moyne 78-72 at Mahoney Arena this afternoon.

[vastagman]

Ladies win 72-49. Much more aggressive on offense in the 2nd half. Felt like they were settling for 3's in the 1st half.

Daleba provided a much-needed inside presence. Only had 9 points prior to this game, but put up 14 today.

[FU73]

"While we didn't have the best start to the game, it was great to see us come out of halftime and ramp up our intensity on both ends and come away with a comfortable win," Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis said. "We know we need to tighten some things up as we play two excellent MAAC teams (at Niagara, at Canisius) this upcoming week. We will take the next few days to prepare for what is sure to be two challenging games."

Box Score
fairfieldstags.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wbball&id=13783

[stag76]