Marist at Alumni Hall on Sunday & Game Thread

[FU73]

The Stags (3-2)(0-1) host Marist (0-7)(0-0) on Sunday at 2:00 pm in Alumni Hall. Marist hosts Quinnipiac (4-2)(0-0) tonight in Poughkeepsie.

So far this season in Alumni Hall, the Stags have averaged only 207 fans and according to the Box Scores had 272 for LaSalle, 136 for Hofstra and 213 last night against Iona. On Sunday there is the annual Alumni Advent Mass and Reception. The Mass is in the Egan Chapel and the Reception with the opportunity to meet Santa Claus is across from Alumni Hall in the Alumni House. This is the perfect opportunity to engage our fellow Stag alumni and their families in the area with Stag Women's Basketball. However, there is no cross promotion between Athletics and AR for this event. How difficult would it have been to include "Join Santa and Lucas the Stag afterwards in Alumni Hall"? on the AR website or any mailings to the Fairfield County Alumni Association? In addition, AR has the ongoing Teddy Bears for Love Campaign and anyone donating a Teddy Bear should get a FREE ticket to the game. AH is the perfect drop off place for more teddy bears. Anyone at the Alumni Reception with Santa could also receive a FREE ticket from Santa to the game. Santa and Lucas could also be in the lobby of AH posing for more pictures with the kids and families. Also a perfect opportunity for a meet and greet autograph session with the team after the game but more importantly to connect or reconnect Stag alumni and their families with Stag Women's Basketball.

FREE parking, FREE tickets, FREE candy canes, Santa Claus, Lucas the Stag and meet the team BUT NO PROMOTION?

The University set up the Lil' Stags Club ($10.00 membership) and this Sunday would be a great promotion opportunity to get more of those Lil' Stags into AH to meet Santa as he will already be across the street at the Alumni Reception.

The University earlier in the Fall also had students take selfies with a cardboard cutout of the Pope but why not offer a picture with Santa and Lucas (he already looks like a reindeer), FREE hot chocolate and FREE candy canes in AH on Sunday. Put a Christmas Tree in the lobby of AH and make it not like every other game. Make it an event, make it different, make it fun but do SOMETHING.

The "comming soon" Promotion Schedule that never came was eventually removed from the Stag website this Fall. Are there any more promotions or is the University hoping attendance will magically increase in AH and the WBA without help? Sunday in AH after the Advent Mass and Reception is an ideal family friendly atmosphere and an opportunity to reach more alumni fans but it looks like it will be another missed opportunity.



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All alumni and families are invited to join us in celebrating the Christmas season at the annual

Alumni Advent Mass & Reception with Santa and the 25th Anniversary of the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola
Sunday, December 6, 2015 11 a.m. - Mass

Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola
Fairfield University

Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J.
President, Fairfield University
Celebrant

Rev. Charles H. Allen, S.J.
University Chaplain and Special Assistant to the President, Fairfield University
Concelebrant

Be sure to join us at Alumni House immediately following Mass for a reception, and have your picture taken with our special guest...Santa!

fairfield.imodules.com/s/1671/02-alumni/index.aspx?sid=1671&gid=2&pgid=929&cid=1922&ecid=1922&crid=0&calpgid=13&calcid=664

[FU73]

In their MAAC openers, Marist (1-7)(1-0) beat Quinnipiac (4-3)(0-1) last night 56-47 in Poughkeepsie before 1,465 fans.

The Stags were picked # 1 in the 2015 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll with Marist #2 and Quinnipiac #3.

MAAC Standings (12/4/15):

TEAM MAAC PCT. OVERALL PCT.
Iona 1-0 1.000 2-5 .286
Marist 1-0 1.000 1-7 .125
Canisius 0-0 .000 3-2 .600
Rider 0-0 .000 2-3 .400
Manhattan 0-0 .000 2-4 .333
Monmouth 0-0 .000 1-3 .250
Niagara 0-0 .000 1-4 .200
Saint Peter's 0-0 .000 1-5 .167
Siena 0-0 .000 1-5 .167
Fairfield 0-1 .000 3-2 .600
Quinnipiac 0-1 .000 4-3 .571

[FU73]

FAIRFIELD - Marist
Scoring: 293 - 414
Per Game: 58.6 - 51.8
Scoring Margin: +3.2 - -16.2
Scoring Defense: 55.4 - 68.0
Field Goals-Att: 110-275 - 140-414
Field Goal Pct.: .400 - .338
Field Goal Defense: .361 - .395
3-Pt FG-Att: 15-54 - 46-172
3-Pt FG Pct.: .278 - .267
3-Pt FG Per Game: 3.0 - 5.8
3-Pt FG Defense: .278 - .302
Free Throws: 58-84 - 88-120
FT Pct.: .690 - .733
FT Made Per Game: 11.6 - 11.0
Rebounds: 185 - 282
Rebounds Per Game: 37.0 - 35.2
Rebound Margin: +0.0 - -7.3
Assists: 62 - 97
Per Game: 12.4 - 12.1
Turnovers: 71 - 131
Per Game: 14.2 - 16.3
Margin: +0.6 - -6.5
Assist/TO Ratio: 0.9 - 0.7
Steals: 31 - 25
Per Game: 6.2 - 3.1
Blocks: 19 - 33
Per Game: 3.8 - 4.1
Win/Loss: Streak L2 - W1

THE MARIST SCOUTING REPORT: Don’t let the 1-7 record fool you, Marist is still Marist, they are still very well-coached, and they still know how to win.
You could argue this Marist team is very similar to last year’s Fairfield squad. The Red Foxes’ roster comprises seven freshman and they have played a very difficult non-conference schedule featuring St. John’s, Creighton, LSU and Louisville. 
Once again, Marist will return their front court presence with Tori Jarosz who is playing her sixth collegiate season. Jarosz leads the Red Foxes in points (13.4), rebounds (9.8), and blocks (2.5). Sydney Coffey, the newest member of the 1,000-point club, is their leading returning guard and nets 10.4 points per contest.

Marist Roster:
www.goredfoxes.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27700&SPID=95216&SPSID=638736&DB_OEM_ID=27700

A TALE OF TWO HALVES: During the last three games, the Stags’ performances have been vastly different between the first and second half.
 Over these contests, the Stags have shot just 27 percent in the first half and are being out-scored 78-55 (with Fairfield tallying 18.3 points per game). The Stags are also shooting 3-for-16 from behind the arc (19 percent). However, the Stags turn it up in the final 20 minutes. The Stags are shooting 48 percent in the second half and are out-scoring their competition 105-95 (with Fairfield tallying 35 points per outing). The Stags are also shooting 5-for-14 from behind the arc (36 percent).

Game Notes:
www.nmnathletics.com/pdf9/4219107.pdf

Live Video($5.95 PPV webcast):
www.fairfieldstags.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32500

Live Stats:
www.nmnathletics.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?SPSID=810781&SPID=137825&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32500&LIST_SPORT_KEY=W_BASKETBALL

[FU73]

The Marist fans travel and support Red Fox Basketball very well and I would expect them to do so again on Sunday in Alumni Hall. The Stags' home opener against LaSalle had only 272 fans on a Friday night and the MAAC home opener against Iona had only 213 on this past Wednesday night. Hopefully more Stag fans and students will be in AH tomorrow? Unfortunatly the Jets/Giants game is on CBS at 1:00 pm. Traditionally the weekend afternoon games have been better attended and against a good Marist team, Joe Frager's team will need a "home court advantage" that only a noisy AH can provide. If there was one game this season to promote to the students this would be it. Is it?

[FU73]

Stags lead 23-15 at the end of the First Quarter. Stags shooting 77% FG 10/13

Lizzie Ball with 7 points and 3 assists
Sam Cooper with 5 points and 4 boards
Kelsey Carey with 5 points

[Stagophile]

Any idea what caused the mass exodus of Marist players last year?

[FU73]

Marist leads 36-33 at the half

Marist starts the Second Quarter on a 10-0 run and outscores the Stags 21/10

Stags 25% FT 1/4

Lizzie Ball with 9 points
Kelsey Carey with 9 points
Sam Cooper with 7 points and 9 boards
Kristen Schatzlein with only 2 points

[stagthomas]

Live from Bisacca court. Great first quarter, everything was well executed but we started to falter and began the second quarter with a scoring drought. Marist up by 3 at the half.

[stagthomas]

Down by 19, very disheartening. This doesn't look like the preseason #1 team. Too many offensive struggles.

[FU73]

Stags down 62-41 at the end of the Third Quarter. Stags outscored 26/8 in the quarter.

Marist with 56% 3 ptrs. 9/13

Stags shooting 38% FT 3/8

[stagthomas]

Down 21 to start Q4. It doesn't help that Marist is hitting every shot. Does #1 not shoot? Seems like we are always playing 4 against 5 on offense.

[FU73]

#1 is Lizzie Ball is not the problem as she has 9 points shooting 4/9 with 6 assists.

[stagthomas]

Dec 6, 2015 15:21:01 GMT -5 FU73 said:

#1 is Lizzie Ball is not the problem as she has 9 points shooting 4/9 with 6 assists.

Smith was a no show today.

[FU73]

Marist with 30 points from 3 ptrs. 10/19

[stagthomas]

FU73 - but I didn't see AJ English out there