#10 Stags at #11 Rider Thursday at 5 pm on ESPN3

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The Stags (6-9)(1-5) travel to Lawrenceville, NJ to play last place Rider (3-12)(0-6) on Thursday at 5:00 pm. The game is being streamed live on ESPN3. The Stags are coming off their third-straight loss after dropping a 56-46 decision at Saint Peter’s.

THE BRONCS SCOUTING REPORT: The Broncs are coming into the game on a six-game losing streak, dropping those games by an average 20.6 points. However, Rider has had to go through the past two contests without their star scorer in Robin Perkins. The junior guard currently leads the team with 14.7 points per game, four points higher than her team leading 10.8 points last season. As a team, the Broncs could present several problems in the front court for the Stags. Rider is seventh in the MAAC in rebounds with 35.9 boards per contest. C’quoya Haughton and Julia Duggan combine for 14.4 of those rebounds. Perkins was the leading scorer for the Broncs last season against the Stags with 21 points (only four in the 43-40 Fairfield win). No team hit a 3-pointer in the last meeting at Webster Bank Arena. Among returners, Julia Duggan chipped in nine points. Kamila Hoskova is their threat from behind the 3-point arc, shooting .364 from deep this season.

FAIRFIELD - Rider
Scoring: 836 - 841
Per Game: 55.8 - 56.1
Scoring Margin: -3.3 - -10.4
Scoring Defense: 59.1 - 66.5
Field Goals-Att: 312-828 - 291-843
Field Goal Pct.: .377 - .345
Field Goal Defense: .411 - .420
3-Pt FG-Att: 57-194 - 65-234
3-Pt FG Pct.: .294 - .278
3-Pt FG Per Game: 3.8 - 4.3
3-Pt FG Defense: .329 - .376
Free Throws: 156-222 - 194-285
FT Pct.: .703 - .681
FT Made Per Game: 10.4 - 12.9
Rebounds: 504 - 539
Rebounds Per Game: 33.6 - 35.9
Rebound Margin: -2.1 - -2.4
Assists: 202 - 165
Per Game: 13.5 - 11.0
Turnovers: 203 - 245
Per Game: 13.5 - 16.3
Margin: +1.5 - -0.7
Assist/TO Ratio: 1.0 - 0.7
Steals: 101 - 113
Per Game: 6.7 - 7.5
Blocks: 50 - 37
Per Game: 3.3 - 2.5
Win/Loss Streak: L3 - L7

Rider Roster:
www.gobroncs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20200&SPID=11879&SPSID=96748&DB_OEM_ID=20200

Game Notes:
www.nmnathletics.com/pdf9/4349908.pdf

ESPN3:
espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2711666/fairfield-vs-rider

LiveStats:
www.fairfieldstags.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32500&LIST_SPORT__BASKETBALL

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Stags win 55-39

“What it all boiled down to was I think everyone was pressing,” Head Coach Joe Frager said. “The players want to win, the coaching staff wants to win, and I think we had to remind ourselves that we are all in this thing together.”

Message received. The Stags (7-9)(2-5) answered the call with their most balanced effort of the year as eight different players scored in a 55-39 win at Rider.

“I’m extremely happy,” Frager said. “We were ready for a tough one today and I think the kids did a much better job at paying attention to the scouting report and trying to take away some of their strengths. I think once we got a lead, we did a much better job at maintaining our focus and not letting them back in"

Lizzie Ball set her new personal best with her 10th point to open up the fourth quarter and Rider would not get closer than 14-points the rest of the way.

“I’m thrilled for Lizzy,” Frager said. “When she can play like that, teams have to guard us a little differently and it opened some things for us. I thought she played really well.”

The Stags will now have a quick turnaround when they complete their current road swing at Manhattan on Saturday at 2pm.

Box Score:
www.fairfieldstags.com/fls/32500/Stats/WBB/2015-16/rid0114.htm