#7/8 Stags host #10 Rider in AH on Thursday

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The Stags (9-10)(4-6) host Rider (4-15)(1-9) on Thursday at 7:00 pm in Alumni Hall looking to get into the top 6 teams.

THE BRONCS SCOUTING REPORT: The Broncs are not the same team the Stags saw just two weeks ago. Since their loss against Fairfield, the Broncs pulled off arguably the biggest upset of the MAAC this season as they defeated first-place Siena, who at that time was 7-0 in conference play. Rider is coming off a hard-fought loss against Manhattan rallied from a 15-point deficit before falling short 74-70. Robin Perkins, who tallied 21 points in that Manhattan loss, still leads the team with 14.4 points per game, nearly six points better than the next leading scorer. C’quoya Haughton, who had a career-high 16 points in the upset win against Siena, is the force inside the lane, leading the team with 7.4 rebounds per game and a .479 shooting percentage. As a team, the Broncs are shooting just .352 from the floor but have improved over their last three games, shooting a collective .419 and averaging 71.7 points per game.

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

FAIRFIELD - Rider
Scoring: 1058 - 1095
Per Game: 55.7 - 57.6
Scoring Margin: -1.9 - -9.3
Scoring Defense: 57.6 - 66.9
Field Goals-Att: 397-1022 - 379-1078
Field Goal Pct.: .388 - .352
Field Goal Defense: .402 - .414
3-Pt FG-Att: 81-253 - 80-287
3-Pt FG Pct.: .320 - .279
3-Pt FG Per Game: 4.3 - 4.2
3-Pt FG Defense: .326 - .390
Free Throws: 183-263 - 257-364
FT Pct.: .696 - .706
FT Made Per Game: 9.6 - 13.5
Rebounds: 635 - 684
Rebounds Per Game: 33.4 - 36.0
Rebound Margin: -1.7 - -2.8
Assists: 265 - 215
Per Game: 13.9 - 11.3
Turnovers: 266 - 320
Per Game: 14.0 - 16.8
Margin: +0.6 - -0.2
Assist/TO Ratio: 1.0 - 0.7
Steals: 120 - 148
Per Game: 6.3 - 7.8
Blocks: 58 - 50
Per Game: 3.1 - 2.6
Win/Loss: Streak W1 - L2

Game Notes:
www.nmnathletics.com/pdf9/4407708.pdf

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

Live Stats:
www.fairfieldstags.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32500&LIST_SPORT__BASKETBALL

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Stags up 12-6 at the end of the First Quarter shooting 38.5% FG

Stags with 13/6 rebound advantage but 5 turnovers

Kelsey Carey with 5 points and 3 boards
Sam Cooper with 3 points and 3 boards
Kristine Miller with 2 points and 2 boards
Kristin Schatzlein with 2 points and 1 board

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Stags up 30-24 at the half with a 22/12 rebound advantage.

Kelsey Carey with 7 points and 4 boards
Sam Cooper with 7 points and 5 boards
Kristin Schatzlein with 7 points and 5 boards
Lizzie Ball with 5 points, 1 board and 3 assits

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Stags up 46-32 at the end of the Third Quarter with a 31/19 rebound advantage

Kelsey Carey with 14 points and 4 boards
Sam Cooper with 7 points and 8 boards

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Stags win 63-56 but were outscored 24/17 in the final quarter after leading by 14 points.

Kelsey Carey with 20 points and 6 boards
Kristin Schatzlein with 9 points, 7 boards and 4 assists
Lizzie Ball with 8 points, 3 boards and 6 assists

STAGS
Score 63
Field Goals 45.1%(23-51)
3-Point FGs 44.4%(4-9)
Free Throws 61.9%(13-21)
Rebounds 38(10-28)
Steals 4
Blocks 4
Assists 14
Turnovers 12

Rider
Score 56
Field Goals 38.3%(23-60)
3-Point FGs 22.2%(4-18)
Free Throws 54.5%(6-11)
Rebounds 32(11-21)
Steals 4
Blocks 1
Assists 7
Turnovers 11

Box Score:
www.fairfieldstags.com/fls/32500/Stats/WBB/2015-16/ffdw0128.htm

Stags now at (10-10)(5-6)

Next:
Sat, Jan 30 Monmouth * at West Long Branch, N.J. 4:00 p.m. on ESPN3

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Four different Stags scored nine-plus points for the 600th win in Fairfield’s Division I history.

“I made it a point after the game to mention that to them,” Head Coach Joe Frager said. “They gave a really loud cheer. They were really proud of that fact.”

“This is awesome,” Kelsey Carey, who reached the 20-point plateau for the fourth time in her career said. “First Schatz gets to 1,000 points, now we’re at 600 wins, it’s great to be part of that. Especially with this group of girls and coaches.”...

In the second half, Carey came alive.

“[Sometimes] shots don’t fall and [sometimes] shots fall,” Carey said. “In the second half we just wanted to win so bad that we were all just going that much harder. I know I was crashing the boards more and just looking for those second shots. We just have to keep playing, and that’s what we did today.”

“That shows growth on her part,” Frager said. “Kelsey wears her heart on her sleeve and she’s an emotional player. You can use that emotion as a positive, and tonight she did. She didn’t let it become a negative, she bounced back really, really well and I thought gave us a great performance tonight.”...

“I think we’re really moving in the right direction,” Kristine Miller said. “I think this is really a confidence boost for us and I think this is just a big confidence builder. I think this is huge and we just want to keep going and put W’s in the win column.”