#11 St. Peter's in Alumni Hall on Friday at 7:00 pm

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The #6 Stags (13-10)(8-6) host #11 St. Peter's (4-19)(2-12) on Friday in Alumni Hall at 7:00 pm. The team will be raising money and awareness for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, which raises money for breast cancer research. Fans are encouraged tp wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.

PLAY4KAY: Fairfield will be hosting their annual Play4Kay game tonight, with the program collecting money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Fairfield students will receive a FREE “United We Stand” pink t-shirt, which fans can also purchase for a $5 donation to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The V Foundation, is a charitable organization committed to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against women’s cancers through raising money for scientific research and related projects, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause. Representatives from the Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center will be at the lobby of Alumni Hall, with more information about upcoming fundraisers.

FAIRFIELD - St. Peter's
Scoring: 1317 - 1203
Per Game: 57.3 - 52.3
Scoring Margin: +0.4 - -10.4
Scoring Defense: 56.9 - 62.7
Field Goals-Att: 495-1243 - 464-1305
Field Goal Pct.: .398 - .356
Field Goal Defense: .394 - .380
3-Pt FG-Att: 98-298 - 77-322
3-Pt FG Pct.: .329 - .239
3-Pt FG Per Game: 4.3 - 3.3
3-Pt FG Defense: .312 - .307
Free Throws: 229-327 - 198-293
FT Pct.: .700 - .676
FT Made Per Game: 10.0 - 8.6
Rebounds: 785 - 883
Rebounds Per Game: 34.1 - 38.4
Rebound Margin: -1.2 - -0.4
Assists: 329 - 265
Per Game: 14.3 - 11.5
Turnovers: 307 - 398
Per Game: 13.3 - 17.3
Margin: +1.1 - -4.6
Assist/TO Ratio: 1.1 - 0.7
Steals: 138 - 135
Per Game: 6.0 - 5.9
Blocks: 67 - 81
Per Game: 3.0 - 3.5
Win/Loss Streak: W5 - L8

Game Notes:
www.nmnathletics.com/pdf9/4475606.pdf

THE PEACOCKS SCOUTING REPORT: Saint Peter’s comes into the contest on an eight-game losing streak, with their last win coming against the Stags on January 10. The Peacocks narrowly took a win from Rider their last time out, but was defeated by a game-winning layup with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. Sajanna Bethea is the only player averaging double figures, checking into the contest at a 12.2 mark, including 13.9 during conference games. Talah Hughes, who almost won the Rider game with a jumper with seven seconds remaining, is right behind her with a 9.3 scoring average. Starting point guard Rebecca Sparks, leads the team with 2.8 assists per game, tallying five against Rider. Shooting has been a problem this year for the squad who is shooting 24 percent from behind the arc, and netting 52.3 points per game. The 3-point percentage ranks 335th out of 344 teams in the country while the 52.3 points ranks 336th in the nation.

FairfieldStags.TV ($5.95 ppv):
www.fairfieldstags.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?DB_LANG=C&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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Halfway through the First Quarter and the Stags off to a slow start with no baskets shooting 0/6 FG.

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3:19 to play in the 1st - up 5-2 - media timeout - media gets to catch their breath

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Stags up 13-4 at the end of the First Quarter shooting 33.3% FG 5/15

Stags with a 14/9 rebound advantage

Peter's is awful with just two baskets shooting 12.5% FG

Sam Cooper with 5 points and 6 boards
Kristine Miller with 4 points and 1 board
Kristin Schatzlein with 2 points and 3 boards
Casey Smith with 2 points and 2 boards

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Stags up 36-18 at the half shooting 48.3% FG 14/29 and 100% FT 5/5

Stags outscore Peter's 23/14 in the quarter and have a 21/13 rebound advantage.

Casey Smith with 13 points, 3 boards and 2 assists
Sam Cooper with 10 points, 9 boards and 2 assists

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Stags up 64-32 at the end of the Third Quarter shooting 54.5% FG with only 6 turnovers and 18 assists

Stags outscoring Peter's 28/14 in the quarter and with a 29/18 rebound advantage

Casey Smith with 21 points and 5 boards
Sam Cooper with 15 points and 11 boards
Kristin Schatzlein with 8 points and 4 boards

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Stags win 76-49 and improve to (14-10)(9-6)

Stags were outscored 17/12 in the final quarter but against the Stag bench

Casey Smith with 21 points and 5 boards
Sam Cooper with 15 points and 11 boards
Lizzie Ball with 5 points, 2 boards and 9 assists

STAGS
Score 76
Field Goals 51.9%(28-54)
3-Point FGs 33.3%(4-12)
Free Throws 94.1%(16-17)
Rebounds 35(6-29)
Steals 8
Blocks 2
Assists 20
Turnovers 10

St. Peter's
Score 49
Field Goals 37.7%(20-53)
3-Point FGs 30%(3-10)
Free Throws 75%(6-8)
Rebounds 24(4-20)
Steals 4
Blocks 1
Assists 11
Turnovers 12

322 fans at the game tonight.

Box Score:
www.fairfieldstags.com/fls/32500/Stats/WBB/2015-16/ffdw0212.htm

Next:
Sun, Feb 14 Monmouth * Alumni Hall 2:00 p.m.

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The win marked the sixth-straight victory for the Stags and their eighth triumph in their last nine outings.

“I think from that time [the loss to Saint Peter’s] on everyone recommitted to paying attention to detail,” Head Coach Joe Frager said. “They are really buying in to what we’re trying to teach them offensively and defensively. They are also realizing in order for this group the way it’s constituted to be successful, we really need to try and be a detail oriented group.”

“I think mentally we’ve changed a lot [in the last nine games],” Casey Smith, who had a game-high 21 points, said. “We’ve become tougher and we realize that no team is going to roll over and let us win and we have to work for every single win we get.”...

The Stags were also just one single point shy of tying their largest first half output this season.

“I think we’re just getting comfortable,” Coach Frager said. “For lack of a better word. It’s not like we were getting bad shots at the beginning of the game, they just weren’t going in. We’re just trying to stay aggressive, whether we are in a half-court or we have a chance to get up and down the floor. They’re starting to gain a little bit more confidence in themselves as individuals but more importantly collectively as a team.”

“It’s really neat when everyone is playing well and everyone is making their shots, it makes it that much more fun,” Samantha Cooper said. “When everyone is hitting, there’s nothing better.”....

The Stags tallied 20 bench points, the most since December 20 against IPFW. In total, all 14 players entered the game for the Stags, with 10 different players netting a point....The team is now 7-1 this year when the bench tallied at least 15 points.....

The Stags, who have scored 60-points in five-straight games for the first time since 2009, will now try and clinch their ninth-straight MAAC winning season under Frager when they take on the Monmouth Hawks in the regular season home finale on Sunday (Valentine’s Day) at 2pm.