#7 Monmouth in AH on Senior Day Sunday

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Seniors Lizzy Ball and Kristin Schatzlein will play in their final regular season home game at Alumni Hall when the Stags go for their seventh-straight victory when they host the Monmouth Hawks on Sunday, Valentine’s Day at 2pm.

THE HAWKS SCOUTING REPORT: Monmouth stayed in the conversation for a first round MAAC tournament bye with a big comeback win over Manhattan. The Hawks trailed by as many as 14-points with nine minutes left in the game before allowing just six points for the remainder of the contest. Two free throws by Jasmine McCall with nine seconds left turned a one-point deficit to a one-point win. The two key stats to be aware of is 3-point shooting and rebounding. The Hawks attempt 25 3-point shots and connect on nearly eight per game. Three players average at least one made long range shot per game, led by Sarah Olson who makes a league best 2.6 per game. The two leading scorers for the Hawks, Olson and Bethune combined to play fewer than 25 minutes in their last meeting. On the glass, Christina Mitchell has all the tools to be an All-MAAC player. The 6-4 forward hauls in 9.6 rebounds a game and is 24th in the country with four offensive rebounds a game. As a team Monmouth averages 40.5 boards.

FAIRFIELD - Monmouth
Scoring: 1393 - 1564
Per Game: 58.0 - 65.2
Scoring Margin: +1.4 - -4.3
Scoring Defense: 56.6 - 69.5
Field Goals-Att: 523-1297 - 580-1597
Field Goal Pct.: .403 - .363
Field Goal Defense: .393 - .404
3-Pt FG-Att: 102-310 - 190-610
3-Pt FG Pct.: .329 - .311
3-Pt FG Per Game: 4.3 - 7.9
3-Pt FG Defense: .312 - .328
Free Throws: 245-344 - 214-322
FT Pct.: .712 - .665
FT Made Per Game: 10.2 - 8.9
Rebounds: 820 - 973
Rebounds Per Game: 34.2 - 40.5
Rebound Margin: -0.6 - -2.4
Assists: 349 - 317
Per Game: 14.5 - 13.2
Turnovers: 317 - 406
Per Game: 13.2 - 16.9
Margin: +1.1 - +0.3
Assist/TO Ratio: 1.1 - 0.8
Steals: 146 - 221
Per Game: 6.1 - 9.2
Blocks: 69 - 95
Per Game: 2.9 - 4.0
Win/Loss Streak: W6 - W2

Game Notes:
www.nmnathletics.com/pdf9/4486818.pdf

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Stags up 20-17 at the end of the First Quarter shooting 46.2% FG 6/13

Stags had started the game up 7-0 but Monmouth has 9 points off 3 ptrs.

Stags with a 12/4 rebound advantage

Casey Smith with 9 points
Kristen Schatzlein with 5 points
Lizzy Ball with 0 points, 3 boards and 4 assists

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Stags up 45-32 at the end of the half shooting 47.1% 16/34

Stags outscored Monmouth 25/15 in the quarter.

Monmouth at 3:30 left in the quarter had trailed by 4 at 31-35 and were outscored by a Stag 10/1 run to end the quarter.

Stags with a 22/15 rebound advantage and 12 assists.

Casey Smith with 13 points and 3 boards
Kristin Schatzlein with 10 points, 3 boards and 3 assists
Kelsey Carey with 10 points and 4 boards
Lizzy Ball with 3 points, 3 boards and 8 assists
Kristen Mclaughlin with 3 points
Sam Cooper with 2 points and 5 boards
Kristine Miller with 4 points and 1 board

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Stags up 62-44 at the end of the Third Quarter shooting 42.3% 22/55

Stags with a 31/26 rebound advantage, 18 assists and only 8 turnovers

Stags outscore Monmouth 17/12 in the quarter.

Kelsey Carey with 18 points and 5 boards
Casey Smith with 13 points and 7 boards
Kristin Scahtzlein with 12 points and 3 boards
Sam Cooper with 8 points and 6 boards

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Stags win 80-70

Monmouth outscores the Stags 26/18 in the final quarter

Stags with only a 37/36 rebound advantage by the end of the game.

Stags shot only 57.2% FT 19/33


Kelsey Carey with 21 points and 5 boards
Casey Smith with 13 points and 7 boards
Kristine Miller with 15 points and 1 board
Kristin Schatzlein with 13 points, 4 boards and 7 assists
Sam Cooper with 9 points and 8 boards
Lizzy Ball with 5 points, 5 boards and 9 assists
Kristen Mclaughlin with 3 points
Kendra Landy with 1 point

STAGS
Score 80
Field Goals 43.1%(28-65)
3-Point FGs 33.3%(5-15)
Free Throws 57.6%(19-33)
Rebounds 37(17-20)
Steals 4
Blocks 3
Assists 23
Turnovers 11

Monmouth
Score 70
Field Goals 50%(29-58)
3-Point FGs 46.2%(6-13)
Free Throws 66.7%(6-9)
Rebounds 36(9-27)
Steals 2
Blocks 4
Assists 12
Turnovers 17

Box Score:
www.fairfieldstags.com/fls/32500/Stats/WBB/2015-16/ffdw0214.htm

The #4 Stags are now at (15-10)(10-6) and finish the season (10-6) at home in AH and the WBA. The remaining four games are all on the road and include the top 3 teams in the MAAC that the Stags have already lost at home to.

Next:
Wed, Feb 17 #6 Siena * at Loudonville, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. on ESPN3
Sun, Feb 21 #2 Marist * at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 2:00 p.m.
Wed, Feb 24 #1 Iona * at New Rochelle, N.Y. 4:00 p.m. on ESPN3
Fri, Feb 26 #3 Quinnipiac * at Hamden, Conn. 5:00 p.m. on Quinnipiac All-Access

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Congratulations on Senior Day to Kristin Schatzlein for her 13 points, 4 boards and 7 assists and Lizzy Ball for her 5 points, 5 boards and 9 assists in their final home game in Alumni Hall.

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The victory was the seventh-straight for the Stags and their ninth in the last 10 outings.

“It was a great senior night to have,” Schatzelin said. “It was a hard game to play. We just came out and stayed focused and we won it.” “It’s awesome,” Ball said. “You don’t want to remember your senior game losing to a team. I think it’s just icing on the cake.”....

“It’s what they deserve,” Carey, who had a game-high 21 points said about winning for the seniors on Senior Day. “They’ve given four years to the program, they’ve given me three years of great basketball and leadership. I think it’s just another layer on the cake to come out and work that much harder to get a win for them, for each other, and for our school.”....

The Stags actually grabbed 17 offensive rebounds today, marking their season-high.

“That’s a credit to the kids,” Head Coach Joe Frager said. “I think that’s one of the areas we were struggling with a little bit in the beginning of the season, talking about scouting reports and points of emphasis going into the game. What are our defensive points of emphasis? What are our keys to the game? And the kids have been locking on that much better, taking it to heart and as a group doing their best to stay to the script.”...

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Lizzy Ball started the day 9th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio an went 8 and 1. Should move up more.

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Assist Turnover Ratio - Last updated - February 15, 2016

RANK NAME TEAM CL HEIGHT POSITION G AST TO RATIO
1 Meghan Creighton Drexel Jr. 5-7 G 24 145 38 3.82
2 Niya Johnson Baylor Sr. 5-8 G 25 232 63 3.68
3 Caroline Coyer Villanova Sr. 5-10 G 26 119 35 3.40
4 April Robinson Duquesne Sr. 5-8 G 25 168 56 3.00
5 Dytiesha Dunson FGCU Sr. 5-8 G 26 116 40 2.90
6 Anna Ross Penn So. 5-9 G 21 75 26 2.88
7 Katie Schubert UT Martin Sr. 5-11 G 25 93 33 2.82
8 Lizzy Ball Fairfield Sr. 5-7 G 25 134 48 2.79
9 Brene Moseley Maryland Sr. 5-7 G 26 156 57 2.74
10 Sharnae Lamar UNI Sr. 5-2 G 24 132 50 2.64
11 Moriah Jefferson UConn Sr. 5-7 G 23 132 51 2.59