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Post by FU73 on Mar 15, 2016 6:15:12 GMT -5
 For the fifth time in the last seven years, the Fairfield University Women’s Basketball team will play in a national postseason tournament. The Stags received a bid to participate in the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) for the fourth-time in program history. The four WBI selections are tied with Northern Kentucky and McNeese State for the most of any school in the country since the WBI was founded in 2010. The Stags’ version of March Madness starts on the road on Thursday at 7pm when they travel to the RAC Arena in Baltimore to take on the UMBC Retrievers. The winner will be moving on to the quarterfinals on either March 19 or 20 to play the winner of #2 Youngstown State (19-12) and #7 Stony Brook (17-14). “We are all really excited,” Head Coach Joe Frager said. “Having any opportunity to be selected to play in a national postseason is an honor. It’s what all teams strive for. We appreciate the opportunity and we are excited for it.”“The first step is to be selected and you always want to put on a good showing,” Coach Frager said. “It does two things: It extends the careers of your seniors, which is always a great thing, and you can use it to build up to next year. It gives us the opportunity to finish the year on a high note. Our objective is to take this as far as we can.”The Stags have made their mark in the national postseason under Head Coach Joe Frager, who will be on the postseason sidelines for the fifth time in the last seven years with the Stags. Over that span, only one MAAC program has more postseasons than the Stags (Marist). WBI:www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/news/2015-2016/2016_WBI_release2016 WBI Bracket:www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/buttons/2016_WBI_Bracket_.pdfAmericaEast.TV video (Free): www.americaeast.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?mid=79716&db_oem_id=14000Live Stats:www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160317_k0is.xml |
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Post by FU73 on Mar 15, 2016 6:26:51 GMT -5
The University of Maryland Baltimore County, or UMBC as the Retrievers are commonly called, makes their debut in the WBI and their first postseason appearance since the 2011 WNIT. UMBC was also upset in their quarterfinal tournament game, as 14-16 #5 Binghamton defeated 17-13 #4 UMBC. The team is led by a junior duo Taylor McCarley and Pandora Wilson who combined for 29.2 points out of the team’s 58.1 points per game, which was fifth in the America East. McCarley was named to the All-America-East First Team and All-Defensive Team, while Wilson received Second Team honors.
UMBC was (8-6) at home in their 4,024 seat Retriever Athletic Center (RAC) and averaged 614 fans.
During the Regular Season UMBC beat Rider twice while the Stags also beat Rider twice. The Stags and UMBC both beat Loyola and LaSalle. UMBC lost to Albany twice and the Stags once.
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Post by FU73 on Mar 15, 2016 11:03:39 GMT -5
Last season Siena (22-13) lost at Louisiana (23-12) in the 2015 WBI Championship game.
The Stags (4-3) in the WBI:
2010 - Quarterfinal Round (1-1)
3/21/10 - Boone, N.C. (Holmes Center) - Appalachian State 59 - Fairfield 36
3/18/10 - Alumni Hall (Fairfield, Conn.) - Fairfield 69 - Towson 55
2013 - Quarterfinal Round (1-1)
3/23/13 - The Palestra (Philadelphia, Pa.) - Penn 49 - Fairfield 48
3/21/13 - Fairfield, Conn. - Alumni Hall - Fairfield 71 - Saint Francis 51
2014 - Semifinal Round (2-1)
3/27/14 - UIC Pavilion - UIC Flames 74 - Fairfield 44
3/23/14 - Fairfield, Conn. - Alumni Hall Fairfield 63 - MAINE 50
3/19/14 - Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.) - Fairfield 90 - Bryant 86
2016 - ?
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Post by FU73 on Mar 17, 2016 18:24:16 GMT -5
Stags down 9-12 at the end of the First Quarter but the Stags with 8 turnovers.
Sam Cooper with 3 points and 5 boards.
Kristen McLaughlin replaces Kristin Schatzlein in the starting lineup.
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Post by FU73 on Mar 17, 2016 18:44:07 GMT -5
Stags down 16-31 at the half scoring only 7 points in the quarter to UMBC's 19 points.
Stags shooting only 28% FG 7/25 and just 2/11 from 3PTS. UMBC at 45.2% FG 14/31
UMBC with a 23/12 rebound advantage.
Sam Cooper with 6 points and 5 boards
Kelsey Carey with 4 points but 2/8 FG
Casey Smith with 2 points but 1/6 FG
Kristen McLaughlin with 2 points
Kristine Miller with 2 points
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Post by FU73 on Mar 17, 2016 19:13:00 GMT -5
Stags down 33-48 at the end of the Third Quarter with both teams scoring 17 points in the quarter.
Sam Cooper with 12 points and 8 boards.
Kelsey Carey with 8 points.
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Post by FU73 on Mar 17, 2016 19:45:27 GMT -5
Stags lose WBI First Round 49-61 and end the season at (16-15).
UMBC shot 49.1% FG and Stags shot 39.6%
UMBC FT at 8/12 and Stags FT just 1/1
UMBC with a 37/24 rebound advantage
Stags outscore UMBC 33-30 in the second half but UMBC won the game in the first half outscoring the Stags 31-16.
Casey Smith with 15 points and 2 boards
Sam Cooper with 14 points and 11 boards
Kelsey Carey with 8 points and 3 boards
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Post by FU73 on Mar 17, 2016 21:22:57 GMT -5
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Post by stagthomas on Mar 17, 2016 21:34:50 GMT -5
Well...at least we didn't pay to host the game.
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Post by ctghostman on Mar 17, 2016 22:15:21 GMT -5
Frager has done a decent job overall but this was a preseason "n" team. Disappointing.
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Post by JoeStag on Mar 18, 2016 14:23:43 GMT -5
I don't know if the Women's games has changed like the Men's game has over the last 2-3 years, but new rules are pointing to more quickness, more offense and more guard play. We did not have that this year, and now we are losing our 2 starting guards. One of those guards, Lizzy Ball, improved tremendously, but she could not carry this team.
This coming season will be a big transition year in the backcourt. And when you lose your top 2 players in the backcourt, that is usually tough. Our frontcourt "should be" one of the best in the MAAC. But the women need more quickness, more offense and more guard play.
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Post by sobro on Mar 18, 2016 14:56:03 GMT -5
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Post by FU73 on Mar 18, 2016 15:19:00 GMT -5
The 2015-16 season:Offense - 58.8 ppg - MAAC #7 (Quinnipiac 66.9 ppg MAAC #1) Defense - 58.6 ppg - MAAC #2 (Marist 56.6 ppg MAAC #1) FG% - .400 - MAAC #1 tie 3FG % - .328 - MAAC #2 FT% - .716 - MAAC #3 Rebound Offense - 34.2 rpg - MAAC #11 (Monmouth 40.0 rpg MAAC #1) Rebound Defense - 35.5 rpg - MAAC #1 Assists - 15.1 apg - MAAC #1 Assists/turnover margin - 15.1/13.5 - MAAC #1 Offensive Rebounds - 9.2 rpg - MAAC #10 (Manhattan 15.1 rpg MAAC #1) Defensive Rebounds - 24.9 rpg - MAAC #6 Steals - 6.0 spg - MAAC #8 Blocks - 2.8 bpg - MAAC #9 maacsports.com/fls/17400/stats/2015-16/Women%27s%20Basketball/CONFLDRS.HTMStag Offense/Defense:2015-16 - 58.5/58.7 ppg 2014-15 - 57.3/60.8 ppg 2013-14 - 61.8/60.6 ppg 2012-13 - 53.9/53.0 ppg 2011-12 - 54.5/52.0 ppg www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32500&ATCLID=209369629Next season the Stags will add:Guard - Samantha Kramer - 5'6" Guard - Erika Schlosser - 5'9" Forward - Nicole Bus - 6'0" Returning Guards are:Sarah Stock - 5'9" Stacey Hollenshead - 5'7" Casey Foley - 5'8" Kristen McLaughlin - 5'11" Kendra Landy - 5'9" Emma McCarthy - 5'11" Stags will lose:Kristin Schatzlein - 11.3 ppg, 62/180 3ptFG and 4.5 rpg Lizzy Ball - 4.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 5.74 assists pg (#1 MAAC & #20 NCAA) www.fairfieldstags.com/fls/32500/Stats/WBB/2015-16/teamstat.htm?&&DB_OEM_ID=32500
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