#4 Quinnipiac at #3 Stags, Saturday 2:00pm on ESPN3

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The Fairfield University Women's Basketball team will welcome three-time reigning MAAC Champions Quinnipiac in a 'Red Out' home game in Alumni Hall on Saturday at 2:00pm. The #3 Stags (9-5)(12-11) and the #4 Bobcats (9-6)(12-12) will enter the afternoon game basically tied in the conference standings with just .5 games separating the two. Quinnipiac beat the Stags 62-76 in Hamden on January 25th. The Stags are (7-3) and (5-1) in the MAAC at home averaging 558 fans. The Alumni Hall game will be available on ESPN3.

Stags
Top Scorer: Lou Lopez-Senechal (14.4 ppg)
Top Rebounder: Katie Armstrong (7.3 rpg)
58.8 Points Per Game (MAAC #8)
58.0 Opp. Points Per Game (MAAC #1)

Quinnipiac
Top Scorer: Shaq Edwards (13.1 ppg)
Top Rebounder: Paige Warfel (10.5 rpg)
Points Per Game 66.9 (MAAC #4)
Opp. Points Per Game 67.4 (MAAC #8)

RED OUT: All fans are encouraged to wear RED to the game!
Saturday Shootaround: All children are invited to a post-game shoot around on the court at Alumni Hall with the Stags.

ESPN3
www.espn.com/watch?id=5d6c9a43-36f0-44c8-94ac-9412ba334c2d

Live Stats
fairfieldstags.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

School-MAAC-Overall-Streak
Marist 14-2, 21-4 W7
Rider 13-2, 20-4 W3
Fairfield 9-5, 12-11 L2
Quinnipiac 9-6, 12-12 L1

Manhattan 8-8, 11-14 W1
Iona 7-7, 8-15 W2
Niagara 7-9, 9-16 W1
Siena 6-9, 8-16 L3
Saint Peter's 5-11, 8-17 L1
Monmouth 4-12, 7-18 L2
Canisius 2-13, 3-21 L3

The Stags begin a grueling stretch with four games in just a week and will continue their journey, traveling to league-leading Marist on Monday at 7:00pm.

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Stags 16-13 at the end of the First Quarter as Quinnipiac hits a 3 with 7 seconds left in the quarter.

Stags had led by 8.

Katie Armstrong and Callie Cavanaugh each with 4 points ad 2 boards.

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Stags 30-22 at the half as Quinnipiac hits a basket with 6 seconds left in the second quarter.

Stags had led by 10

Stags with 22/16 rebound advantage but with 9 turnovers

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 10 points and 2 boards
Andrea Hernangomez with 9 points and 8 boards

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Stags 53-39 at the end of the Third Quarter as Quinnipiac with 2 FT at the end of the game.

Stags 9/20 (45%) from outside

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 22 points
Andrea Hernangomez with 11 points and 9 boards

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Stags 72-60 for the win and improve to (10-5)(13-11) and stay #3 in the MAAC with 5 games (#1 Marist, #2 Rider, #5 Manhattan, #8 Siena, #7 Niagara) to go in the MAAC Regular Season.

Stags shot 10/24 (41.7%) from 3 pts.

Four Stags in double figures and 11 bench points

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 26 points, 2 steals and 1 block
Sam Kramer with 17 points, 8/8 FT, 8 assists and only 1 turnover
Andrea Hernangomez off the bench with 11 points and 11 boards
Katie Armstrong with 11 points and 7 boards

472 fans in Alumni Hall this afternoon.

Box Score:
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2019-20/quinnipiac/boxscore/9899

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School-MAAC-Overall-Streak
Marist 14-2, 21-4 W7
Rider 13-2, 20-4 W3
Fairfield 10-5, 13-11 W1
Quinnipiac 9-7, 12-13 L2
Manhattan 9-8, 12-14 W2

Iona 7-7, 8-15 W2
Niagara 7-10, 9-17 L1
Siena 6-9, 8-16 L3
Saint Peter's 5-11, 8-17 L1
Monmouth 4-13, 7-19 L3
Canisius 3-13, 4-21 W1

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"You have to keep telling the team that it's a long season," Head Coach Joe Frager said. "You can't get too down and you can't get too high because it can be a roller coaster. They responded really well and Laura Scinto did a great job with the scout and the kids really responded."

One of the several student-athletes who responded after the team's lackluster play over the last few games was Lopez-Senechal, who had even more motivation today. The sophomore was playing in front of her family who made the long journey from France to see her play for the first time this season. She responded with 26 points and a 5-for-9 showing from long range.

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