#3 Stags at #5 Manhattan, Saturday, 2:00 pm on ESPN3

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The Stags (10-7)(13-13) will embark on their final road game of the 2019-20 season when they head to Riverdale, N.Y., to face the Manhattan Jaspers (9-8)(12-14). The Stags will be looking to clinch a winning season in the conference with tip-off on Saturday at 2:00pm. The game is on ESPN3.

Fairfield will next open up the final homestand ever at Alumni Hall, starting with a meeting against Siena on Thursday, March 5 at 7:00pm.

Stags
Top Scorer: Lou Lopez-Senechal (15.4 ppg)
Top Rebounder: Katie Armstrong (7.2 rpg)
58.8 Points Per Game (MAAC #8)
59.1 Opp. Points Per Game (MAAC #3)

Manhattan
Top Scorer: Emily LaPointe (12.1 ppg)
Top Rebounder: Courtney Warley (8.8 rpg)
Points Per Game 62.0 (MAAC #7)
Opp. Points Per Game 61.6 (MAAC #7)

ESPN3
www.espn.com/watch?id=632169bb-1a66-4684-99a8-1f7e0df744cd

Live Stats
gojaspers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

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Stags 9-11 at the end of the First Quarter with 4 turnovers

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 7 points
Katie Armstrong with 2 points

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Stags 25-24 at the half on Kendra Landy's basket with one second left.

Stags 1/8 from outside and 4/4 FT

Manhattan with a 19/16 rebound advantage

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 11 points and 2 boards
Katie Armstrong with 8 points and 3 boards

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Stags 31-41 at the end of the Third Quarter with 11 turnovers

Stags outscored 17/6 in the quarter

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Stags 38-51 for the third loss in a row and are now (1-5) in the last 6 games.

Stags shot only 26.9% FG (14/52) and were outrebounded 39/30 in the game.

Only 13 points scored in the second half and the lowest total points scored (38) all season.

Stag Offense score only 9 points (4 baskets) in the First Quarter, 6 points (2 baskets) in the Second Quarter and 7 points (2 baskets) in the Fourth Quarter.

The Stags (10-8)(13-14), who shot 61 percent from 3-point range in the first meeting between the schools this year, shot just five percent from long range today. Fairfield connected on just one of their 19 attempts.

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 13 points and 7 boards
Katie Armstrong with 10 points and 6 boards
Kendra Landy with 6 points
Sam Kramer with 4 points

Box Score:
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2019-20/manhattan/boxscore/9902

The Stags will return home for the final homestand ever at Alumni Hall, beginning with a contest against Siena on Thursday at 7:00 pm and Niagara on Saturday at 2:00 pm.

The 2019-20 MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament starts on Thursday, March 10th in Atlantic City.

School-MAAC-Overall-Streak
Marist 16-2, 23-4 W9
Rider 16-2, 23-4 W6

Fairfield 10-8, 13-14 L3
Manhattan 10-8, 13-14 W3
Quinnipiac 10-8, 13-14 L1

Iona 8-9, 9-17 L1
Siena 8-10, 10-17 W1
Niagara 7-11, 9-18 L2
Monmouth 5-13, 8-19 W1
Saint Peter's 5-13, 8-19 L3
Canisius 4-15, 5-23 L2

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FF sinking like a rock. MAAC is a two team show this year. Marist and Rider are the contenders, all others are the pretenders.