#8 Niagara at #4 Stags Saturday, 2:00 on ESPN3

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Stags Close Out Alumni Hall, Regular Season on Senior Day

The Stags host Niagara on Saturday at 2:00 pm for the final Fairfield Basketball game ever in Alumni Hall. The historic game will also be the Stags' Senior Day when they honor their Senior Class of 2020 with Sam Kramer and Nicole Bus being honored before the contest. The program will also recognize graduate student Kendra Landy for her five years of dedication to the program.

The Stags have played 391 games inside Alumni Hall since their first Division I season during the 1981-82 campaign. Fairfield owns a 286-105 (.731) all-time mark in the building with a 97-43 (.692) record under Head Coach Joe Frager. Fairfield played its first game in Alumni Hall on Dec. 8, 1981 when they defeated UConn, 70-67.

With a win, the Stags will clinch the number three seed in the MAAC Tournament and will play their first game on Thursday, March 12 at Noon at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. If the Stags lose, they will be either the four or five seed and compete on Thursday at 2:30 pm.

ESPN3
www.espn.com/watch?id=172d0251-9b52-4883-a0b3-8738c0b18047

Live Stats
fairfieldstags.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

Stags
Top Scorer: Lou Lopez-Senechal (15.0 ppg)
Top Rebounder: Katie Armstrong (7.1 rpg)
58.1 Points Per Game (MAAC #8)
58.4 Opp. Points Per Game (MAAC #2)

Niagara
Top Scorer: Jai Moore (16.2 ppg)
Top Rebounder: Emerald Ekpiteta (6.6 rpg)
Points Per Game 65.0 (MAAC #5)
Opp. Points Per Game 74.0 (MAAC #10)

School-MAAC-Overall-Streak
Marist 17-2, 24-4 W10
Rider 17-2, 24-4 W7
Manhattan 12-8, 15-14 W5
Fairfield 11-8, 14-14 W1
Quinnipiac 11-8, 14-14 W1

Siena 8-11, 10-18 L1
Iona 8-11, 9-19 L3
Niagara 7-12, 9-19 L3
Monmouth 5-14, 8-20 L1
Saint Peter's 5-14, 8-20 L4
Canisius 4-15, 5-23 L2

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Stags 16-10 at the end of the First Quarter shooting 3/7 from outside.

Stags had led by 10.

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 9 points (all 3's) and 5 boards

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Stags 23-12 and start the Second Quarter on a 7-2 run

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Stags 34-26 at the half

Stags with 21/10 rebound advantage with 9 turnovers

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 14 points and 9 boards
Katie Armstrong with 11 points and 4 boards

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Stags 56-42 at the end of the Third Quarter shooting 53.7% FG and 29/16 rebound advantage

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 22 points with 6/9 3's and 9 boards

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Stags 71-49 to secure the #3 seed in the MAAC Tournament at (12-8)(15-14) and up from #9 last year.

The win marked the 288th all-time for the Stags in Alumni Hall and the 98th under Joe Frager.

Stags shot 50.9% FG with a 38/28 rebound advantage and 24/6 assists advantage.

9th game of the season and the second in a row with the Stag defense holding the opposition to 49 points or less.

Lou Lopez-Senechal with 27 points (ties Career High) and 11 boards.
Katie Armstrong with 18 points and 7 boards

Box Score
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2019-20/niagara/boxscore/9904

798 fans including Dianne Nolan (28 years as the Stags' head coach) and many Stag Women's Basketball alumni at the final Stag Women's Basketball game in Alumni Hall. A great way to finish and nicely done by AD Paul Schlickmann and the University.

"We've talked all week about how fortunate we are to play the final game here at Alumni Hall," Head Coach Joe Frager said. "We looked at it as a responsibility to all the people who love this building throughout the years. Not just our current students but there are so many people who have fond memories of this place. Not just players but also cheerleaders, parents, fans, and people who have gone to school here throughout the years. There's a lot of history here and we're all very fond of the building. It was important for us to come out and play well."

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One of the great parts about Stag Women's Basketball in Alumni Hall is long time announcer Jeanne DiMuzio calling the action.

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Fairfield Women’s Basketball @stagswbball

Thank you Alumni, former coaches, managers and administrators for coming back to Alumni Hall to say farewell!

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Gotta love the half-court timeout.