Women: Stag Lacrosse Doubleheader, Saturday April 15th

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With three games left in the MAAC Regular Season, the #1 Stags return home Saturday for Senior Day and a meeting with #4 Niagara (8-6)(2-3) at Rafferty Stadium with the game on ESPN3. Opening draw is slated for 12:00 p.m. with the Senior Day festivities set to precede the match. The Stags are (6-0) at home averaging 482 fans.

Saturday at Rafferty Stadium is also another Stag Lacrosse Doubleheader day with the men's lacrosse team (3-8)(1-3) playing CAA Monmouth (5-6)(1-3) at 3:30 pm. The men are (1-3) at Rafferty Stadium averaging 637 fans.

ESPN3
www.espn.com/watch/player?id=0b749810-af1f-4a0a-81b9-50412e8a2697

Live Stats
stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=456785

MAAC Women's Lacrosse Standings
maacsports.com/standings.aspx?path=wlax

The Stags want to continue as the #1 seed because the 2023 MAAC Women's Lacrosse Championship is a six-team, single-elimination tournament taking place April 30 - May 7, 2023. The Opening Round (April 30) will be hosted by the third and fourth seeds. The semifinal (May 5) and final (May 7) will be hosted by the highest seed.

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Stags 9-8 at the start of the final quarter.

Niagara scores 5 goals in the Third Quarter after the Stags had led 7-3 at the half.



Niagara (9-6)(3-3) outscores the Stags 8-3 in the second half for the come from behind win.

Stags (10-4)(5-1) lose their first home game of the season at Rafferty Stadium.

406 fans at the game.

Box Score
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/stats/2023/niagara/boxscore/13391

With the home side of the MAAC Regular Season calendar in the books, the Stags still have two games to go in the campaign before the postseason, with their next venture taking the squad to Riverdale, N.Y. on Wednesday, April 19 to battle Manhattan (6-8)(2-3) in a game that could see the Stags secure a first-round bye and homefield advantage for the duration of the MAAC tournament. Opening draw between the Stags and the Jaspers is slated for 3:00 p.m.

[stag79]

Huge upset. I don’t think anyone who follows the women’s side would have predicted this. Fairfield should right the ship and get home field