Fairfield – Siena Early Edition Game Notes ♫ 23-24 - 223
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Fairfield – Siena Early Edition Game Notes ♫ 23-24 - 223
Fairfield University (17-10, 11-5 MAAC) VS Siena (4-22, 3-12 MAAC)
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 2:00
Leo D. Mahoney Arena, Fairfield, CT
LAST TIME OUT
The Stags won what was perhaps the most exciting game of the season, on a day where the team executed time after time, and many players made big plays. With the win, the Stags are within one half game of first place and have a possible path to the number 1 seed. Fairfield has now matched their highest win total since 2018, and the most wins overall since 2017. Fairfield was lead by Jalen Leach's outstanding line which included 27 points on 8-for-13 from the field, including four three-pointers, and a 7-7 effort from the line. Leach also corralled 6 rebounds, grabbed 3 steals and dished of 4 assists. It was Jalen's 10th 20-point effort of the year which is 3rd best overall in the conference. Caleb Fields also had a strong game that included four three-pointers en route to 19 points. Overall five Stags reached double figures as Brycen Goodine sank three triples on his way to 13 points, Jasper Floyd netted 11 and Louis Bleechmore had 10. Rounding out the scoring, Alexis Yetna had two points and Birima Seck added three. Most impressively, the big man Seck posted three blocks and four steals.
SERIES HISTORY
Fairfield’s win over Siena was an historic one as the Stags scored 93 or more points for the first time in the series, and Fairfield’s Brycen Goodine became the first Stag to score 40 points in a game versus Siena. Overall the Saints have won 8 of the last 10 games in the series, and lead the series overall 47-34. Perhaps the most memorable game in the overall series occurred in the 2010 MAAC championship, a game which Fairfield lost to the Saints in overtime by a score of 72-65.
ABOUT THE SAINTS
The Saints are having their worst season since Shep was a pup. They come to Fairfield looking to bounce back from losses to Saint Peters and Canisius. Prior to that Siena had snapped a seven-game losing streak when they visited Manhattan. The Saints have lost 29 of their past 33 games dating back to last season. The Saints rank in the bottom-10 nationally in turnover margin (-6.4 - last), scoring (60.1 - third worst), turnovers (16.6 - third worst), scoring margin (-15.0 - fourth worst), assist-to-turnover ratio (0.63 - fourth worst), three-point field goal percentage (.272 - fifth worst), fastbreak points (4.9 - seventh worst), bench points (11.9 - eighth worst), and free throw percentage (.640 - 10th worst). Siena has been hampered as leading scorer Sean Durugordon (19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds) has missed 13 games, Michael Eley (14.3) has missed 10 games, point guard Zek Tekin (9.0 points, 3.1 assists) has missed four games, and key reserve Michael Evbagharu (5.8 points, 5.7 rebounds) has missed seven games.
QUICK HITS ON THE STAGS
Fairfield continues to hit at a high rate from deep. Entering the Week Fairfield was 10th in the nation with 12.5 Three Three Pointers Per Game. They improved that average slightly with 13 makes last night.
The Stags 37.40 three point percentage is the 28th best in the nation
The Stags have fallen to the bottom 50 in the nation in field Goal percentage defense.
Fairfield’s 8.1 Steal per game now ranks 52nd among all NCAA men’s programs.
Fairfield has the 9th best turnover Margin in the country at +12.
Stags are 19th in Turnovers Forced Per Game with 16.00
TRIVIA QUESTION
In the last contest versus Siena, Brycene Goodine scored 40 points on 18 attempts. While nearly establishing a new single game points record for Fairfield, Goodine fell while short of the school record for field goal attempts in a game. Do you know the player and the number of attempts that remain the school record?
COMIC OF THE DAY
Cow & Boy Classics
“Cow & Boy Classics” chronicles the ongoing adventures of Billy and Cow. The duo spend endless days pondering life’s big questions, all the while dodging cat-copters, runaway tractors, and any other oddity aimed their way.
TRIVIA ANSWER
There are sports records that are unlikely to ever be broken, and at Fairfield, the record for Field Goals attempted in a game is such a record. On March 6, 1972 George Groom attempted 38 Field goals on his way to 41 points. This record has stood now for more than 50 years. Brycene Goodine scored his 40 points on only 18 attempts thanks to a highly efficient shooting performance (13-18) and the addition of the three point line. In the last 20 years no Stag has attempted more than 25 Field goals in a game and Jesus Cruz is the only player to attempt as many as 25 shots. In the history of the conference, there aren’t many games with 30 or more attempts Below the games and players who have had the most attempts in conferenced history.
39, Bruce Seals, Manhattan (at Canisius 1/31/2000)
35, Keydren Clark, Saint Peter’s (vs. Canisius 2/24/2006)
34, Lionel Simmons, La Salle (vs. Holy Cross 2/13/1989)
DID YOU KNOW - WITH SJ
Bananas in the Southern Hemisphere tend to curve towards the left, and Northern Hemisphere bananas tend to curve to the right. This is due to the Coriolis effect - the force induced on objects due to the earth's rotation.
MILESTONES
Caleb Fields became the seventh Stag to connect on 80 three point baskets in a season.
Birima Seck scored his 100 career point versus Quinnipiac
Jalen Leach reached the 250 Career rebound mark on Friday night.
STREAKS
Jasper Floyd continued his streak of 26 straight games with a made basket, rebound and an assist.
Jalen Leach has now connected on 9 straight free throws.
Jalen Leach has reached double digits in 11 straight games
Brycen Goodine has secured a rebound in 25 straight games
Jasper Floyd has now grabbed a steal in 13 straight games
Birima Seck now has 18 straight game with a board.
MAGIC NUMBERS
1 – The number of rebounds Peyton Smith needs to reach 100 as a Stag.
3 – Wins needed to get to 20. The Stags have not surpassed 20 wins in more than 10 years (2011-12 season).
6 – The number of wins Chris Casey will need to surpass Paul Cormier for 30th place all-time in MAAC coaching victories.
8 – Number of rebounds Caleb Fields needs to reach 400 in his career.
17 – Number of days until the MAAC Tournament begins
125 – The number of points Alexis Yetna needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
256 – The number of points Jalen Leach needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
539 - The number of points Brycen Goodine needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
762 – The number of points Louie Bleechmore needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
728 – The number of points Jasper Floyd needs to reach the 1000 career point mark
781 – The number of points James Johns needs to reach the 1000 career point mark
825 – The number of points Peyton Smith needs to reach the 1000 career point mark
HEARD BUT PROBABLY NOT TRUE
WAR IN UKRAINE IMPACTING AREA ECONOMY
Because of cost increases resulting from the war in the Ukraine, stores in Albany will be raising the price of Vodka by a penny to $20.00 effective tomorrow. Reports are that tonight, Maciariello plans to party like it’s 19.99....
DISTRAUGHT VLADIMIR PUTIN GOES GENERALLY UNNOTICED BY FANS AT RECENT SIENA-FAIRFIELD GAME
If things weren’t going bad enough for Vladimir Putin in his war with Ukraine, Putin was further humiliated when he secretly visited Albany to see his favorite college basketball team lose to the Fairfield Stags. Vlad, who quietly slipped into MVP area, was one of the 4,931 fans in the stands for the January match-up. Putin managed to blend in with the thousands of other Siena fans who spent the game in agony with their heads in their hands. It seems, the situation in Russia is no different than in Albany, as supply chain issues have caused Russia agony as they struggle to supply troops with everything from ammunition to Vodka. But despite the battlefield losses, and the loss to the Stags, Putin remains resolute. “We are winning,” Putin was quoted as saying as he walked out of MVP arena. Putin doubled down on his misinformation campaign to try to weaken American’s support for Ukraine and the Fairfield Stags. “America is getting tired of supporting Fairfield’s pointy horned male deer,” said a confident Putin. Soon support will dry up and Siena will once again rule the MAAC. In case that doesn’t happen though, and supply chain issues persist, Putin was seen loading a few extra cases of Tito’s onto his plane before he returned to the Kremlin.
SIENA DENIES RUSSIA TIES
While several basketball programs are believed to have close ties to the Putin Administration, none however seem closer than Siena. In a widely circulated photo, Putin was recently seen cuddling with Siena’s Mascot (photo below)
According to Siena Coach Carm Maciariello, ties between Siena and Russia are “Greatly exaggerated. Yes, there has been occasional dialog, but it’s really no big deal. Vlad and I aren’t really that close.” Most people close to the program however feel the similarities between Maciariello (if that is in fact his real name) and Putin are hard to deny. Maciariello was seen at a recent press conference sporting a Cossack. Additionally Maciariello has been known to put Russian Dressing on his salad. While denying Russian ties, Maciariello, reluctantly admitted that “When I drink Vodka, I really do enjoys a little Russian kick dancing, but then, who doesn’t? There is no greater high than bringing a pint of Vodka up the escalator of the MVP arena. It really lifts my spirits……..”
With apologies to Carm Maciariello
PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR! .
Fairfield – Siena Early Edition Game Notes ♫ 23-24 - 223
Fairfield University (17-10, 11-5 MAAC) VS Siena (4-22, 3-12 MAAC)
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 2:00
Leo D. Mahoney Arena, Fairfield, CT
LAST TIME OUT
The Stags won what was perhaps the most exciting game of the season, on a day where the team executed time after time, and many players made big plays. With the win, the Stags are within one half game of first place and have a possible path to the number 1 seed. Fairfield has now matched their highest win total since 2018, and the most wins overall since 2017. Fairfield was lead by Jalen Leach's outstanding line which included 27 points on 8-for-13 from the field, including four three-pointers, and a 7-7 effort from the line. Leach also corralled 6 rebounds, grabbed 3 steals and dished of 4 assists. It was Jalen's 10th 20-point effort of the year which is 3rd best overall in the conference. Caleb Fields also had a strong game that included four three-pointers en route to 19 points. Overall five Stags reached double figures as Brycen Goodine sank three triples on his way to 13 points, Jasper Floyd netted 11 and Louis Bleechmore had 10. Rounding out the scoring, Alexis Yetna had two points and Birima Seck added three. Most impressively, the big man Seck posted three blocks and four steals.
SERIES HISTORY
Fairfield’s win over Siena was an historic one as the Stags scored 93 or more points for the first time in the series, and Fairfield’s Brycen Goodine became the first Stag to score 40 points in a game versus Siena. Overall the Saints have won 8 of the last 10 games in the series, and lead the series overall 47-34. Perhaps the most memorable game in the overall series occurred in the 2010 MAAC championship, a game which Fairfield lost to the Saints in overtime by a score of 72-65.
ABOUT THE SAINTS
The Saints are having their worst season since Shep was a pup. They come to Fairfield looking to bounce back from losses to Saint Peters and Canisius. Prior to that Siena had snapped a seven-game losing streak when they visited Manhattan. The Saints have lost 29 of their past 33 games dating back to last season. The Saints rank in the bottom-10 nationally in turnover margin (-6.4 - last), scoring (60.1 - third worst), turnovers (16.6 - third worst), scoring margin (-15.0 - fourth worst), assist-to-turnover ratio (0.63 - fourth worst), three-point field goal percentage (.272 - fifth worst), fastbreak points (4.9 - seventh worst), bench points (11.9 - eighth worst), and free throw percentage (.640 - 10th worst). Siena has been hampered as leading scorer Sean Durugordon (19.4 points, 7.6 rebounds) has missed 13 games, Michael Eley (14.3) has missed 10 games, point guard Zek Tekin (9.0 points, 3.1 assists) has missed four games, and key reserve Michael Evbagharu (5.8 points, 5.7 rebounds) has missed seven games.
QUICK HITS ON THE STAGS
Fairfield continues to hit at a high rate from deep. Entering the Week Fairfield was 10th in the nation with 12.5 Three Three Pointers Per Game. They improved that average slightly with 13 makes last night.
The Stags 37.40 three point percentage is the 28th best in the nation
The Stags have fallen to the bottom 50 in the nation in field Goal percentage defense.
Fairfield’s 8.1 Steal per game now ranks 52nd among all NCAA men’s programs.
Fairfield has the 9th best turnover Margin in the country at +12.
Stags are 19th in Turnovers Forced Per Game with 16.00
TRIVIA QUESTION
In the last contest versus Siena, Brycene Goodine scored 40 points on 18 attempts. While nearly establishing a new single game points record for Fairfield, Goodine fell while short of the school record for field goal attempts in a game. Do you know the player and the number of attempts that remain the school record?
COMIC OF THE DAY
Cow & Boy Classics
“Cow & Boy Classics” chronicles the ongoing adventures of Billy and Cow. The duo spend endless days pondering life’s big questions, all the while dodging cat-copters, runaway tractors, and any other oddity aimed their way.
TRIVIA ANSWER
There are sports records that are unlikely to ever be broken, and at Fairfield, the record for Field Goals attempted in a game is such a record. On March 6, 1972 George Groom attempted 38 Field goals on his way to 41 points. This record has stood now for more than 50 years. Brycene Goodine scored his 40 points on only 18 attempts thanks to a highly efficient shooting performance (13-18) and the addition of the three point line. In the last 20 years no Stag has attempted more than 25 Field goals in a game and Jesus Cruz is the only player to attempt as many as 25 shots. In the history of the conference, there aren’t many games with 30 or more attempts Below the games and players who have had the most attempts in conferenced history.
39, Bruce Seals, Manhattan (at Canisius 1/31/2000)
35, Keydren Clark, Saint Peter’s (vs. Canisius 2/24/2006)
34, Lionel Simmons, La Salle (vs. Holy Cross 2/13/1989)
DID YOU KNOW - WITH SJ
Bananas in the Southern Hemisphere tend to curve towards the left, and Northern Hemisphere bananas tend to curve to the right. This is due to the Coriolis effect - the force induced on objects due to the earth's rotation.
MILESTONES
Caleb Fields became the seventh Stag to connect on 80 three point baskets in a season.
Birima Seck scored his 100 career point versus Quinnipiac
Jalen Leach reached the 250 Career rebound mark on Friday night.
STREAKS
Jasper Floyd continued his streak of 26 straight games with a made basket, rebound and an assist.
Jalen Leach has now connected on 9 straight free throws.
Jalen Leach has reached double digits in 11 straight games
Brycen Goodine has secured a rebound in 25 straight games
Jasper Floyd has now grabbed a steal in 13 straight games
Birima Seck now has 18 straight game with a board.
MAGIC NUMBERS
1 – The number of rebounds Peyton Smith needs to reach 100 as a Stag.
3 – Wins needed to get to 20. The Stags have not surpassed 20 wins in more than 10 years (2011-12 season).
6 – The number of wins Chris Casey will need to surpass Paul Cormier for 30th place all-time in MAAC coaching victories.
8 – Number of rebounds Caleb Fields needs to reach 400 in his career.
17 – Number of days until the MAAC Tournament begins
125 – The number of points Alexis Yetna needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
256 – The number of points Jalen Leach needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
539 - The number of points Brycen Goodine needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
762 – The number of points Louie Bleechmore needs to reach the 1000 career point mark.
728 – The number of points Jasper Floyd needs to reach the 1000 career point mark
781 – The number of points James Johns needs to reach the 1000 career point mark
825 – The number of points Peyton Smith needs to reach the 1000 career point mark
HEARD BUT PROBABLY NOT TRUE
WAR IN UKRAINE IMPACTING AREA ECONOMY
Because of cost increases resulting from the war in the Ukraine, stores in Albany will be raising the price of Vodka by a penny to $20.00 effective tomorrow. Reports are that tonight, Maciariello plans to party like it’s 19.99....
DISTRAUGHT VLADIMIR PUTIN GOES GENERALLY UNNOTICED BY FANS AT RECENT SIENA-FAIRFIELD GAME
If things weren’t going bad enough for Vladimir Putin in his war with Ukraine, Putin was further humiliated when he secretly visited Albany to see his favorite college basketball team lose to the Fairfield Stags. Vlad, who quietly slipped into MVP area, was one of the 4,931 fans in the stands for the January match-up. Putin managed to blend in with the thousands of other Siena fans who spent the game in agony with their heads in their hands. It seems, the situation in Russia is no different than in Albany, as supply chain issues have caused Russia agony as they struggle to supply troops with everything from ammunition to Vodka. But despite the battlefield losses, and the loss to the Stags, Putin remains resolute. “We are winning,” Putin was quoted as saying as he walked out of MVP arena. Putin doubled down on his misinformation campaign to try to weaken American’s support for Ukraine and the Fairfield Stags. “America is getting tired of supporting Fairfield’s pointy horned male deer,” said a confident Putin. Soon support will dry up and Siena will once again rule the MAAC. In case that doesn’t happen though, and supply chain issues persist, Putin was seen loading a few extra cases of Tito’s onto his plane before he returned to the Kremlin.
SIENA DENIES RUSSIA TIES
While several basketball programs are believed to have close ties to the Putin Administration, none however seem closer than Siena. In a widely circulated photo, Putin was recently seen cuddling with Siena’s Mascot (photo below)
According to Siena Coach Carm Maciariello, ties between Siena and Russia are “Greatly exaggerated. Yes, there has been occasional dialog, but it’s really no big deal. Vlad and I aren’t really that close.” Most people close to the program however feel the similarities between Maciariello (if that is in fact his real name) and Putin are hard to deny. Maciariello was seen at a recent press conference sporting a Cossack. Additionally Maciariello has been known to put Russian Dressing on his salad. While denying Russian ties, Maciariello, reluctantly admitted that “When I drink Vodka, I really do enjoys a little Russian kick dancing, but then, who doesn’t? There is no greater high than bringing a pint of Vodka up the escalator of the MVP arena. It really lifts my spirits……..”
With apologies to Carm Maciariello
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