Skip to main content

Fairfield puts road win streak on the line against Quinnipiac

Fairfield Stags (21-4, 15-1 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (21-4, 16-0 MAAC)

Hamden, Connecticut; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield visits Quinnipiac looking to prolong its nine-game road winning streak.

The Bobcats are 8-3 on their home court. Quinnipiac scores 69.2 points and has outscored opponents by 17.4 points per game.

The Stags are 15-1 in MAAC play. Fairfield has a 7-4 record against opponents over .500.

Quinnipiac makes 44.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than Fairfield has allowed to its opponents (39.9%). Fairfield scores 26.0 more points per game (77.8) than Quinnipiac allows (51.8).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackie Grisdale averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, scoring 12.8 points while shooting 40.5% from beyond the arc. Elia O’Donnell is shooting 51.1% and averaging 12.2 points over the past 10 games.

Meghan Andersen averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Stags, scoring 16.6 points while shooting 43.2% from beyond the arc. Kaety L’Amoreaux is shooting 44.1% and averaging 17.8 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 10-0, averaging 70.5 points, 31.9 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 8.4 steals and 1.0 block per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 50.7 points per game.

Stags: 9-1, averaging 74.2 points, 30.2 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 9.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 49.8 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story