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2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2011-12 FAIRFIELD STAGS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (TV) GAME FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY STAGS (0-00; 0-00 MAAC) Mon. N11 Stony Brook (AH) 7pm 1 VS. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY SEAWOLVES (0-00; 0-00 AMERICA EAST) Sun. N13 Pacific (AH) 1pm Friday, November 11 at 7pm Wed. N16 at Vermont 7pm Alumni Hall Š Fairfield, Conn. Sun. N20 at Quinnipiac 1pm GAME DAY MEDIA INFORMATION Wed. N30 at Brown 5pm Radio: 88.5 WVOF Sat. D3 vs. Providence^ 4pm Live Stats/Live Video: FairfieldStags.com Sun. D4 vs. Rhode Island^ 2pm Thu. D8 Columbia (AHl) 7pm FAIRFIELD VS. STONY BROOK Tue. D13 at St. Francis (NY) 7pm SIDE-BBY-SSIDE (’10-111) Fairfield and Stony Brook have met just one other time in program his- Thu. D22 at LaSalle 2pm FFD CATEGORY SBU tory. The outing came on December 9, 2009 on Long Island where the 17-13 Record 7-23 Thu. D29 at Connecticut 7:30pm (CPTV) Stags topped the Seawolves, 65-49. Fairfield led by 18 at the half and 55.3 Points/g 60.4 Mon. J2 Iona* (AH) 7pm the final margin of 16 was the closest Stony Brook got in the second 51.2 Opp. Points/g 67.0 Wed. J4 at Saint Peter’s* 7pm half. The Stags received an outstanding performance from Stephanie +4.1 Scoring Margin -6.6 Sat. J7 at Manhattan* 2pm .391 FG% .362 Geehan that night, as she hauled in 18 rebounds while tallying 11 Mon. J9 Siena* (AH) 7pm .362 Opp. FG% .415 Thu. J12 Marist* (WBA) 7pm (SNY) points. Katelyn Linney registered 14 points and three assists while .314 3pt FG% .266 Sun. J15 Canisius (AH) 1pm Taryn Johnson added seven boards and three blocks. .298 Opp. 3pt FG% .346 Fri. J20 at Siena* 7pm .662 FT% .680 Sun. J22 Niagara* (AH) 1pm SCOUTING STONY BROOK .690 Opp. FT% .717 Fri. J27 Manhattan* (WBA) 4pm (ESPN3) Š Stony Brook University is under the direction of first year Head 10.8 Assists/g 11.3 35.9 Rebounds/g 38.4 Sun. J29 at Iona* 2pm Coach Beth O’Boyle who took over the program in April 2011. O’Boyle 34.7 Opp. Rebounds/g 39.8 Thu. F2 Rider* (WBA) 7pm may be a familiar face to Stags fans as she spent the last four years at +1.2 Reb. Margin -1.4 Sat. F4 Saint Peter’s* (AH) 1pm Canisius College, including the last two as the associate head +0.3 Turnovers/g +2.2 Fri. F10 at Marist* 7pm women’s basketball coach. 7.0 Steals/g 9.8 Sun. F12 at Loyola* 12pm Š Stony Brook returns 10 letterwinners – four seniors, six juniors – 3.9 Blocks/g 1.5 Fri. F17 at Niagara* 7pm from last season who combined for 76.8 available minutes. 762 1st Half Pts. 824 Sun. F19 at Canisius* 2pm Š The Seawolves are looking to rebuild after going 7-23 last season 680 Opp. 1st Half Pts. 916 888 2nd Half Pts. 989 Fri. F24 Loyola* (AH) 7pm and losing All-America East selection Kirsten Jeter to graduation. Jeter 850 Opp. 2nd Half Pts. 1095 Sun. F26 at Rider* 1pm (ESPN3) left the program ranked among Stony Brook’s top-10 in points, Thu.-Mon. March 1-5 MAAC Tournament rebounds, and steals and was the America East career leader in those categories as well. AH - Game played at Alumni Hall Š Stony Brook is 2-3 in its last five season openers, three of which were against opponents from the WBA - Game played at Webster Bank Arena Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Seawolves will face two other MAAC schools during ^Brown Classic (Providence, R.I.) * indicates MAAC opponent their 2011-12 campaign when they take on Iona College on November 18 and Rider on December 6.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PRESEASON PICKS Associate AD/Athletic Communications Director The Stags were picked to finish third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in the Jack Jones Preseason Coaches Poll. Three Stags were named to the Preseason All-MAAC Teams. Senior forward Asst. AD/Athletic Communications & Digital Media Taryn Johnson was named to the First Team, junior guard Katelyn Linney was named to the Second Chris O’Connor Team, while senior guard Desiree Pina was selected to the Third Team. Marist College was picked to Asst. AD/Athletic Communications & Publications/ repeat at MAAC Champions while Loyola University Maryland was selected second. Women’s Basketball Contact: Kelly McCarthy PROBABLE STARTERS (2010-11 STATS) Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG Notes Sarah Minice 05 Felicia DaCruz Fr. G 5-7 ------2nd Team All-NY Honors at Albertus Magnus McCarthy Office 203-254-4000, ext. 2877 12 Katelyn Linney Jr. G 5-8 12.7 2.4 1.3 Preseason All-MAAC Second Team McCarthy Cell 203-395-3858 21 Desiree Pina Sr. G 5-6 9.9 4.6 3.2 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team McCarthy E-mmail [email protected] 23 Taryn Johnson Sr. F 5-11 12.8 8.1 1.7 Preaseason All-MAAC First Team Athletics Website FairfieldStags.com 44 Katie Cizynski So. F 6-2 3.7 2.2 0.3 Appeared in 26 games with one start University Website Fairfield.edu Facebook FairfieldUAthletics RESERVES (2010-11 STATS) Twitter @FairfieldStags 03 Sarah Paulus R-Jr. G 5-8 0.4 0.6 0.5 Appeared in 28 games with 11 steals 10 Christelle Akon-Akech So. F 5-10 1.1 1.0 0.3 Played in 21 games in a reserve role In order to eliminate any misunderstanding, all Media 11 Brittany MacFarlane Jr. F 6-1 4.8 6.4 1.1 Started 20 games as a sophmore Credential requests must be made 72 hours in advance 13 Alexys Vazquez So. G 5-10 1.6 1.0 0.2 Came off the bench in 25 games of a home basketball game. Credentials will be available 14 Laura Vetra Jr. C 6-2 4.1 3.7 0.4 Posted 17 blocks in 2010-11 at the media entrance on game day. To secure creden- 24 Sydney Ransom Fr. G 5-8 ------All-Conference honoree at Cardinal McCarrick tials, please contact Kelly McCarthy. 32 Brittany Obi-Tabot So. C 6-1 0.9 1.2 0.1 Saw action in 15 games off the bench

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes HEAD COACH JOE FRAGER FAIRFIELD IN SEASON OPENERS SEASON OPENERS AT HOME Record at Fairfield Fairfield has won the last four season openers under Head YEAR OPPONENT RESULT 77-49 (Four Seasons) Coach Joe Frager. The Stags are 16-15 all-time in season 1982-83 East Carolina W, 58-54 (AH) Overall Record 1983-84 Northeastern W, 73-58 (AH) 266-132 (14 Seasons) openers. 11/27/93 Brown W, 85-81ot (AH) 11/22/02 Penn State L, 96-50 (AHY) he 2011-12 campaign marks the fifth FAIRFIELD IN SEASON OPENERS AT HOME season that Joe Frager has been at the 11/19/04 Harvard L, 71-69 (AHY) Thelm of the Fairfield University The Stags open their season at home for the second consec- 11/18/05 Brown L, 72-62 (AHY) women’s basketball program. Under his utive time. Last year, Fairfield tipped things off by defeating 11/11/06 Richmond L, 58-49 (AH) tutelage the Stags have won 77 games, earned 11 All-MAAC the visiting Quinnipiac Bobcats, 65-48. Fairfield is 4-4 when 11/12/10 Quinnipiac W, 65-48(AH) and four All-Met Team recognitions, earned a berth in the opening a campaign at home. 2010 MAAC Championship Game and won the program’s first-ever national postseason tournament game. All told, Frager has been a head coach at the collegiate FAST START FRAGER level for a dozen years, with nine seasons at Southern Opening day has been good to Head Coach Joe Frager and his squads. As he enters his 14th year as Connecticut State University, and boasts a career record of a head coach and fifth at Fairfield, he is 12-1 in season openers all-time. Frager has guided his 266-132, including a 77-49 mark at Fairfield. His resume includes the 2007 NCAA Division II National Championships teams to 11-straight opening day victories and is the only coach in Fairfield varsity history to win his and six Coach of the Year awards. Outside of being honored opening game each of his first four seasons at the helm of the team. for an individual season’s accomplishments, Frager has also been honored for the breadth of his achievements. In 2008 HOME AKA ALUMNI HALL IS WHERE THE WINS ARE he was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and in October 2009 was inducted into the New Š The Stags have played 293 games in the building all-time with a 223-70 record (.761) England Basketball Hall of Fame. Š Fairfield posted a 10-2 record at Alumni Hall during the 2010-11 campaign Frager’s four seasons at the helm have rekindled the spir- Š Joe Frager is 28-6 in his three seasons in the building it and tradition of Fairfield University women’s basketball. Š The Stags are playing nine games at Alumni Hall this season The Stags have won 61 percent of their games during that time, with two 20-win seasons in the books. Along the way, the Stags have appeared in three MAAC Championship semi- WELCOME BACK final games and finished in the top-half of the conference Fairfield returns 10 members, including four starters, of the 2010-11 squad which went 17-13 over- standings each season. all and 10-8 in the MAAC last season. Individual accomplishments have also followed the Stags since Frager became the program’s second Division I head coach on April 17, 2007. A Stag has earned First-Team FRESH FACES All-MAAC honors in each of Frager’s seasons with the pro- The Stags have two new faces on the team this year in Felicia DaCruz and Sydney Ransom who will gram, while also earning an All-Met honor in each season. begin their collegiate careers this evening. Frager coached Stags have earned national academic acco- lades, MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, and 10 All-MAAC Š Felicia DaCruz earned four varsity letters at Albertus Magnus High School in New York, where she Academic Team selections. led the squad to 81 wins in that time. A team captain her final two seasons, she finished her career with 970 points, a 10.4 point per game average. As a senior, DaCruz was named Second Team All- Fairfield Quick Facts State and earned Rockland County Female Athlete of the Season, after scoring 15 points per game University Information Location Fairfield, Conn. and leading the team in assists. Founded 1942 Š Sydney Ransom earned four varsity letters at Cardinal McCarrick in New Jersey and paced the Enrollment 3,300 Lady Eagles to a 98-6 record over the course of her career. She averaged 8.6 points and 9.8 President Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. rebounds per game to earn Third Team All-Area and Second-Team Greater Middlesex Conference and Athletics Director Eugene P. Doris Affiliation NCAA Division I helped the team to a final state ranking of 13th. Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) School Color Cardinal Red Nickname Stags Home Court (Capacity) Alumni Hall (2,479) Press Row Phone 203-254-4187 2011-12 Numerical Roster Second Home Court (Capacity) Webster Bank Arena (5,298)

Program History # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Last School) First Season 1973-74 3 Sarah Paulus R-Jr. G 5-8 Manlius, N.Y./Christian Brothers First Varsity Season 1974-75 5 Felecia DaCruz Fr. G 5-7 Chestnut Ridge, N.Y./Albertus Magnus First Division I Season 1981-82 10 Christelle Akon-Akech So. F 5-10 Lyon, France/Blair Academy (NJ) Varsity Games Played 1,027/37 Seasons 11 Brittany MacFarlane Jr. F 6-1 Hamilton, Ontario/St. Thomas More Overall Varsity Record 580-447 12 Katelyn Linney Jr. G 5-8 Freehold, N.J./St. John Vianney MAAC Regular Games Played 449/30 Seasons All-Time MAAC Record 267-184 13 Alexys Vazquez So. G 5-10 Berlin, Conn./Berlin All-Time MAAC Tournament Record 33-26 14 Laura Vetra Jr. C 6-2 Riga, Latvia/Fort Worth Christian (TX) MAAC Regular Season Championships 1990, 1991, 2000 21 Desiree Pina Sr. G 5-6 Plainville, Conn./Plainville MAAC Tournament Championships (3) 1988, 1991, 1998 23 Taryn Johnson Sr. F 5-11 Brockton, Mass./Brockton NCAA Appearances (4) 1988, 1991, 1998, 2001 24 Sydney Ransom Fr. G 5-8 South River, N.J./Cardinal McCarrick WNIT Appearances (1) 2000 32 Brittany Obi-Tabot So. C 6-1 Watertown, Mass./Watertown WBI Appearances (1) 2010 44 Katie Cizynski So. F 6-2 Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug Team Information 2010-11 Overall Record 17-13 Head Coach: Joe Frager (University of Connecticut, 1984)–Fifth Season 2010-11 MAAC Record 10-8 Assistant Coach: Laura Scinto (Bryant College, 1989)– Fifth Season 2010-11 MAAC Regular Season Finish Fifth Assistant Coach: Dennis Masi (Western Connecticut State, 1991)– Fifth Season 2010-11 MAAC Postseason Lost in quarterfinal to Siena Starters returning/lost 4/1 Assistant Coach: Jacquie Fernandes (Connecticut, 2010)– SecondSeason Letterwinners returning/lost 10/2 Dir. of Basketball Ops: Kelly Romano (Fairfield, 2011) – First Season

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes CHASING DOWN 1,000 MAAC STANDINGS Three Stags have the potential to achieve the 1,000 career point milestone this season. Senior MAAC Overall guard Desiree Pina is most likely to be the first Stag to complete the feat, bringing her 980 career W L Pct. W L Pct. points into the year. Senior Taryn Johnson and junior Katelyn Linney will have more work cut out for Marist 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 them, needing nearly 300 points apiece. Johnson, who has scored over 300 points in each of the Loyola 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 last two seasons, began the year with 775 career points while Linney entered with 730. Fairfield 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Manhattan 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Iona 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 STILL GOING Canisius 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Senior Desiree Pina has started all but one of her 95 career appearances, having stepped aside on Siena 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Senior Day in 2009. Saint Peter’s 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Rider 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 MAKING HER MARK BEYOND THE ARC Niagara 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Just halfway through her collegiate career, Katelyn Linney has knocked down 143 career three- pointers, which is tied for fourth in program history. MAAC PRESEASON POLL 1. Marist 100 CAN’T MAKE IT TO A GAME? 2. Loyola 84 All of the Fairfield’s women’s basketball games will be broadcast live on WVOF 88.5 with John 3. Fairfield 78 Cummings calling the play-by-play. For those outside the listening area, log on to WVOF.org to catch 4. Manhattan 64 all the action. Fairfield’s home games, with the exception of those being televised, will be video 5. Iona 59 streamed on FairfieldStags.com in conjunction with Stretch Internet. Fans can purchase a variety of 6. Canisius 55 viewing plans, including single game and single season options. Click on the Watch/Listen button 7. Siena 46 on the Stags home page for more information. Live Stats are available for all home games by log- T-8. Saint Peter's 23 ging on to FairfieldStags.com. For road contests, most opponents provide Live Stats or Game T-8. Rider 23 Tracker on their respective websites. 10. Niagara 18

ALL IN THE FAMILY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Sarah Paulus is the seventh child of Denise and Dave Paulus and completes an impressive run for #5 Felicia DaCruz Fuh-LEE-sha Duh-cruise the family. All seven children have played athletically at #10 Christelle Akon-Akech Chris-tell Ah-CON-AH-catch THE PAULUS LEGACY #11 Brittany MacFarlane Brittany Mac-far-lin the Division I level. Her brother Greg, who played four sea- NAME SPORT UNIVERSITY/YEARS #13 Alexys Vasquez Alexys Vass-KEZ sons of basketball at Duke and played a year of football at David Football/Hoops Georgetown ’98-01 #14 Laura Vetra Laura veh-truh Matt Football Georgetown ’99-01 Syracuse. Sarah’s father, Dave, started the trend from #23 Taryn Johnson TARE-in Johnson Dan Football Georgetown ’01-04 1971-74 as a basketball player at John Carroll University, #32 Brittany Obi-Tabot Brittany Oh-bee tuh-bow Chris Football Georgetown ’03-06 and add to that Sarah’s sister-in-law, Kelly, who played #44 Katie Cizynski Katie Suh-ZIN-ski Greg Hoops/Football Duke/Cuse ’03-09 soccer at Georgetown from 1997-99. To the left, there is a Mike Football UNC/William& Mary ’07-11 Head Coach Joe Frager Joe Fray-gur look at the Paulus children’s impressive collegiate Sarah Basketball Fairfield ’07-present Assistant Coach Laura Scinto Laura SIN-toe resume. Assistant Coach Dennis Masi Dennis Mace

BREAKING DOWN THE STAGS STAGS ROOTS Stags By Country Sophmore Katie Cizynski has her roots planted at Fairfield. Her father, Joe, was a member of the Canada (1) MacFarlane Fairfield University baseball team and is the only is the only Stag to throw a nine-inning no-hitter in France (1) Akon-Akech program history. Latvia (1) Vetra United States (9) Cizynski, DaCruz, Johnson, Linney Obi-Tabot, Paulus, Pina, Ransom, Vazquez

Stags By State Connecticut (3) Cizynksi, Pina, Vazquez Massachusetts (2) Johnson, Obi-Tabot New Jersey (2) Linney, Ransom New York (2) DaCruz, Paulus

Stags By Position Guard (6) DaCruz, Linney, Paulus, Pina Ransom, Vazquez Forward (4) Akon-Akech, Cizynski, Johnson, MacFarlane Center (2) Obi-Tabot, Vetra

Stags By Class Senior (3) Johnson, Paulus, Pina Junior (3) Linney, MacFarlane, Vetra Sophomore (4) Akon-Akech, Cizynski Obi-Tabot, Vazquez Freshman (2) DaCruz, Ransom

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Fairfield Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 17-13 10-5 7-7 0-1 CONFERENCE 10-8 5-4 5-4 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-5 5-1 2-3 0-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 23 Johnson, Taryn 30-30 886 29.5 144-288 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 97-147 . 6 6 0 89 153 242 8.1 82 4 51 88 55 67 385 12.8 12 Linney, Katelyn 30-30 1077 35.9 132-338 . 3 9 1 76-203 . 3 7 4 42-54 . 7 7 8 6 65 71 2.4 58 0 40 82 0 26 382 12.7 21 Pina, Desiree 30-30 1076 35.9 101-346 . 2 9 2 19-82 . 2 3 2 76-97 . 7 8 4 29 108 137 4.6 52 1 95 61 13 37 297 9.9 24 Nawrocki, Joelle 30-30 995 33.2 66-174 . 3 7 9 19-64 . 2 9 7 13-17 . 7 6 5 37 58 95 3.2 63 1 56 55 16 24 164 5.5 11 MacFarlane, Brittany 29-20 741 25.6 52-136 . 3 8 2 12-41 . 2 9 3 23-46 . 5 0 0 45 140 185 6.4 65 3 32 45 11 21 139 4.8 14 Vetra, Laura 27-9 453 16.8 46-128 . 3 5 9 9-41 . 2 2 0 9-16 . 5 6 3 27 72 99 3.7 27 0 12 17 10 12 110 4.1 44 Cizynski, Katie 26-1 279 10.7 40-80 . 5 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 13-29 . 4 4 8 16 42 58 2.2 23 1 9 18 4 5 95 3.7 13 Vazquez, Alexys 25-0 204 8.2 16-42 . 3 8 1 8-24 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6 20 26 1.0 16 0 6 13 2 2 40 1.6 10 Akon-Akech, C. 21-0 91 4.3 9-17 . 5 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-9 . 5 5 6 9 11 20 1.0 8 0 7 18 2 8 23 1.1 32 Obi-Tabot, Brittany 15-0 53 3.5 3-10 . 3 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-14 . 5 7 1 4 14 18 1.2 7 0 1 2 2 2 14 0.9 03 Paulus, Sarah 28-0 164 5.9 4-10 . 4 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2-6 . 3 3 3 7 10 17 0.6 15 0 15 20 2 5 11 0.4 05 Romano, Kelly 6-0 6 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.0 Team 47 60 107 17 Total...... 30 6025 613-1569 . 3 9 1 146-465 . 3 1 4 288-435 . 6 6 2 322 754 1076 35.9 416 10 324 438 117 210 1660 55.3 Opponents...... 30 6025 573-1583 . 3 6 2 100-336 . 2 9 8 290-420 . 6 9 0 327 713 1040 34.7 442 - 247 447 72 187 1536 51.2

TEAM STATISTICS FFD OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1660 1536 11/12/10 QUINNIPIAC W 65-48 970 Points per game 55.3 51.2 11/15/10 GEORGE MASON W 54-37 489 Scoring margin +4.1 - 11/19/10 CORNELL W 77-61 625 FIELD GOALS-ATT 613-1569 573-1583 11/22/10 RHODE ISLAND L 44-52 594 Field goal pct . 3 9 1 . 3 6 2 11/28/10 at Lafayette W 52-39 763 3 POINT FG-ATT 146-465 100-336 12/02/10 at Villanova L 29-30 253 3-point FG pct . 3 1 4 . 2 9 8 12/05/10 at Hofstra L 73-89 424 3-pt FG made per game 4.9 3.3 12/09/10 at Columbia W 50-46 184 FREE THROWS-ATT 288-435 290-420 12/19/10 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 64-50 214 Free throw pct . 6 6 2 . 6 9 0 12/22/10 ALBANY W 55-26 445 F-Throws made per game 9.6 9.7 * 1-2-11 at Canisius W 60-51 623 REBOUNDS 1076 1040 * 1/4/11 at Niagara W 68-38 151 Rebounds per game 35.9 34.7 * 1/8/11 IONA W 64-48 494 Rebounding margin +1.2 - * 1/10/11 at Siena L 46-54 136 ASSISTS 324 247 * 1/14/11 at Loyola (Md.) L 52-54 0 Assists per game 10.8 8.2 * 1/16/11 MANHATTAN L 44-52 531 TURNOVERS 438 447 * 1/21/11 CANISIUS W 63-52 576 Turnovers per game 14.6 14.9 * 1/23/11 NIAGARA W 48-37 517 Turnover margin +0.3 - * 01/28/11 at Saint Peter's College W 61-46 325 Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.6 * 1/30/11 RIDER W 64-51 466 STEALS 210 187 02/01/11 at NC State L 49-76 770 Steals per game 7.0 6.2 * 02/04/11 at Iona Wot 67-63 695 BLOCKS 117 72 * 2/6/11 MARIST L 52-54 1064 Blocks per game 3.9 2.4 * 02/12/11 at Rider W 66-55 408 ATTENDANCE 9577 10199 * 2/14/11 SAINT PETER'S COLLEGE W 63-48 355 Home games-Avg/Game 15-638 14-609 * 2/19/11 LOYOLA (MD.) L 56-70 1835 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-1677 * 2/21/11 SIENA L 52-60 402 * 02/25/11 at Manhattan L 44-53 786 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 02/27/11 at Marist L 45-60 3004 Fairfield 762 888 10 1660 3/4/11 vs Siena L 33-36 1677 Opponents 680 850 6 1536 * - Conference game #3 SARAH PAULUS - GUARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High R-JJUNIOR 5-FOOT-88 MANLIUS, N.Y./CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Points 8 @ Rhode Island (11/14/09) Rebounds 3, 2x, last vs. URI (11/22/10) Assists 3 vs. Quinnipiac (11/12/09 General: Sarah Paulus begins her fourth Steals 4 @ Rhode Island (11/14/09) year at Fairfield after having missed the Blocks 1, 2x, last George Mason (11/15/10) majority of the 2009-10 season with a Minutes 30 @ St. Francis (11/25/09) knee injury. She can provide the Stags Field Goals Made 3 @ Rhode Island (11/14/09) with minutes at either of the guard Three-Point Field Goals Made 2 @ Rhode Island (11/14/09) spots, but primarily plays the point. Paulus is a leader on Free Throws Made 2 vs. Villanova (11/17/08) and off the floor, and epitomizes Fairfield University stu- dent-athlete’s. GAME-BY-GAME

Off The Court: Sarah Paulus is an English major, who is also an education minor. She is a six-time member of the Department of Athletics 3.0 Club and has been named to the University’s Dean’s List in five of her six collegiate semesters. As a sophomore she lived in the Service for Just-Us Living and Learning Community. During the Spring 2009 semester she was a weekly volunteer at the Bridgeport Head Start Program. Paulus also participated in the Stag’s reading program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Sarah Paulus has appeared in 62 games, with four starts, over the course of her three years with the Stags. She begins the 2011-12 season with 57 points and 55 rebounds to her credit, as well as 42 assists and 23 steals. Paulus has hit 35 percent of her career field goals with nine makes from behind the arc.

Career Honors: 2011 MAAC All-Academic Team … 2010 MAAC All-Academic Team.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #5 FELICIA DACRUZ - GUARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High/Career High FRESHMAN, 5-FOOT-77 CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y./ALBERTUS MAGNUS Points Rebounds Assists General: Felicia DaCruz joins the back- Steals court, where the Stags will utilize her Blocks mainly at the point. She has the ability Minutes to penetrate and finish in traffic, as well Field Goals Made as hit from beyond the arc. An unselfish Three-Point Field Goals Made player, DaCruz has a knack for seeing the entire floor and Free Throws Made finding her open teammate, and will have an opportunity to compete for significant minutes immediately. GAME-BY-GAME

Off The Court: Felicia DaCruz is planning to study in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Before Fairfield: Felicia DaCruz earned four varsity letters at Albertus Magnus High School, where she led the squad to 81 wins in that time. A team captain her final two sea- sons, she finished her career with 970 points, a 10.4 point per game average. As a senior, DaCruz was named Second Team All-State and earned Rockland County Female Athlete of the Season, after scoring 15 points per game and leading the team in assist. DaCruz helped lead the Falcons to a Section I title as a sophomore, while advancing to the Class A semifinals in each of her four seasons. She also lettered in soccer and played for the Lady Knicks AAU team.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #10 CHRISTELLE AKON-AKECH - F SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High SOPHOMORE 5-FOOT-110 LYON, FRANCE/BLAIR ACADEMY (N.J.) Points 6 @ Lafayette 11/28/10 Rebounds 4 @ Hofstra 12/5/10 Assists 2 @ Hofstra 12/5/10 General: Christelle Akon-Akech is an Steals 4 @ Lafayette 11/28/10 athletic player that has the ability to play Blocks 1, 2x, last vs. Niagara 1/23/11 at numerous positions on the floor. With Minutes 13 @ Lafayette 11/28/10 her leaping ability, she is best-suited to Field Goals Made 3 @ Lafayette 11/28/10 a wing spot, but her ball-handling ability Three-Point Field Goals Made makes her an option at the point as well. Akon-Akech Free Throws Made 2, 2x, last @ NC State 2/1/11 possesses an explosive first step. GAME-BY-GAME Off The Court: Christelle Akon-Akech is a communica- tions major at Fairfield. She participated in the Stags reading program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Christelle Akon-Akech has appeared in 21 games with the Stags and played 91 total minutes (4.3 mpg). She begins her sophomore season with 23 points and 20 rebounds on her resume, as well as eight steals, seven assists and two blocked shots.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #11 BRITTANY MACFARLANE - FORWARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High JUNIOR 6-FOOT-11 HAMILTON, ONTARIO/ST. THOMAS MORE Points 14 vs. Marist, 2/6/11 Rebounds 13 last @ Siena 1/10/11 Assists 5 @ Iona 2/4/11 General: Brittany MacFarlane is expect- Steals 3, 2x, last @ NC State 2/1/11 ed to continue her development that Blocks 2 vs. Iona 1/8/11 made her one of the top rebounders in Minutes 37 @ Iona 2/4/11 the conference as a sophomore. She Field Goals Made 5, 6x, last @ Marist, 2/27/11 continues to improve her shooting touch Three-Point Field Goals Made 3 vs. Marist, 2/6/11 and range, and is evolving into a formidable presence in Free Throws Made 3 @ Rider 2/12/11 the post. GAME-BY-GAME Off The Court: Brittany MacFarlane is a communications major. She also participated in the Stags reading pro- gram at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Brittany MacFarlane has appeared in 60 games over the past two seasons, with 22 starts to her credit, and is averaging 17.0 minutes per game for her career. She has scored 188 points (3.1 pg) and collected 241 (4.0 pg) rebounds. MacFarlane has 51 assists, 25 steals and 15 blocked shots on her collegiate resume. She is shooting 36 percent from the field for her career and has made 14 three-point field goals.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #12 KATELYN LINNEY - GUARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High JUNIOR 5-FOOT-88 FREEHOLD, N.J./ST. JOHN VIANNEY Points 30 vs. George Mason 11/15/10 Rebounds 5, 2x, last @ Rider 2/12/11 Assists 5, 4x, last v. Iona 2/19/10 General: Katelyn Linney begins her third Steals 3, 4x, last vs. St. Peter’s, 2/14/11 season with the Stags having emerged Blocks as one of the preeminent three-point Minutes 41 @ Iona, 2/4/11 threats in the MAAC , and has at least Field Goals Made 10, 2x, last at Niagara, 1/4/11 one three-pointer in 12 straight games Three-Point Field Goals Made 7 vs. George Mason 11/15/10 beginning the year and in 57 total games for her career. Free Throws Made 8 vs. Saint Peter’s, 2/14/11 On pace to reach 1,000 career points this season, she has an opportunity to challenge the Stags top-10 scoring GAME-BY-GAME list before the end of her career. Linney continues to improve her ball-handling and defensive skills as she becomes a more complete player with every passing sea- son.

Off The Court: Katelyn Linney is a communications major with minors in Math and Marketing. She is a three-time member of the Department of Athletics 3.0 Club and earned Dean’s List recognition in the Fall 2009 semester. She was a featured speaker at the 2011 Cardinal Shehan Center Awards Dinner and participated in the Stags read- ing program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Katelyn Linney has started all 64 games that the Stags have played during her first two seasons, averaging 36.1 minutes per game. Just halfway through her collegiate career she has knocked down 143 career three-pointers, which is tied for fourth in program history. Linney begins her junior season having scored 730 points (11.4 pg) and is within striking distance of joining the Stags 1,000 point club this season. She is shooting 36.3 percent from the field and is hitting 33.4 percent from behind the arc. Linney has 150 rebounds, 106 assists and 57 steals to her credit as well.

Career Honors: 2011 All-MAAC Second Team … 2010 All- MAAC Rookie Team … MAAC Player of the Week (11/19/10) … MAAC Rookie of the Week (11/16/09, 11/30/09, 12/14/09, 1/4/10, 2/15/10, 3/1/10).

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #13 ALEXYS VAZQUEZ - GUARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High SOPHOMORE, 5-FOOT-110 BERLIN, CONN./BERLIN Points 6, 2x, last vs. Loyola, 2/19/11 Rebounds 3, 2x, last vs. Siena,3/4/11 Assists 4 @ Hofstra 12/5/10 General: Alexys Vazquez returns for her Steals , 2x, last @ Loyola 1/14/11 second season as one of the Stags wing Blocks 1 Rider 1/30/11 players. An offensive threat from nearly Minutes 19 @ Marist, 2/27/11 anywhere on the court, she showed her Field Goals Made 2, 2x, last vs. Loyola, 2/19/11 deadly accuracy from behind the arc as Three-Point Field Goals Made 2, 2x, last vs. Loyola, 2/19/11 her rookie season progressed. Now with a full year of col- Free Throws Made legiate basketball under her belt, the Stags look for Vazquez to continue her evolution as a complete player. GAME-BY-GAME

Off The Court: Alexys Vazquez is undecided on her major. She participated in the Stags reading program at McKinley Elementary School throughout the year, as well as helping deliver gifts to pediatric patients, and their families, at Bridgeport Hospital.

Career Overview: Alexys Vazquez has appeared in 25 games and played 204 minutes in her collegiate career. She begins the 2011-12 campaign with 25 points, on 16 field goals, and has handed out six assists. Alexys record- ed 26 rebounds in her first season and has two steals and two blocked shots on her resume.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #14 LAURA VETRA - CENTER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High JUNIOR, 6-FOOT-22 RIGA, LATVIA/FORT WORTH CHRISTIAN (TX) Points 12 v. Quinnipiac 11/12/10 Rebounds 8, 3x, last @ Lafayette 11/28/10 Assists 3 vs. Cornell 11/19/10 General: Laura Vetra begins her third Steals 2 at Niagara, 1/4/11 season as a member of the Fairfield Blocks 2, 2x, last at Niagara, 1/4/11 basketball program. She is a versatile Minutes 33, 2x, last @ Lafayette 11/28/10 post player that brings the added bene- Field Goals Made 5 v. Quinnipiac 11/12/10 fit of having international playing experi- Three-Point Field Goals Made 2, 2x, last last @ Siena 1/10/11 ence in her home nation of Latvia. Vetra has seen her role Free Throws Made 2, 3x, last v. Cornell 11/19/10 within the Stags game plan increase as she has acclimat- ed to Division I basketball and provides the team with a GAME-BY-GAME heady presence in the paint.

Off The Court: Laura Vetra is an accounting major and she has earned Dean’s List status in each of her four semes- ters. She has also been a member of the Department of Athletics 3.0 Club in each of semester at Fairfield. Vetra also participated in the Stags reading program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet. She lived in the Ignation Residential College as a sophomore, and is a member of the International Students Club on campus and as a freshman was a member of the RCC and IRHA.

Career Overview: Laura Vetra has played in 48 games over the course of her first two seasons at Fairfield, mak- ing nine starts. She begins play this season with 124 career points (2.6pg) and 114 rebounds (2.4 pg). Vetra is shooting 35.7 percent from the field for her career and has connected nine times from behind the arc. She has handed out 19 assists, blocked 12 shots and has record- ed 12 steals during her collegiate career.

Career Honors: 2011 All-MAAC Academic Team.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #21 DESIREE PINA - GUARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High SENIOR 5-FOOT-66 PLAINVILLE, CONN./PLAINVILLE Points 24 v. St. Francis (NY) 12/19/10 Rebounds 11 vs. Iona 1/8/11 Assists 6, 5x, last @ Rider 2/12/11 General: Desiree Pina is the engine that Steals 5 @ Rider 2/6/09 makes Fairfield go. She has been the Blocks 2, 3x, last @ Columbia 12/9/10 Stags primary point guard the past two Minutes 43 @ Iona 2/4/11 seasons, and will be counted on to be a Field Goals Made 8 at St. Francis, 11/25/09 leader at that position this season as Three-Point Field Goals Made 4 at Marist, 1/8/10 well. The senior will also see more time at her more tradi- Free Throws Made 11 vs. Rider, 2/21/10 tional wing spot this year. She has developed into one of the top point guards in the league, with a positive assist- GAME-BY-GAME to-turnover ratio that ranked among the league’s elite last season.

Off The Court: Desiree Pina is on schedule to earn her degree in Business and graduate in May 2012. She is a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) and served as team captain during her junior sea- son. She participated in the 2011 Beach Clean-up Project and also participated in the Stags reading pro- gram at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Desiree Pina returns as the Stags active leading scorer and just 20 points shy of becoming the 24th player to score 1,000 career points in program his- tory. She has started all but one of her 95 career appear- ances, having stepped aside on Senior Day in 2009. Pina has handed out 235 assists over the course of her career and boasts a 1.2 career assist-to-turnover ratio. The sen- ior has connected on 337 field goals, 66 from behind the arc, and has made 240 free throws during her collegiate career. Pina has also corralled 342 rebounds, recorded 120 steals and blocked 26 shots while at Fairfield. She has recorded at least one rebound in 69 consecutive games and in 90 of her collegiate games.

Career Honors: 2011 All-MAAC Second Team … 2010 All- MAAC Third Team … 2010 MAAC All-Tournament Team … 2009 All-MAAC Rookie Team … MAAC Rookie of the Week (11/24/08).

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #23 TARYN JOHNSON - FORWARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High SENIOR 5-FOOT-111 BROCKTON, MASS./BROCKTON Points 22, 2x, last @ Iona 2/4/11 Rebounds 17 vs. Niagara 1/23/11 Assists 6 @ St. Peter’s 1/28/11 General: Taryn Johnson begins her final Steals 5, 2x, last vs. Loyola 2/19/11 season with the Stags as an early candi- Blocks 4, 6x, last vs. Loyola 2/19/11 date for MAAC Player of the Year. An Minutes 39 @ Villanova 12/2/10 athletic presence in the paint, the 2011 Field Goals Made 9 @ Loyola 1/14/11 All-MAAC First Team selection has Three-Point Field Goals Made developed into a threat away from the basket over the Free Throws Made 8, 2x, last @ Iona 2/4/11 past season. She has continued to refine all aspects of her game, including her free throw shooting and ball-han- GAME-BY-GAME dling skills to become a more complete player. Johnson is arguably one of the most athletic players in the league and provides a difficult defensive match-up.

Off The Court: Taryn Johnson is a sociology major and is scheduled to graduate in May 2012. She was a featured speaker at the 2011 Cardinal Shehan Center Awards Dinner. Johnson also participated in the Stags reading program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Taryn Johnson begins her final season as the Stags active leading rebounder, with 561 (6.0/game) over the course of 94 career games. She has averaged over 10.7 points per game over the last two sea- sons, to give her 775 for her career, and move within striking distance of the 1,000 point club. Johnson is the team’s active leader in blocks, 130, and steals, 121, while also dishing out 121 career assists. Johnson has made 54 starts - 43 straight - over the last 55 games, dating back to her first career start versus UMKC on December 29, 2009. She has recorded eight double- doubles in her career, scored 20 or more points five times, scored 10 or more points in 34 games and record- ed 10 or more rebounds in 14 contests. Johnson is a career 47.9 field goal percentage shooter.

Career Honors: 2011 Fairfield University Female Athlete of the Year ... 2011 First Team All-MAAC ... 2011 Second Team All-Met ... MAAC Player of the Week (2/21/11, 2/7/11, 1/31/11)

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #24 SYDNEY RANSOM - GUARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High/Career High FRESHMAN, 5-FOOT-88 SOUTH RIVER, N.J./CARDINAL MCCARICK Points Rebounds Assists General: Sydney Ransom begins her Steals first season with the Stags and while Blocks she can play multiple positions, she will Minutes primarily compete for time as an off - Field Goals Made guard. Known for her defensive prowess, Three-Point Field Goals Made she is a competitor in everything she does, and is quickly Free Throws Made becoming an all-around player. GAME-BY-GAME Off The Court: Sydney Ransom is majoring in biology. During high school she participated in National Catholic Forensics League, the Science Club, the Profile Club and the Journalism Club.

Before Fairfield: Sydney Ransom earned four varsity let- ters at Cardinal McCarrick and paced the Lady Eagles to a 98-6 record over the course of her career. She averaged 8.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game to earn Third Team All-Area and Second-Team Greater Middlesex Conference and helped the team to a final state ranking of 13th. Ransom averaged 3.4 steals a contest during the year as she was named the top defender in New Jersey. She also earned GMC Honorable Mention in each of her first three seasons, including a freshman campaign that ended with a GMC Championship.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #32 BRITTANY OBI-TABOT - CENTER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High SOPHOMORE, 6-FOOT-11 WATERTOWN, MASS./WATERTOWN Points 5, 2x, last @ Iona 2/5/11 Rebounds 4, 2x, last @ Marist 2/27/11 Assists 1 vs. Albany, 12/22/10 General: Brittany Obi-Tabot is develop- Steals 1, 2x, last @ Iona 2/4/11 ing into a complete post player, making Blocks 1, 2x, last @ Manhattan 2/25/11 strides on a nearly daily basis. She is a Minutes 10, 2x, last @ Marist 2/27/11 tall, long, athletic player that only began Field Goals Made 5 @ Hofstra 12/5/10 playing basketball year-round as a high Three-Point Field Goals Made N/A school sophomore. Free Throws Made 2 @ Iona 2/4/11

Off The Court: Brittany Obi-Tabot is a Communication GAME-BY-GAME major at Fairfield. She participated in the Stags reading program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Brittany Obi-Tabot has appeared in 15 games and is averaging 3.5 minutes per appearance. She is averaging 0.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game for her career.

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes #44 KATIE CIZYNSKI - FORWARD SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Category 2011-112 High Career High SOPHOMORE, 6-FOOT-22 SOUTHBURY, CONN./POMPERAUG Points 12 Manhattan 1/16/11 Rebounds 7 Rider 1/30/11 Assists 2, 3x, last vs. St. Peter’s, 2/14/11 General: Katie Cizynski worked her way Steals 2 @ Lafayette 11/28/10 into the Stags rotation over the course Blocks 2 Rider 1/30/11 of her rookie season, and is once again Minutes 27 Rider 1/30/11 slated to play a key role in the post. She Field Goals Made 6 Manhattan 1/16/11 is a long, athletic player that has range Three-Point Field Goals Made 1, 2x, last vs. Cornell 11/19/10 from beyond the arc and is a match-up problem for oppo- Free Throws Made 2, 2x, last @ Lafayette 11/28/10 nents. As she continues to improve her back-to-the-bas- ket game, Cizynski is on her way to becoming a formida- GAME-BY-GAME ble presence in the paint.

Off The Court: Katie Cizynski is studying in the Dolan School of Business. Before coming to Fairfield she was a speaker for the New England Chapter of the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation. Since enrolling at Fairfield she has participated in the Stags reading program at McKinley Elementary School and a trip to the pediatric unit at Bridgeport Hospital in support of Dr. Tom Kennedy’s Toy Closet.

Career Overview: Katie Cizynski has appeared in 26 games in a Fairfield uniform and is averaging 10.7 min- utes (279) an outing. She is shooting 50 percent (40-80) from the floor for her career and begins her sophomore season averaging 3.7 points and 2.2 rebounds a game. She has also handed out nine assists, recorded five steals and blocked four shots.

Career Honors: MAAC Rookie of the Week (1/31/11).

2011-12 Fairfield University Stags Women’s Basketball Game Notes