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2010-11 Fairfield University Women’s Basketball University Information Table of Contents Location Fairfield, Conn. Page 1 Quick Facts/Table of Contents Founded 1942 Pages 2-3 This Is Fairfield Basketball Enrollment 3,300 Page 4 Media Information President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. Page 5 Follow The Stags Athletic Director Eugene P. Doris Page 6 2010-11 Stags Roster Affiliation NCAA Division I Pages 8-10 Head Coach Joe Frager Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Page 11 Assistant Coach Laura Scinto Colors Cardinal Red Page 12 Assistant Coach Dennis Masi Nickname Stags Page 13 Assistant Coach Heather Ezell Team Information Pages 14-16 Support Staff Pages 18-19 2010-11 Season Outlook Head Coach Joe Frager (UConn '84) Pages 20-39 Player Profiles Career Record/Fairfield Record (Seasons) 249-119 (12)/60-36 (3) Page 40 The MAAC Story Assistant Coach Heather Ezell/First Season Page 42 All-Time vs. Division I Opponents Assistant Coach Dennis Masi/Fourth Season Pages 44-52 Opponent Profiles Assistant Coach Laura Scinto/Fourth Season Page 53 2011 MAAC Championship Information Director of Basketball Ops. Jacquie Fernandes/First Season Pages 54-56 MAAC Game-by-Game Program History Pages 58-59 2009-10 Season Review Page 60 2009-10 Season Box Score First Varsity Season/First Division I Season 1974-75/1981-82 Page 61 2009-10 Results Varsity Games Played/Record 997/563-434 Page 62 2009-10 MAAC Review MAAC Regular Season Games/Record 431/257-176 Pages 63-70 2009-10 Box Scores All-Time MAAC Tournament Record 33-25 Pages 72-73 Fairfield in the Postseason MAAC Championships/Tournament Titles 3/3 Page 74 1,000/1,000 Club NCAA Appearances/last 4/2001 Pages 75-76 The 1,000 Point Club WNIT Appearances/last 1/2000 Page 77 Honors & Awards WBI Appearances/last 1/2010 Pages 78-79 Career Records Sports Information Office Pages 80-81 Single-Season Individual Records Page 82 Single-Season Team Records Sports Information Director Jack Jones Page 83 Single-Game Records Associate SID/WBB Contact Chris O’Connor Page 84 Arena at Harbor Yard Single-Game Records O’Connor’s Office Phone 203-254-4000 ext. 2878 Page 85 All-Time Roster O’Connor’s Cell Phone 203-395-3422 Pages 86-92 Year-by-Year Results O’Connor’s E-mail [email protected] Page 93 Fairfield In The MAAC Tournament Assistant Sports Information Director Kelly McCarthy Pages 95-104 This Is Fairfield Sports Information Fax 203-254-4117 Page 105 TV/Radio Spotters Chart Websites FairfieldStags.com Fairfield.edu The Stags were invited to the 2010 Women's Basketball Invitational - the program's sixth national post- season tournament appearance Stephanie Geehan was named the 2010 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year after setting the MAAC and school records for blocked shots in a career and single-season Five Frager coached Stags have played professionally in Europe, while all 10 stu- dent-athletes who have completed their athletic eli- gibility have graduated The Stags have appeared on ESPNU, MSG and MyTV9 in the past three seasons, and Fairfield has won 60 games the 2011 MAAC in the past three seasons - Championship Game - at the advancing to the 2010 MAAC Arena at Harbor Yard - will Championship Game - and air live in over 73 million posted two 20-win seasons homes on ESPNU Media Information The 2010-11 Fairfield University Women’s Basketball publica- tion was prepared to assist the media in its coverage of DIRECTIONS Fairfield women’s basketball. Requests for interviews, photo- THE ARENA AT HARBOR YARD: graphs, or additional information should be directed to the From 1-995 Southbound: Sports Information Office. Interviews with coaches, student- Take exit 27 (Lafayette Boulevard). Bear left going down the ramp. Turn left onto Lafayette. Go under 1-95, and take the far left onto Frontage Road (do athletes, and administrators will not be granted unless not take the other left onto the ramp for 1-95N). Go one block & Arena is on arranged by Sports Information in advance. right. From I-995 Northbound Take Exit 27 (Lafayette Blvd.). At the bottom of the ramp continue straight Media Credentials along South Frontage Road past Lafayette Blvd. Go through the light and the In order to eliminate any misunderstanding, all Media Arena is directly in front of you. Credential requests must be made 72 hours in advance of a ALUMNI HALL: home basketball game. Because of limited space, priority will From 1-995 Southbound be given to outlets that cover the participating teams on a reg- Take Exit 22 and turn right onto North Benson Rd. Follow to main entrance. ular basis. Credentials will be available at the media entrance At first stop sign turn left and the parking lot will be on the right at bottom of small hill. on game day. To secure credentials, please call Chris O’Connor From I-995 Northbound at (203) 254-4000 x2878. Take Exit 22 (Round Hill Road) which is also an exit for a rest area. Stay right on the exit, continue straight through the stop sign until traffic light. Turn left onto North Benson Rd. Continue to Main Entrance. At first stop sign turn left Photo Credentials and the parking lot will be on the right at bottom of small hill. A photo pass is required to take any photos at the Arena at Harbor Yard and Alumni Hall. Photographers may secure photo Visiting Radio passes by contacting Chris O’Connor at least 48 hours before All visiting radio stations must make arrangements to broad- game time. Photographers are NOT PERMITTED in the team cast by calling the Sport Information Office. Phone lines are bench area. Photos may be taken from the base line in the des- available for a fee, however reciprocal phone line agreements ignated photo box. Space is allocated on a first-come, first- are available. MAAC schools will be provided with one compli- served basis. mentary phone line. Media Services Locker Room Policy Complete statistics and running play-by-play will be provided The Fairfield University women's basketball locker room is not 4 approximately 20 minutes after the game in the media room. open to the media before or after a game. However, a member Post-game interviews will be conducted in the media room after of the Sports Information staff will bring requested players out- the NCAA required 10-minute cooling off period. side the locker room or to the media interview room following a game. We appreciate your cooperation. Post-GGame News Conference Following each game, Head Coach Joe Frager and select play- Press Row ers will be available for a post-game news conference in the Members of the media will be seated at press row on a space designated area. The visiting head coach and select players will availability basis. In most cases, any reporter who is issued a be escorted to the post-game news conference first, followed credential will be allotted a seat at press row or in the auxiliary by Fairfield University. One-on-one interviews can be arranged press box. Radio stations which broadcast the game will be after games through the Sports Information Office. Please con- located on press row. tact Chris O’Connor for any post-game needs. Parking Coach & Player Interviews Media parking is available on a very limited basis at the Arena All interview requests must be made through the Sports at Harbor Yard. No parking lot is designated for media. If you Information Office. The preferred interview time is 60 minutes need to make special arrangements regarding parking, please before practice for coaches and 30 minutes before practice for contact Chris O’Connor well in advance of game day. All park- players. Player phone numbers will not be released at any time. ing matters are at the discretion of the Arena. For games at Please make interview requests at least 24 hours in advance. Alumni Hall, enter campus at the main gate and make your first left. Parking is at the bottom of the small hill on the right. Media Room Credits: The 2010-11 Fairfield University Women’s Basketball Digital A media room is located on court level. The room is for media Publication is produced by the Sports Information Office, with assis- ONLY. Food and beverages will be served one hour before a tance from the women’s basketball office. Written and Edited by single game or between games of a double-header. Game Chris O’Connor. Layout and design by Kelly McCarthy. Photography notes and stats are available in this room. Reporters are wel- by Stockton Photo, Inc., Double N Photography, Wesley Winterink, come to write and send stories from this room. Phone lines are DLSportsPhotos, Karfan.is and Russ McCreven. Editorial assistance provided by Kelly McCarthy, Caitlin Young and Lorraine Coyne. available for sending stories on a first-come, first-served basis. Special thanks to Jack Jones and Ashley O’Connor for their counsel and assistance. Follow The Stags Fairfield University basketball continues to offer fans in the Streaming Video local area, around the nation, and around the world, numerous Fairfield will once again opportunities to track the Stags. Fans can gain access to the offer video webstreaming of Stags via radio, television and internet throughout the year. its home contests. All of the Stags 15 home games this FairfieldStags.com season will be available online through a partnership with Fairfield University launched its redesigned website - Stretch Internet. Fans that access the video feed will get the www.FairfieldStags.com - in August, 2010. The website is host- best of both worlds, as they listen to the call of the Stags radio ed by ICS, a leading provider of athletic website design and broadcast team and watch the action live.