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Niagara University Women’s Basketball Niagara Purple Eagles (7-7, 2-1 MAAC) vs. Fairfi eld Stags (8-6, 2-1 MAAC) January 12, 2013 - Alumni Hall (2,479) On The Court Niagara To Tip-Off In Connecticut The Purple Eagles end road trip against Stags Turning The Tide The Niagara Purple Eagles look to put together their fi rst three-game winning streak of the season when they face the Fairfi eld Stags on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Hall in Fairfi eld, Conn. Niagara Purple Eagles The Purple Eagles have momentum after winning their last two games as they 7-7, 2-1 MAAC look to snap a fi ve-game losing streak against Fairfi eld that goes back to the 2009-10 at season. That season they actually split the season series, winning the fi rst game on Fairfi eld Stags the road 52-49 and dropping the contest at home, 55-41. 8-6, 2-1 MAAC A new starting fi ve has led to some different looks for the Purple Eagles, namely Details Meghan McGuinness. The sophomore started the fi rst 12 games of the season and shot 28.1 percent (16-for-57) from beyond the arc. Coming off the bench in the last Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. two games, she has hit 53.8 percent (7-for-13). She has also seen her points per game Alumni Hall (2,479) Fairfi eld, Conn. increase from 7.0 ppg to 17.0 ppg in the last two contests. Series Record ...................Fairfi eld leads 31-17 Ready for Action Series Streak ................................. Fairfi eld, W5 • This is Niagara’s fi rst MAAC road-weekend of the year. It is one of two two-game trips. Niagara Head Coach ...............Kendra Faustin • Niagara’s largest margin of victory against the Stags came on January 26, 1998 when it Record at Niagara ..............45-123/6th season defeated Fairfi eld by an 85-65 margin. Career Record ............................................Same • The longes run of success against the Stags for the Purple Eagles came between 2001-04 Record versus Fairfi eld .................................1-9 when they won fi ve-consecutive meetings. FFD Head Coach .............................Joe Frager • As of January 6, Lauren Gatto ranks 47th in the country and fi rst in the MAAC with a 51.7 Record at FFD ...................109-64/6th season percent fi eld goal percentage. Career Record .......................................298-147 • Kelly Van Leeuwen set a career-high with seven assists against Siena on Jan. 6. That is Record versus Niagara ..................................9-1 second most out of all active players, Kayla Stroman has had eight twice in her career. • Lauren Gatto has led the team in scoring in 10-of-14 games this season. The other play- Broadcasts ers to lead the way were Jess Flamm vs. Robert Morris (14 points), Kelly Van Leeuwen Internet against Bucknell (17 points), and Shy Britton against Siena (20 points), and Meghan www.PurpleEagles.com Live Stats McGuinness against Saint Peter’s (16 points) The Purple Eagles on Social Media Purple Eagle Probables Stag Probables # Name Pos. 12-13 Season Stats # Name Pos. 12-13 Season Stats @NUPurpleEagles 5 Johnson ................ G ................8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg 5 DaCruz .................G ..............3.1 ppg, 3.1 apg 15 Stroman ................G ............... 8.3 ppg, 3.6 apg 12 Linney ...................G ..............8.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg Niagara PE 24 Maxwell ................ G ................1.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg 13 Vazquez ................G ..............7.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg 33 McQuade ..............F .................4.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg 32 Obi-Tabot ............F ............10.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg Facebook.com/PurpleEagles 30 Gatto ......................C ..............13.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg 44 Cizynski ................F ............11.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg 2012-13 Purple Eagle Schedule N 9 Robert Morris W, 63-59 J 6 SIENA * W, 70-62 OT F 17 Siena * 2:00 PM N 12 ST. BONAVENTURE L, 49-51 J 10 Saint Peter’s * W, 54-46 F 22 FAIRFIELD * 7:00 PM N 15 BOWLING GREEN L, 79-74 J 12 Fairfi eld * 2:00 PM F 24 MANHATTAN * 2:00 PM N 21 Bucknell L, 77-69 J 18 RIDER * 7:00 PM M 1 CANISIUS * 7:00 PM N 25 OAKLAND W, 70-59 J 20 MARIST * 2:00 PM M 3 Manhattan * 2:00 PM D 1 KENT STATE W, 82-55 J 24 Iona * 7:00 PM D 8 Lehigh L, 72-49 J 27 Canisius * 1:00 PM CAPS – home games D 10 Binghamton W, 63-57 J 31 Loyola * 7:00 PM * MAAC games D 16 COLGATE W, 66-63 OT F 2 Rider * 2:00 PM Neutral Site Games are in italics D 21 Buffalo L, 65-51 F 7 LOYOLA * 11:00 AM All game times Eastern Standard Time D 29 Michigan L, 82-44 F 9 SAINT PETER’S * 4:00 PM J 4 IONA * L, 76-65 F 15 Marist * 5:00 PM Women’s Basketball Contact: Bob Vail email: [email protected] Offi ce: 716-286-8586 Press Row Phone: 716-286-7345 Niagara vs. 2012-13 Opponents How to Tune In Fans can follow all of the action via Live Opponent W L Stats on PurpleEagles.com. Robert Morris .....................4 .......2 St. Bonaventure .................22 .....34 Last Time Out Inside the Numbers Bowling Green ....................0 .......1 The Niagara women’s basketball team ex- Niagara Stat Fairfi eld Bucknell ............................... 4 .......6 tended its winning streak against Saint Pe- 62.1 ..........................PPG .......................53.4 ter’s to three games with a 54-46 victory on 64.5 .....................Opp. PPG ..................51.8 Oakland ............................... 3 .......4 Thursday night. -2.4 ..................Scoring Margin ..............+1.6 Kent State ............................1 .......0 The Purple Eagles (7-7, 2-1 MAAC) held .385 ..........................FG% .......................385 Lehigh .................................. 1 .......1 the lead throughout the entirety of the fi rst .381 .....................Opp. FG% ..................367 Binghamton ......................... 3 .......1 half as Kayla Stroman hit the fi rst shot of the 61-197 ...........3P FG Made-Att ........89-283 Colgate ................................ 26 .....12 game, a three-pointer, and they never looked .310 .......................3P FG%.....................314 back. The biggest lead of the half was an 174-254 ............FT Made-Att ..........102-155 Buffalo ................................ 18 .....14 18-point advantage built through success .685 ..........................FT% ........................658 Michigan .............................. 0 .......1 from beyond the arc. As a team Niagara hit 37.2 ..........................RPG .......................35.1 Iona ..................................... 26 .....23 5-of-8 attempts (62.5 percent). The Peacocks -3.2 .....................Reb. Margin ..................-0.1 Siena .................................... 24 .....42 (0-14, 0-3 MAAC) were able to put a short 14.6 ..........................APG .......................14.1 Saint Peter’s ........................14 .....42 run together and cut the lead to 29-19 with a 7.5 .............................SPG ..........................5.1 three-point shot at the buzzer. 2.9 ............................BPG ..........................3.5 Fairfi eld ...............................17 .....32 The second half was closer than the fi rst W2 .........................Streaks .......................W1 Rider .................................... 19 .....15 as Niagara’s lead was kept in the single-digits Marist .................................. 13 .....20 for most of the half. With the score at 49-43 Canisius ............................... 32 .....48 and 33 seconds remaining, the Peacocks were Loyola .................................. 16 .....32 forced to foul. McGuinness went to the line and hit 5-of-6 of her chances to keep Niagara Manhattan .......................... 23 .....24 in the lead. Against the Stags (Fairfi eld leads 32-17) Totals ............................276 ..354 ThePurple Eagles are up against a fi ve- On The Court game losing streak to the Stags. The last Ni- Fairfi eld Stags (8-6, 2-1 MAAC) agara victory came on January 16, 2010 when The Stags fi nished the non-conference it won 52-49 on the road .Three of the last schedule with a 6-5 record thanks to a fi ve- fi ve losses have been by a single-digit margin. game winning streak that put them at 5-1. After losing in the opener to Florida (71-49), The Series ........................Fairfi eld leads 32-17 MAAC Standings the beat Brown (49-34), Butler (54-45), St. Last Game ..........................February 17, 2012 As Of 1/11/13 Bonaventure (52-49), Vermont (51-47), and .....................................Fairfi eld 56, Niagara 50 Team MAAC Pct. Overall Pct. St. Francis Brooklyn (52-43). From there Last Niagara win ...................January 16, 2010 Iona 3-0 1.000 8-6 .571 they went 1-4 down the stretch. .....................................Niagara 52, Fairfi eld 49 Marist 2-0 1.000 7-6 .538 Fairfi eld split the fi rst weekend of MAAC Last Fairfi eld win ...............February 17, 2012 Fairfi eld 2-1 .667 8-6 .571 games. It won the opener at home against .....................................Fairfi eld 56, Niagara 50 Niagara 2-1 .667 7-7 .500 Loyola 64-54 then dropped a game at Marist Last NU win at Fairfi eld......January 16, 2010 Canisius 2-1 .667 5-9 .357 61-56. It got to its current record with a 6-59 .....................................Niagara 52, Fairfi eld 49 Loyola 1-1 .500 6-7 .462 win over Siena on Thursday. Rider 1-2 .333 6-8 .429 Last FFD win at Home .......January 22, 2012 Manhattan 1-2 .333 4-10 .286 This season the Stags are led by junior for- .....................................Fairfi eld 57, Niagara 46 Siena 0-3 .000 4-10 .286 ward Katie Cizynski who has team-highs in Current streak .................................Fairfi eld, 5 Saint Peter’s 0-3 .000 0-14 .000 both ppg (11.8)