Game #26 - vs. Niagara University - Alumni Hall - Fairfi eld, Conn. - February 21, 2020 - 7:00 PM - ESPN3 Fairfi eld Stags Niagara Purple Eagles On The Record 10-15 overall; 6-8 MAAC 9-16 overall; 7-7 MAAC VS. 4-5 Home; 5-8 Road; 7-3 Home; 2-13 Road; 1-2 Neutral 0-0 Neutral Overall Streak 59.0 Points 66.0 Overall 10-15 L1 Scored PG 1vs Non-Conference 4-7 W2 Tonight’s Game vs MAAC 6-8 L1 63.4 Points 73.4 What’s Trending At Fairfi eld Allowed PG at Webster Bank 1-4 L1 The Stags return home for their longest home at Alumni Hall 3-1 W3 stand of the season, a four-gamer that begins with Away 5-8 L1 39.5 FG % 42.9 Niagara University on Friday night. Fairfi eld has Neutral 1-2 W1 won four of its six home MAAC games to date in- Day 4-4 L2 cluding four straight before its loss to Iona on Feb- 42.4 OPP 45.7 Night 6-11 W1 FG% Overtime 3-1 W2 ruary 9. The Stags dropped a 61-44 decision at Saint Peter’s in their last ou ng, the sixth straight game in which Fairfi eld did not reach the 60-point mark. 30.3 3 PT FG% 35.8 2019-20 Schedule The Stags are averaging 51.8 points per game over the last six contests with Taj Benning serving as the 70.3 FT % 74.2 team’s top scorer during the stretch. The junior is Date Opponent (TV) Time/Score the lone Stag scoring in double fi gures during this 11/5 Bucknell (WBA) L, 64-68 Rebounds 11/9 UMass (WBA) L, 60-62 me, pos ng 11.7 points every forty minutes. Fair- 34.5 27.7 Per Game 11/12 at Holy Cross W, 68-63 ot fi eld owns a 2-4 record over the last six dates. 11/17 at Loyola Md. L, 75-84 ot 11/19 at #7 Maryland L, 55-74 +2.2 Rebound -12.3 11/28 vs. USC# L, 47-54 What’s Trending At Niagara Margin 11/29 vs. Davidson# L, 56-67 The Purple Eagles won back-to-back home 12/1 vs. Texas A&M# W, 67-62 games with decisions over Canisius (69-66) and Turnovers 12/8 William & Mary *(AH) L, 58-62 14.2 Per Game 10.8 12/21 at Oakland W, 61-59 ot Monmouth (77-72). Niagara owns a 6-5 record 12/28 at Wagner W, 66-54 over the last 11 games a er star ng the campaign 1/3 at Niagara* L, 66-75 with a 3-11 slate. The team has scored more than -1.7 Turnover +3.7 1/5 at Canisius * W, 46-42 Margin 1/8 Marist (WBA) * L, 58-70 65 points 13 mes this season and came away with 1/10 Manhattan (AH) * W, 68-60 eight victories. Marcus Hammond, the current 33.7 3 PT FG 36.1 1/15 Saint Peter’s (AH) * W, 61-51 MAAC Player of the Week, leads the Purple Eagles Defense % 1/17 at Iona * L, 57-64 with his 13.7 points per game. He is followed by 1/24 at Quinnipiac * L, 67-81 1/26 Canisius (AH) * W, 63-55 James Towns’ 11.4 scoring average, comple ng the 1/31 at Rider * L, 52-68 team’s double-digit scorers. Hammond also repre- 2/4 Monmouth * (WBA) W, 55-53 sents the team’s top rebounder with 4.4 per game. 2/7 at Siena * L, 49-65 2/9 Iona (WBA) * L, 54-78 2019-20 Roster Wrapups 2/14 at Marist * W, 57-53 ot 2/16 at Saint Peter’s * L, 44-61 Last Game’s Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG MPG 2/21 Niagara (AH) * 7:00 pm G - #2 Taj Benning 6-4 202 Jr. Fair Lawn, N.J. 10.0 4.7 2.1 33.6 2/23 Siena (AH) * 2:00 pm G - #10 Allen Jeanne Rose 6-7 185 Fr. Saint Joseph, Martinique 2.4 1.4 0.4 13.2 2/28 Quinnipiac (AH) * 7:00 pm F - #11 Calvin Whipple 6-4 195 So. Leominster, Mass. 2.5 1.4 0.5 13.8 3/1 Rider (AH) * 2:00 pm F - #23 Vincent Eze 6-8 210 Gr. Lagos, Nigeria 8.0 5.6 0.7 24.9 3/4 at Monmouth * 7:00 pm F - #24 Jesus Cruz 6-5 210 Jr. Carolina, Puerto Rico 11.0 3.7 1.5 27.7 3/6 at Manhattan * 7:00 pm Reserves Ht Wt Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG MPG 3/10- at MAAC Tournament F - #1 Chris Maidoh 6-10 180 Fr. New Carrollton, Md. 3.7 4.9 0.6 17.2 3/14 (Atlantic City, N.J.) G - #4 Jack Mullally 5-10 155 Fr. Belle Harbor, N.Y. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 G - #5 Aidas Kavaliauskas 6-1 180 Sr. Kaunas, Lithuania 4.9 2.1 2.2 24.9 WBA - Webster Bank Arena; AH - Alumni Hall F - #12 Kevin Senghore-Peterson 6-7 235 Jr. Gothenburg, Sweden 2.5 2.9 0.2 13.6 * - MAAC Game; # - Orlando Invitational F - #15 Wassef Methnani 6-8 208 Jr. Kairrouan, Tunisia 4.6 3.8 0.8 16.2 & - MAAC Tournament (Atlantic City, N.J. G - #22 John Kelly 6-7 195 Fr. Shelton, Conn. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 G - #25 Landon Taliaferro 6-5 192 Sr. Boulder, Colo. 11.9 2.0 0.5 30.1 F - #30 Omar El-Sheikh 6-8 220 Jr. Cairo, Egypt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 G - #0 Caleb Green Transfer - Will Sit Out 2019-20 Season (Holy Cross) F - #35 Tshiefu Ngalakulondi Transfer - Will Sit Out 2019-20 Season (St. Bonaventure) 2019-20 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Scouting Fairfield: The Stags return Alumni Hall: Fairfi eld will play its next A Look At The Series home after a pair of road games which four games at its on-campus facility where it resulted in a split. A er defea ng Marist holds a 3-1 record. The Stags lost their fi rst Series History vs. Niagara in over me last Friday, Fairfi eld dropped a game at this facility but have rallied to win Niagara Leads 43-34 overall 61-44 decision at Saint Peter’s on Sunday all three of their MAAC home games played a ernoon. The Stags never led in this game here. Fairfi eld’s three largest margin of vic- Niagara Leads 34-29 in MAAC play as the Peacocks scored the contest’s fi rst tories have come in this building, defea ng Series History - MAAC Years fi ve points and never relinquished that ad- Manha an (68-60), Saint Peter’s (61-51), and Year Result H/A vantage. Fairfi eld made several valiant runs Canisius (63-55). Fairfi eld’s fourth home win 1989-90 Fairfi eld 60,Niagara 54 H at its opponent but could not complete the came at Webster Bank Arena, a 55-53 deci- 1989-90 Fairfi eld 66,Niagara 63 ot M come back on those occasions. Jesus Cruz sion over Monmouth. 1990-91 Niagara 70,Fairfi eld 67 H 1991-92 Niagara 67,Fairfi eld 62 A paced the Fairfi eld off ense with nine points, 1991-92 Niagara 80,Fairfi eld 76 H ne ng three of his nine fi eld goal a empts. Road Warriors: The Stags are one of 1992-93 Niagara 85,Fairfi eld 78 H Aidas Kavaliauskas came off the bench to three teams with fi ve road wins (5-8 record) 1992-93 Niagara 72,Fairfi eld 54 A in the MAAC this season, joining Monmouth 1993-94 Fairfi eld 78,Niagara 72 H post eight points, the top scoring reserve for 1993-94 Niagara 65,Fairfi eld 54 A the Stags. Taj Benning put together another (5-9) and Manha an (5-9). Fairfi eld, Rider, 1994-95 Fairfi eld 93,Niagara 79 H solid performance with seven points and a and Monmouth all have six victories off cam- 1994-95 Niagara 79,Fairfi eld 59 A team-best six rebounds in his 35 minutes of pus when you consider the teams’ neutral 1995-96 Fairfi eld 71,Niagara 69 A site records as well. 1995-96 Fairfi eld 72,Niagara 64 H work. The Stags struggled off ensively, scoring 1995-96 Fairfi eld 70,Niagara 47 M a season-low 44 points against Saint Peter’s 1996-97 Fairfi eld 65,Niagara 60 A and failing to make it to 50 points for the Work Bench: Fairfi eld’s bench has out- 1996-97 Niagara 75,Fairfi eld 72 H fourth me this season (1-3 record). Fairfi eld worked their opponent over the last four 1997-98 Niagara 82,Fairfi eld 77 A games, outscoring the other team in three 1997-98 Fairfi eld 70,Niagara 66 H has played .500 basketball since December 1998-99 Niagara 92,Fairfi eld 82 H 1, splitting 16 games after beginning the of those contests. Over the last four games, 1998-99 Niagara 95,Fairfi eld 93 A season with a 1-6 slate. Despite the current the Stags’ reserves have scored 64 points 1999-00 Fairfi eld 85,Niagara 78 H scoring drought, Fairfi eld s ll places three (15.3 point per game) as compared to the 1999-00 Niagara 77,Fairfi eld 74 A opposi on’s 36 points (9.0 ppg).