Game #5 - Iona College - Alumni Hall - Fairfi eld, Conn. - December 11, 2020 - 7:00 PM - Fri. ESPNU Fairfi eld Stags Iona College On The Record 0-4 overall; 0-0 MAAC 1-2 overall; 0-0 MAAC VS. 0-1 Home; 0-3 Road; 1=0-1 Home; 1-1 Road; 0-0 Neutral 0-0 Neutral Overall Streak 60.0 Points 72.7 Overall 0-4 L4 Scored PG 1vs Non-Conference 0-4 L4 Tonight’s Game vs MAAC 0-0 --- 75.5 Points 81.0 What’s Trending At Fairfi eld Allowed PG at Alumni Hall (FFD) 0-1 L1 Fairfi eld will open the MAAC season by hos ng Away 0-3 L3 Iona College for a pair of games this weekend. The Neutral 0-0 --- 39.2 FG % 44.6 Stags and the Gaels will play the fi rst game of the Day 0-1 L3 season series in front of a na onal audience with Night 0-1 L1 OPP Over me 0-0 ---- ESNPU broadcas ng the game. Fairfi eld comes off 43.2 48.4 a 67-54 loss to the University of Har ord which FG% completed a two-game sweep of the season se- ries. The Stags open their 40th season in MAAC 26.1 3 PT FG% 33.3 2020-21 Schedule play this evening, owning a 17-22 record in those games. Senior Jesus Cruz scored a game-high 16 63.8 FT % 81.4 points at Har ord, becoming the fi rst Stag to lead Date Opponent (TV) Time/Score the team in scoring in back-to-back games this sea- 11/25 at Providence (FS1) L, 56-97 Rebounds 12/2 Hartford L, 61-66 son. He paced the off ense with 18 points at Stony 38.0 33.3 Per Game 12/4 at Stony Brook L, 69-72 ot Brook on December 4. Cruz and classmate Taj Ben- 12/7 at Hartford L, 54-67 ning lead the team in scoring by averaging 13.0 12/11 Iona*@ 7:00 pm -1.3 Rebound +1.0 12/12 Iona* 7:00 pm and 11.3 points per game, respec vely. Margin 12/18 at Niagara* 4:00 pm What’s Trending At Iona 12/19 at Niagara* 4:00 pm The Gaels opened their home schedule on Turnovers 1/1 Rider* 5:00 pm 15.8 Per Game 17.7 1/2 Rider* 5:00 pm Tuesday against Morgan State, falling by an 83-72 1/8 at Saint Peter’s* 8:00 pm score at the Hynes Center. Isaiah Ross, the reigning 1/9 at Saint Peter’s* 8:00 pm MAAC Player of the Week, scored 12 points in the -6.8 Turnover -4.0 1/15 at Marist* 5:00pm Margin 1/16 at Marist* 5:00 pm game and brought his team-leading scoring total to 1/22 Canisius* 5:00 pm 22.7 points per game. He remains the conference’s 28.9 3 PT FG 37.5 1/23 Canisius* 5:00 pm top scorer, the only student-athlete in the MAAC Defense % 1/29 TBA* 7:00 pm with a 20-point plus season scoring average. Fresh- 1/30 TBA* 7:00 pm 2/5 at Manhattan* 9:00 PM man Nelly Junior Joseph, who earned the MAAC 2/6 at Manhattan* 9:00 PM Rookie of the Week, scored six points a er averag- 2/19 at Monmouth* 5:00 pm ing 13.5 and 8.0 rebounds per game last week. 2/20 at Monmouth* 5:00 pm 3/5 Quinnipiac* 7:00 pm 2020-21 Roster 3/6 Quinnipiac* 7:00 pm Last Game Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG MPG * - MAAC Game G - #0 Caleb Green 5-10 175 R-Jr. Londonderry, N.H. 9.0 2.5 3.1 36.9 @ - ESPNU F - #35 Tshiefu Ngalakulondi 6-7 215 R-Jr. Manchester, N.H. 5.8 7.5 0.7 20.6 F - #5 Supreme Cook 6-9 200 Fr. East Orange, N.Y. 6.5 6.5 0.3 23.6 G - #24 Jesus Cruz 6-5 210 Sr. Carolina, Puerto Rico 13.0 4.8 1.0 31.6 G - #2 Taj Benning 6-4 202 Sr. Fair Lawn, N.J. 11.3 4.0 0.5 34.8 Off The Bench Ht Wt Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG MPG F - #1 Chris Maidoh 6-10 180 So. New Carrollton, Md. 3.5 4.3 0.7 19.6 G - #3 Jalen Leach 6-4 190 Fr. Nyack, N.Y. 8.8 2.8 0.3 23.8 G - #10 Allen Jeanne Rose 6-7 185 So. Saint Joseph, Martinique 1.5 1.5 0.3 11.8 F - #11 Calvin Whipple 6-4 195 Jr. Leominster, Mass. 0.8 1.0 0.0 3.2 G - #12 Jack Mullally 5-10 155 So. Belle Harbor, N.Y. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 F - #14 Jason Edokpayi 6-6 210 Fr. Laurel, Md. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 F - #15 Jack Brown 6-6 195 Fr. Greenville, Del. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 G - #21 Mark Henry 5-11 166 So. Hamburg, N.Y. 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 G - #22 John Kelly 6-7 195 So. Shelton, Conn. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 G - #4 Jake Wojcik 6-5 190 Jr. San Jose, Calif. NCAA Residency Year F - #20 Zach Crisler 6-9 225 So. North Wales, Pa. NCAA Residency Year 2020-21 Fairfi eld University Men’s Basketball Scou ng Fairfi eld: The Stags return are also the most accurate shoo ng team Stags In MAAC Openers home a er playing a pair of games at Stony in the MAAC with their .446 team fi eld goal Brook and at Har ord. The team’s most percentage. Overall Record (17-22) recent game was last Monday, a 67-54 loss 2019-20 at Niagara L, 66-75 to the University of Har ord. Jesus Cruz On The Horizon: Jesus Cruz is chal- 2018-19 Rider L, 82-83 paced the off ense with 16 points including lenging to be the next 1,000-point scorer 2017-18 Saint Peter’s W, 70-61 his fi rst three-point fi eld goal of the season. in Fairfi eld basketball history, checking into 2016-17 at Rider W, 76-67 The senior’s three pointer was an impor- tonight’s game with 996 points. The guard 2015-16 at Iona L, 77-101 will play his 101st career game today, own- 2014-15 Manha an W, 67-54 tant one, hi ng the shot at the buzzer to ing a 9.9 career scoring average. 2013-14 at Quinnipiac L, 79-83 send the Stags into hal ime with a three- 2012-13 Canisius L, 55-67 point lead. Caleb Green posted the fi rst MAAC Opener: Fairfi eld will face Iona 2011-12 at Niagara W, 79-75 points of the second half to push Fairfi eld 2010-11 Loyola W, 65-55 in front by fi ve points, 32-27, a margin it in its MAAC opener for the seventh me 2009-10 Marist W, 70-61 would s ll hold with 12 minutes le in the with the Gaels winning four of the previous 2008-09 Saint Peter’s W, 76-56 game. Har ord scored 10 straight points six match ups. The Stags faced the Gaels in 2007-08 Siena L, 61-74 to turn a 38-33 defi cit into a 43-38 lead at four straight conference openers with the 2006-07 Manha an L, 54-57 the nine-minute mark. The Stags would not fi nal three of that run going to over me. 2005-06 Loyola L, 85-90 ot Iona posted an 89-83 win in 2000-01 and 2004-05 Manha an W,81-73 2ot regain the lead for the rest of the game. In addi on to Cruz’s 16 points, Taj Benning an 82-78 win in 2001-02 before Fairfi eld 2003-04 Marist W, 74-60 won in extra me 83-78 in 2002-03. 2002-03 Iona W, 83-78 ot also hit double fi gures with 12 points. Cruz 2001-02 Iona L, 78-82 ot has developed as the team’s top scorer Changing It Up: A er using the same 2000-01 Iona L, 83-89 ot over the last three games, star ng the run star ng lineup for the fi rst three games, 1999-00 Iona W, 97-81 with the team’s only double-double this Head Coach Jay Young made a change 1998-99 at Loyola W, 75-69 season (10 points, 11 rebounds) against when he inserted redshirt junior Tshiefu 1997-98 at Iona L, 69-90 Har ord (December 2). Over the three- Ngalakulondi into the star ng fi ve over 1996-97 Canisius L, 60-75 game run, Cruz is averaging 14.3 points 1995-96 Canisius L, 56-63 sophomore Chris Maidoh. Maidoh has and 6.3 rebounds per game. 1994-95 at Siena W, 59-56 played in 35 of the 36 Fairfi eld games since 1993-94 Saint Peter’s L, 68-74 he arrived last season with 33 starts to his 1992-93 Niagara L, 78-85 Scou ng Iona: The Gaels are coming off a home loss to Morgan State, drop- credit.