1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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RID | 4 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 54 |
FAIR | 22 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 83 |
No. 25 Fairfield women run streak to 26, close season with 83-54 win over Rider as Fischer scores 16
Kendall McGruder sinks it from downtown
Kendall McGruder sinks it from downtown
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- — Karly Fischer scored a career-high 16 points, Kaety L’Amoreaux added 15 and Fairfield ran its winning streak to 26, closing the regular season with an 83-54 win over Rider on Saturday for a perfect Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference record.
The Stags (28-1, 20-0) became the eighth team to run the MAAC table but joined the 2014-15 Quinnipiac teams to do it with a 20-game schedule.
Meghan Andersen had 11 points and Mackenzie Daleba added 10 for Fairfield, which will play in the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday's eight-nine seed game.
Fischer, a freshman who went 8 of 10 from the foul line, scored 10 points in the season opener, the only other double-figure game of her career. L’Amoreaux, also a freshman, hit five 3-pointers.
Taylor Blunt had 11 points for Rider (9-20, 6-14) and Jessika Schiffer had 10.
Fairfield missed its first three shots but then reeled off the first 10 points of the game, highlighted by L'Amoreau's opening 3 and another by Janelle Brown. Both added a second 3 as the Stags raced to a 22-4 lead after one quarter as the Broncs went 1 of 9 with six turnovers.
The first six points of the second quarter made it an 11-0 run with Kendall McGruder's 3-pointer making it 28-4. It was 40-16 at the half.
McGruder's 3-pointer in the middle of the third quarter got the lead to 53-23. The margin reached 33 in the fourth quarter when the teams combined for 14-of-22 shooting (54%) with both making three 3s and combining to go 15 of 20 from the foul line.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael DoCouto
- Lori Deutsch
- Kevin George
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Quinnipiac | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Manhattan | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Merrimack | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Fairfield | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Marist | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Canisius | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Rider | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Sacred Heart | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Siena | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
Iona | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
Mount St. Mary's | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
Niagara | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
Saint Peter's | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |