Fairfield Stags at Siena Saints
· MAAC Championship - Semifinal
Shoats, Doty help Siena cruise past Fairfield 76-61 in MAAC Tournament semifinal
No. 3 seed Siena (22-11) will play top-seeded Merrimack (23-10) for the championship on Tuesday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Shoats shot 8 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 11 from the free-throw line for the Saints. Doty hit 6 of 11 shots (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 10 of 11 from the foul line, adding eight rebounds. Francis Folefac contributed 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
Declan Wucherpfennig led the seventh-seeded Stags (21-13) with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Braden Sparks also scored 13, adding five assists. Tony Williams totaled 12 points and three steals.
Siena took the lead for good with 12:37 remaining in the first half. The score was 40-30 at halftime, with Shoats racking up 14 points. Doty scored 14 in the second half and Siena used a 10-0 run to take a 63-48 lead before cruising to the finish.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tony Williams makes 31-foot three pointer | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Gavin Doty makes free throw 2 of 2 | 58 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Gavin Doty makes free throw 1 of 2 | 58 - 75 |
Statistics
 FAIR |
 SIE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-69 | FG | 24-52 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 5-5 | FT | 19-26 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Attendance: 1,395 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-10 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |