Rider Broncs at Fairfield Stags
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 25 Fairfield women run streak to 26, close season with 83-54 win over Rider as Fischer scores 16
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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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 54 - 83 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 54 - 83 |
| 4th 0:14 |  |
Lauren Beach Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 83 |
| 4th 0:19 |  |
Jamia Blake missed Jumper. | 54 - 83 |
| 4th 0:32 | |
Taylor Blunt Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 83 |
Statistics
 RID |
FAIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-41 | FG | 29-56 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 14-23 | FT | 14-20 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 1,525 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 7-0 | - | 13-3 |
| Quinnipiac | 7-0 | - | 12-4 |
| Merrimack | 5-2 | 2 | 8-8 |
| Sacred Heart | 5-2 | 2 | 7-9 |
| Siena | 4-3 | 3 | 6-10 |
| Manhattan | 4-3 | 3 | 4-12 |
| Iona | 4-4 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 3-4 | 4 | 7-9 |
| Marist | 3-4 | 4 | 6-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 2-5 | 5 | 3-13 |
| Canisius | 1-6 | 6 | 3-13 |
| Rider | 1-6 | 6 | 3-13 |
| Niagara | 0-7 | 7 | 0-16 |