NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Sunday, March 8, 2026
Merrimack Warriors 48
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Fairfield Stags 65
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Match Report

Huerter scores 19, Andersen 18 to lead No. 25 Fairfield women to 65-48 win and into MAAC title game

— Jillian Huerter scored 19 points and Meghan Andersen added 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 25 Fairfield advanced to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference final with a 65-48 win over Merrimack on Sunday.

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Team Stats

17-51
FG
24-55
33
Field Goal %
44
5-18
3PT
9-31
28
Three Point %
29
9-12
FT
8-13
75
Free Throw %
62
35
Rebounds
32
11
Offensive Rebounds
8
24
Defensive Rebounds
24
10
Assists
16
11
Steals
16
0
Blocks
7
24
Turnovers
19
0
Team Turnovers
2
24
Total Turnovers
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
23
8
Fast Break Points
20
24
Points in Paint
26
22
Fouls
13
5
Largest Lead
17
2
Lead Changes
2
13
Percent Led
80

Top Performers

MRMK

  • Se'Lah Reddick MIN 36 · PTS 17 · FG 6-14
  • Paloma Garcia Rosado MIN 35 · PTS 10 · FG 4-13
  • Lydia Melaschenko MIN 28 · PTS 4 · FG 1-7
  • Madison Roman MIN 24 · PTS 5 · FG 2-5

FAIR

  • Meghan Andersen MIN 37 · PTS 18 · FG 7-17
  • Jillian Huerter MIN 32 · PTS 19 · FG 7-13
  • Janelle Brown MIN 29 · PTS 10 · FG 3-9
  • Cyanne Coe MIN 30 · PTS 9 · FG 4-6

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Daria Shishkina subbing out for Merrimack
  4. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Denae Skelton subbing in for Merrimack
  5. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Joi Williams subbing in for Merrimack
  6. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Paloma Garcia subbing out for Merrimack
  7. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Milou van Vliet subbing in for Fairfield
  8. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Christina Pham subbing in for Fairfield

Highlights

00:17 Janelle Brown with the hoop & harm Watch on ESPN 00:15 Sydni Scott hits from way downtown Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

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