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Corselli
65
Winner Fairfield FFD 9-9, 6-3
55
Niagara NIAW 5-14, 2-8
Winner
Fairfield FFD
9-9, 6-3
65
Final
55
Niagara NIAW
5-14, 2-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fairfield FFD 12 18 16 19 65
Niagara NIAW 12 16 13 14 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Purple Eagles Overcome By The Stags

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles women's basketball team fell to Fairfield, 65-55, on Friday night at the Gallagher Center.

Game Summary
Final Score: Fairfield 65, Niagara 55
Leading Scorers: Victoria Rampado (20 points), Kaylee Stroemple (16 points)
Records: Fairfield (9-9, 6-3 MAAC), Niagara (5-14, 2-8 MAAC)
Location: Gallagher Center – Niagara University, N.Y.

Game Recap
  • The Purple Eagles and the Stags kept things close the majority of the game. In the first quarter, threes from Maggie McIntyre and Jamie Sherburne helped the Purple Eagles to a 12-12 tie with Fairfield going into the second quarter.
  • In the second quarter, Fairfield took the lead but six consecutive points from Tiffany Corselli tied things up once again, 26-26, with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter. However, the Stags snatched back the lead and led 30-28 going into halftime.
  • A jumper from Rampado with 8:27 left in the third quarter put Niagara ahead, 33-32, but the Stags pulled away once again and led 46-41 going into the final quarter.
  • The Purple Eagles remained persistent in the fourth as six points from Rampado brought them back within one point of the lead, 48-47, with a little over eight minutes remaining to play. But Fairfield would bar the Purple Eagles' comeback, going on an 11-0 run over the next four minutes.
  • Despite six points from Stroemple in the final minute and a half, the Stags came away with the victory.

Inside the Numbers
  • Rampado led all scorers with 20 points. She also brought down 12 rebounds, which was a team-high, to record her sixth double-double of the season.
  • Stroemple added 16 points. She has scored 15 or more points in six games so far this season. Stroemple also had seven rebounds.
  • Stroemple and Sherburne led the team in assists with four each.
  • Over the course of the game, the score was tied six times and the lead changed five times.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles head to Connecticut to take on Quinnipiac on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7:00 p.m. and Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2:00 p.m.

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