Fairfield 81, at Niagara 51

SANBORN, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Fairfield Stags delivered a dominant wire-to-wire performance, dismantling the Niagara Purple Eagles 81-51 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at a sparsely attended Gallagher Center. From the opening tip, Fairfield established control, leveraging a suffocating defensive effort that crippled Niagara’s offense for long stretches. The Stags improved to 16-3 overall and remained near the top of the MAAC standings, while Niagara’s season of struggle continued, falling to 0-18. The decisive sequence of the game arrived in the second quarter, where Fairfield transformed a competitive contest into a lopsided affair. Leading… Read more...