Fairfield 63, at Marist 49

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Fairfield Stags used a dominant defensive performance in the second quarter to seize control and never looked back, defeating the Marist Red Foxes in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday afternoon at McCann Recreation Center. Fairfield, which entered the contest with a 96.3% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, improved to 13-3 overall and 4-0 in the MAAC. Marist fell to 6-11 and 2-3 in conference play. The game’s pivotal stretch came in the second period. Leading 13-12 after a competitive first quarter, the Stags locked down the Red Foxes, holding… Read more...