Women’s Basketball: Fairfield Stags at Marist Red Foxes

Site: The McCann Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Time: Sunday, 2 p.m.

STAG PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG-Notes
4 Lauren Groom G 5-11 4.8 2.5 0.8 – Shooting 38.8 percent in road games
11 Megan Caskin G 5-8 2.9 2.8 3.2 – Career-high 8 assists against Siena
15 Sabra Wrice G 5-8 15.3 4.6 2.2 – Single-game record 36 points vs. Siena
32 Stephanie Geehan F 6-0 6.1 7.0 0.9 – 8.7 rpg in last 6 games
40 Baendu Lowenthal F 6-0 11.4 6.1 1.3 – Averaging 13.3 pts, 8.0 reb last 8 games

MARIST PROBABLE STARTERS
Pos. Ht. Yr. No./Name-Key Stats
G 5-7 Sr. #2 Alisa Kresge – Career: 557 asts, 208 stls
G 5-4 Jr. #22 Nikki Flores – .800 FT (5th in MAAC)
G 5-7 RS-So. #3 Julianne Viani – 14 pts each of last 2 games
F 6-0 Fr. #12 Rachele Fitz – 10 MAAC R.O.W. awards
C 6-3 RS-Jr. #14 Meg Dahlman – .635 FG last seven games

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

FAIRFIELD STAGS: Sabra Wrice and Baendu Lowenthal are the Stags’ key players. Their communication on the court and ability to work with each another make them a killer duo. Wrice’s dominant attitude lets her plow by players to the basket. Look for Lowenthal’s defense and rebounding to play a key role in success for the Stags.

RED FOXES: Courtney Kolesar ’08 and Meg Dalhman (red-shirt ’08) have led the Red Foxes all season long. Kolesar is key in final breaking moments and good under pressure. She also has the ability to last throughout the game, playing as strong in the closing minutes as she does in the opening ones. Dalhman has been one of the leading scorers in the past few games and has led the Red Foxes out of tough situations.

-Mary Therese