FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Merrimack College women's basketball was unable to remain undefeated in MAAC play, losing on the road to Fairfield.
The Basics
Score: Fairfield 72,
Merrimack 48
Records: Fairfield (9-3, 3-0),
Merrimack (6-6, 2-1)
Rapid Recap
The Warriors would get their first crack at the defending MAAC champions heading into enemy territory out of the holiday break. The Stags jumped out to a lead early on with Merrimack trailing 26-11 going into the second quarter.
Molly Manion and
Madison Roman opened up the second with back to back buckets, making it an 11-point game. Fairfield quickly responded and the score at the half was 41-23 in favor of the Stags. Merrimack scored two buckets early on in the second half but an extended scoring drought led to Fairfield ballooning their lead. The score was 60-36 going into the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, the Warriors matched every bucket the Stags had, going on a run midway through the frame to tighten it up. Merrimack did end up falling short against one of the best mid major programs in all of college basketball, losing 72-48.
Notes and Numbers
Up Next
The Warriors will come home to face off against Sacred Heart University on January 9
th at 7:00 PM.
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