No. 25 Fairfield Women Beat Fifth-seeded Canisius 77-64 To Set MAAC Record With 28 Straight Wins – News18

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.: Janelle Brown scored 19 factors, Meghan Andersen added 16 and No. 25 Fairfield beat fifth-seeded Canisius 77-64 on Friday within the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Fairfield (30-1) advances to the championship recreation for the second time within the final three seasons, and twelfth general, for an opportunity on the program’s fifth MAAC title. Canisius (17-14) was within the semifinals for the primary time since 2009.

Fairfield additionally prolonged its profitable streak to 28 straight video games, passing the 2009-10 Marist squad for the longest in convention historical past.

Andersen made a 3-pointer with 8:53 left within the second quarter to present Fairfield a double-digit lead, 23-11, for good. The Stags led 40-24 on the break and prolonged it to a 22-level lead within the third quarter.

Emina Selimovic had 11 factors and 12 rebounds for Fairfield. Kendall McGruder added 11 factors and Nicole Gallagher scored 10. The Stags went 11 of 27 from 3-level vary and simply 16 of 24 on the free-throw line.

Athina Lexa scored 19 factors, Brooklyn Thrash had 12 and Giana Hernandez-Boulden added 11 for Canisius. Sisi Eleko, the convention scoring chief at 16.3 factors per recreation, fouled out after receiving a technical with 6:42 remaining within the fourth quarter. Eleko completed with 4 factors and 5 rebounds in simply 22 minutes because of foul bother.

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