Feb. 26, 2006
Final Stats
FAIRFIELD, Conn.-Junior Jared Jordan (Hartford, Conn.) had 19 points, while redshirt sophomore Ryan Stilphen (Bay Village, Ohio) tallied a double-double to power the Marist men's basketball squad to a 67-61 victory Saturday at the Arena at Harbor Yard. The Red Foxes improved to 18-9 overall (12-6 MAAC) with the win, while the Stags dropped to 9-18 overall and 7-11 in the league.
The Red Foxes will now turn their attention to the MAAC Tournament, where the school will be the #3 seed. Marist will play either the winner of the game between Loyola and Canisius or the winner of the Niagara-Fairfield game, depending on what transpires Sunday afternoon on the last day of the regular season.
Stilphen had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the victory, while Jordan accumulated seven assists. The 6'2 guard entered the evening averaging 8.8 dishes per game, the top mark in the country.
Senior Carl Hood (Houston, Tx.) also recorded a career-high six assists.
Junior Will Whittington (Kingwood, Tx.) connected on 12 points, courtesy of four 3-pointers. The 6'3 guard needs two 3-pointers in the MAAC Tournament to break his own school record of 97 3-pointers in a season which was set last season.
Terrence Todd led Fairfield with 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting from the floor. Michael Bell was the Stags' top rebounder with eight, powering Fairfield to a 33-27 advantage on the boards. Bell also had 14 points on the evening and was joined in double digits by Dewitt Maxwell's 11.
The Red Foxes hit 49 percent (25-for-51) from the floor and 33 percent (9-for-27) from 3-point range. Marist hit 8-for-15 from the line (53.3 percent). Fairfield shot 42.3 percent (22-for-52) and 31.5 percent (6-for-19) from 3-point range. The Stags connected on 78.6 percent (11-for-14) from the free throw line.
