Men’s Lacrosse:
Freshman frenzy: Of the myriad of positives that head coach Andy Copelan can derive from the Stags’ 5-4 win over Rutgers – improvement to 2-1 record, a home victory, a win in the team’s ECAC debut – none may be more encouraging than the immediate impact of the freshman class on offense. Attackman Jonathan Snellman scored twice in the victory, improving his early-season total to four in three games. Midfielder Brent Adams also added a goal in the victory.
Women’s Lacrosse:
Back-to-back: Their dream of an undefeated season is over, but women’s lacrosse appears to be well on its way to another banner season. Over the past week, the Stags downed in-state rival Connecticut in impressive fashion, defeating the Huskies, 17-10. Four days later, Fairfield defeated Boston College, 19-12, to improve to 3-1 on the season. Sophomore midfielder Kristen Coleman scored a combined 10 goals in the two games, and was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week for her efforts.
Baseball:
Back from the Sunshine State: The Stags only return to Connecticut with one win in seven games, but Fairfield baseball will likely take a lot of positives from the team’s trip to Winter Haven, Fla. In fact, two of the team’s six losses were by a one-run margin.
The team’s lone win was a convincing win over Maine, which defeated the Stags earlier in the week. Junior Jason Rago went six-for-six and drove in three runs in the Stags’ 16-3 win.
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Male Stag-lete of the Week:
ATHLETE: Charlie Cipriano ’12
SPORT: Men’s Lacrosse
ACHIEVEMENT: The highly-touted freshman from Williston Park, N.Y. is off to a 2-1 start. In the third start of his career, Cipriano held ECAC opponent Rutgers to just four goals.
Female Stag-lete of the Week:
ATHLETE: Kristen Coleman ’11
SPORT: Women’s Lacrosse
ACHIEVEMENT: Last season’s freshman phenom continued her stunning collegiate debut with a six-goal effort in the Stags’ 19-12 win over Boston College last Thursday.
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He Said It…
‘Our community should be really proud of our men for all they have gone through. It proves that if you stick together great things can happen.’ – Men’s basketball head coach Ed Cooley on his team’s season
Game of the Week:
Men’s Lacrosse vs. Colgate
Saturday, Mar. 13
Don’t let the Raiders’ 2-3 overall record fool you; Colgate has lost three games to opponents ranked in the USILA’s current top 10 (Duke, North Carolina, and UMBC) by an average margin of 2.33 goals. Meanwhile, Fairfield is looking to build off of the team’s 5-4 win over Rutgers, its first ECAC game and second home win of the season. The Stags dropped their last out-of-conference game to Ohio State.
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