Author Joe Serzan

On Feb. 11 at the Arena at Harbor Yard, after Fairfield had just been slaughtered by first place Iona, one of the first things out of Head Coach Tim O'Toole's mouth was, "we have to get more out of DeWitt Maxwell ['06]." Really though, he had to get more out of everyone: Maxwell, who was shut out by the Gaels and picked up just one rebound in 19 minutes; leading scorer Terrance Todd '06, who was held under 15 points for the third straight game; and just about everyone else who had failed to get the job done in the 89-66 rout, during which the Gaels went on an astounding 79-38 run.

by Joe Serzan The Fairfield women's tennis team could not change their narrow loss to Holy Cross in the New England Championships back in October, which gave the Crusaders sole posession of fourth place. But they made sure Saturday that the outcome against the Crusaders ended in their favor this time.

The Fairfield men's basketball team scored over one hundred points for the first time in head coach Tim O'Toole's tenure. Charles Bentley '06, who has never started a game in his collegiate career, was in the starting lineup. Hence, the Stags 109-108 victory over Saint Peter's at the Arena at Harbor Yard Tuesday night was anything but normal.

Two weeks ago, the Fairfield women's basketball team and Head Coach Dianne Nolan seemed to be energized and eager to move forward after Nolan achieved her 500th career victory. But since then, the Stags have been anything but, losing their last four games and dropping into a tie for seventh place in the MAAC with only four games remaining.

The best book I've ever read,"I Had a Hammer" by Hank Aaron, contains a couple of paragraphs about something worth pointing out to those in need of a lesson in black history: the best team Aaron ever played on never stepped foot on a Major League Field. That's because it was an all-star team of all black players, containing three members of the 500 home run club and the first black player in the American League.

Not even Bruce Springsteen could have come up with a story this special. Fairfield women's basketball Head Coach Dianne Nolan accomplished something Sunday that was 27 years in the making: she became just the 28th coach in NCAA history to win her 500th game.

The Fairfield women's basketball team did not have much to be excited about coming into last weekend's games. The Stags had dropped their last three games and had fallen to 4-4 in MAAC play. Fairfield bounced back, however, and ended the weekend especially energized.

On fire. On a roll. Hot. Whichever cliché you want to use, it rings true for Fairfield hockey as the team steamrolled Columbia 11-1 Friday night at the Wonderland of Ice, winning its 16th straight game and further stating what has now become obvious: opposing teams do not want to come to the Wonderland, nor do they want anything to do with the Stags.

The Fairfield women's basketball team probably did not buy many "I Love NY" souvenirs during its three-game swing through the Empire State last week. The Stags lost three straight games to Siena, Canisius and Niagara, dropping their MAAC record to 4-4 and their overall record to 7-10.

In case you were wondering what happened in Fairfield basketball since you left for semester break in December, they got a low post game. After being re-instated by the university from a suspension that kept him out for the entire fall semester, DeWitt Maxwell '06 returned to the lineup, and he brought company in the form of 6'6" forward Mamadou Diakhate '07, who had to sit out a year after transferring to Fairfield last December from Eastern Kentucky.