FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Women's Basketball team will embark on their final road trip of the 2017-18 campaign when they head to West Long Branch, N.J., for a Friday night contest against Monmouth. All the action will be streamed live on ESPN3 at 7pm.
 
The Stags are coming off a dominating 62-40 victory over Saint Peter's. The 40 points were the fewest points scored by a Fairfield opponent this season.
 
Fairfield did not trail in the game and led by as many as 28 midway through the fourth quarter. The Fairfield defense surrendered just 14 field goals in the contest, holding Saint Peter's to a .292 shooting percentage. It was the second time this season that the Stags held an opponent to a field goal percentage under .300.
 
Samantha Cooper led a trio of Stags with 26 points, which included a 3-for-4 performance from 3-point range. Casey Foley led the disruptive defense with a career-high six steals in just 28 minutes played.
 
Those six steals were the most in a game by a Stag since March 21, 2010 when Tara Flaherty achieved the feat at Appalachian State during the WBI quarterfinals. It is the fifth time this year that Foley has recorded four or more steals in a game. Foley now ranks 11th in the MAAC with 1.6 steals per game.
Her 46 steals is the most by a Stag since Taryn Johnson swiped 66 steals during the 2011-12 season.
 
Monmouth is coming off two-straight losses in their annual trip to Western New York after falling to 62-50 to Canisius and 68-65 to Niagara. Heading to the trip, the Hawks had some momentum with exciting victories over Niagara and Manhattan at home.
 
Monmouth has won four of their last five home games, with their only setback coming against Marist on February 8. On the other side of the ledger, Monmouth has lost their last five road games.
 
Kayla Shaw, who did not play in Fairfield's win over the Hawks earlier this season, is their leading scorer at 11.3, which includes a .367 shooting percentage from long range. Alexa Middleton has led the team in scoring in their last two games averaging 14.5 points per game. She is coming off a 22-point showing against Niagara.
 
As a team, Monmouth is tops in the league with 40.4 rebounds per game, a number that ranks 66th in the nation.
 
The Stags will conclude the 2017-18 regular season when they host Iona on Senior Day on Sunday, February 25 at 2pm.