FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield University men's basketball team starts a two-game road trip on Sunday afternoon, heading north for a match up with Quinnipiac University. The game is set for a 2 pm tip.

Fairfield overcame a six-point second-half deficit to post its second straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) win with its 60-57 decision over Saint Peter's. The Stags lost their first four games at home, including their MAAC opener against Rider, but have rallied with a pair of conference wins in their last two games. Jonathan Kasibabu just missed a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Jesus Cruz continued his offensive success with 10 points and five rebounds. The Stags held a 10-point lead early in the second half before the Peacocks answered with a 19-3 run that gave them their biggest lead of the game at 45-39 with 11 minutes remaining. Fairfield came back to take the lead at 51-50 and grabbed the lead for good at Kasibabu's layup which made the score 53-52 with six-plus minutes remaining.

Landon Taliaferro remains the team's top scorer with a 13.3 scoring average, followed by Neftali Alvarez's 12.5 points per game and Kasibabu's11.8 points every forty minutes. Kasibabu, who ranks third in the MAAC, leads the team with his 7.8 rebounds per game. Fairfield enters the weekend as the 35th ranked team in three-point field goal percentage (.384) and 40th in three-point field goals per game (9.6) among Division I teams. Landon Taliaferro places 13th in the nation with his .474 three-point field goal percentage, 17th in total three-point field goals made (54), and 23rd in three pointers per game (3.38).


The Bobcats secured a win in their MAAC home opener, behind Cameron Young and Rich Kelly, hanging on to defeat Monmouth in double overtime, 89-83. Quinnipiac led by 14 points with under two minutes to go and by 10 points with about a minute remaining before seeing the lead disappear before the final buzzer. The team rallied with a strong second overtime period, outscoring the Hawks by a 15-9 count.

The game featured 11 lead changes and seven tied scores. Young tallied a personal-best 33 points which allowed the forward to improve on his conference-best 19.6 scoring average. Rich Kelly also put up impressive numbers, ending the game with 25 points in 46 minutes played. The Bobcats used 14 three pointers to battle in the game with Tyrese Williams and Cameron Young each netting four shots from the arc along with Jacob Rigoni and Kelly each registering three three-point field goals. Kelly is the only other Bobcat in double figures, tossing in 11.3 points per game. Kevin Marfo has collected 9.3 rebounds per contest in addition to his 7.4 points per game.