LEWISTON, N.Y. – The Fairfield University Women's Basketball team will close out their stay in Western New York when they travel to Niagara University to take on the Purple Eagles on Sunday at 2pm on ESPN+. The Stags will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak.
 
The Stags are coming off a 73-60 loss to Canisius on Friday night. Fairfield scored 41 second half points including 27 in the fourth quarter but it was not enough to overcome a 20-point halftime deficit.
 
Kate Peek provided the best momentum for the Stags after hitting back-to-back 3-pointers in a 20-second span to cut the deficit to seven. Peek would finish with a career-high 15 points while connecting on four of her five 3-pointers in the final quarter.
 
In her first start in a month, Andrea Hernangomez also recorded double figures with 12 points and neared a double-double with a team-high nine rebounds.
 
The Stags tried to rally against the Griffs by increasing the tempo which resulted in 22 Canisius turnovers. It is the second-straight game and the 11th time this season that Fairfield has forced 20 or more turnovers. The Stags are second in the MAAC and 47th in the country with 18.9 turnovers forced per contest.
 
Fairfield will be taking on the team that leads the country in turnovers forced as Niagara forces 29.2 miscues per game. Aaliyah Parker is the team's playmaker as she leads the squad with 17.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
 
Fairfield will next return home to the Leo D. Mahoney Arena for Senior Night when they take on Marist on Thursday at 7pm. Before the game, the Stags will honor their Senior Class of 2023 in Mackenzie Martin and Jocelyn Polansky and will also recognize graduate students Callie Cavanaugh and Andrea Hernangomez.