OPENING TIP
Fairfield University Men's Basketball heads to Madison, Wis. to challenge the host University of Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The second-ever meeting between the Stags and UW is set for 8:30 PM (ET) and will air live on the Big Ten Network.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Fairfield used a swarming defensive effort to flip a four-point deficit to a nine-point victory on Sunday, knocking off host Bryant by a score of 68-59. The Stags forced 20 turnovers – a tally fueled by 17 steals – en route to their first win of 2026-27.
 
On the offensive end, Declan Wucherpfennig led all scorers with a game-best 17 points. The Metro Conference Preseason Player of the Year also hauled in 10 rebounds to round out his first double-double of the campaign.
 
Tony Williams also reached double figures with 14 points. Cole Edelen had 12 courtesy of a 4-for-4 performance from three-point range. He is only the seventh Stag to ever knock down four or more three-pointers in a game without a miss.
 
Halon Rawlins added seven points and led the active defensive effort with a career-best five steals. Peyton Smith netted six points with Jah Hatchett, Qadir Martin, and Jaden Brown each chipping in four. In addition to the first four points of his collegiate career, Brown also dished out his first four assists as a Stag.
 
COACH CASEY ON BRYANT
"We set a tone with our defense today with 17 steals, and I thought we really grabbed the momentum when we started converting those live ball turnovers into points."
 
"We still have plenty to work on, which true for any team in this early part of the season, but we took a big step forward from Thursday to today. We just need to continue to do that every day as we go through the non-conference part of our season."
 
WISCONSIN AT A GLANCE
Wisconsin is 2-0 on the season after hosting and defeating Denver, 75-68, and Delaware, 73-64. A balanced scoring effort for the Badgers has been guided by Braeden Carrington (15.5 ppg), Owen Foxwell (15.0 ppg) and Eian Elmer (14.5 ppg).
 
Nolan Winter leads UW on the glass with 9.5 rebounds per contest thus far in 2026-27. The senior was a Preseason All-Big Ten selection after recording 13.1 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for the Badgers last season.
 
Wisconsin finished 24-11 overall and 14-6 in the Big Ten last season. The Badgers fell to eventual National Champion Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Semifinals and ended their campaign with a loss to High Point in the NCAA Championship First Round.
 
US AND THEM
Fairfield and Wisconsin are meeting for the second time in program history. The Stags' prior trip to Madison was a 76-55 loss to the Badgers on New Year's Eve 1992.
 
MEN OF STEAL
Fairfield's 17 steals on Sunday at Bryant were the most by a Stags' team since a program-record 19 swipes in a win at Rider in 2012. Fairfield also had 19 steals in a victory over Marist in the 2011 MAAC Tournament Quarterfinals.
 
TWO AT A TIME
Fairfield shot 5-for-9 from three-point range on Sunday, marking the fewest attempts from long range by the Stags in 105 games under Head Coach Chris Casey. The Stags last attempted nine or fewer triples in a 2020 win at Manhattan, shooting 2-for-6 in a 66-50 victory.
 
COLE THREE-DELEN
Cole Edelen accounted for four of Fairfield's five treys on Sunday, shooting a perfect 4-for-4. He is the seventh Stag in program history to drain at least four three-pointers in a game without a miss. Most recently, Caleb Green shot 4-for-4 from deep in a 2021 loss at Marist. No Stag has ever finished a game shooting 1.000 on more than five three-point attempts.
 
UP NEXT
Fairfield returns home for back-to-back games at Leo D. Mahoney Arena beginning with a visit from NJIT on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.