Monday, December 6
Fairfield, CT
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
at
Fairfield
Photo by: Steve McLaughlin
Sacred Heart Readies For Cross-Town Rivalry with Fairfield
12/5/2021 5:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Both teams meet for the first time since 2016
FAIRFIELD, CONN. - The cross-town rivalry between Sacred Heart and Fairfield has been revived. The Pioneers will travel to face the Stags at Webster Bank Arena on Monday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN3 with John Cummings and Kate Abromovich on the call.
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OPENING TIP
- Sacred Heart revives the crosstown rivalry with Fairfield on Monday. Both teams meet for the first time since 2016.
- The Pioneers/Stags rivalry dates back to 1975. Sacred Heart has won six of those contests.
- In the last meeting, the Pioneers picked up a 56-44 victory against the Stags at Webster Bank Arena in 2016.
- Sacred Heart is coming off a 63-60 overtime thriller at Monmouth. Adrianne Hagood led with a season-high 25 points while Sonia Smith had a double-figure scoring performance with 18.
- Four Pioneers are leading in five statistical categories this season. Adrianne Hagood leads Sacred Heart in scoring with 18.5 points per game. Kelsey Wood is the leading rebounder with 9.0 and Carly Stroemel has notched 1.5 blocks per game. Nikki Johnson leads the Pioneers with 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
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