Bramanti totaled six points, seven rebounds and an assist (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

Hernangomez leads Stags with 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, five steals

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (November 18, 2022) – Fairfield University opened its new on-campus arena with a 77-53 victory over Stonehill College in a non-conference women's basketball matchup inside the Leo D. Mahoney Arena tonight.

Postgrad Andrea Hernangomez led Fairfield as it christened its new home with a game-high 20 points, including 17 in the second half, seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals. She was the lone double-figure scorer in the game for either team as she made 7-of-9 shots from the floor, including 3-for-4 from three-point distance.

Three Stonehill players finished with seven points, including fifth-year Sophie Glidden with seven points, four assists and a blocked shot.

Leaders

Stonehill

Glidden: Seven points (3-for-6), four assists, a rebound and blocked shot.

Emily Bramanti Fifth-year, Guard: Six points (3-for-4), seven rebounds, assist.

Maddie Loder Postgrad, Guard: Seven points, three rebounds, two assists.

Fairfield
Hernangomez: Game-high 20 points (7-for-9, 3-for-4 threes, 3-for-5 FTs), seven rebounds, seven assists, five steals.

Callie Cavanaugh Postgrad, Forward: Nine points, two rebounds, two assists, steal and blocked shot.

Janelle Brown Junior, Guard: Nine points (4-for-9), two rebounds, five steals, assist and blocked shot.

Glidden recorded seven points and four assists (PHOTO BY Brian Foley)

How it Happened

• Fairfield outscored Stonehill 48-28 in the second half, including 28-14 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
• Fairfield scored the first four points in its new arena on layups from Cavanaugh and sophomore Lauren Beach to grab a quick lead.
• Stonehill's first four came from junior Cameron Ward to knot the score, but Fairfield used an 11-3 run to open an eight-point lead (15-7) after a Cavanaugh layup with 1:42 to play in the first quarter.
• Loder and freshman Chelsea Graiver scored the last four points of the frame to pull Stonehill back within four (15-11), but the Stags grabbed a nine-point lead (23-14) two and half minutes into the second after a layup by junior Mimi Rubino.
• The Fairfield lead grew to 11 (26-16) after a Brown steal and layup midway through the second, but Stonehill closed the half with a 9-2 spurt, sparked by a three-pointer and layup from sophomore Maureen Stapleton, to draw back within four (29-25) at the break.
• The Skyhawks pulled within three (31-28) after a Jada Thornton three-pointer two minutes into the third and were still within four (36-32) after she added a floater with six minutes to go.
• Fairfield was able to extend its lead to ten (49-39) after three quarters and then opened the fourth with an 18-2 run to break game open and grab a 26-point cushion (69-43) after a layup by junior MacKenzie Daleba with three minutes to play.

Noteworthy

• Hernangomez scored 13 of her 17 second half points in the third quarter.
• Thornton finished with a season-high seven points.
• Ward's six points are a career-best, while Graiver scored the first six points of her career.
• Stonehill shot a season-best 48.9-percent from the floor, but turned the ball over a season-high 26 times, resulting in a 35-11 Fairfield advantage in points off.
• The Skyhawks also won the rebounding battle, 34-22.
• Ten of the 11 Stonehill players scored in the game.

Up Next
Stonehill (0-4, 0-0 NEC) is back in action on Monday, when it hosts the University of Hartford at Merkert Gymnasium at 6 p.m. Fairfield (2-2, 0-0 MAAC) hosts University of Michigan on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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