2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Basketball Championships Program

WOMEN’S ROSTER No. Name Cl.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown

2 3

Mimi Rubino

Fr. Fr.

G 5-7 Pequannock, NJ G 5-6 Middle Island, NY

Janelle Brown

11 12 15 22 23 25 30 31 32 34 40

Lou Lopez-Senechal

Jr.

F

6-1 Grenoble, France

Eden Nibbelink

Sr.

G/F 6-2 Winona, MN

PLAYER TO WATCH Lou Lopez Senechal, JR, F, Grenoble, France Entering the season, Lopez-Senechal was voted the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year after leading the Stags with 15.5 points per game. Lopez- Senechal, a First Team All-MAAC selection last season has already netted more than 850 points with 100 3-point field goals in her career.

Katie Armstrong

R-Sr.

G/F 6-2 Collegeville, PA G 6-0 Woodbury, MN

Rachel Hakes

Jr.

Callie Cavanaugh MacKenzie Daleba

R-Jr.

F F

6-1 Holyoke, MA

Fr.

5-11 Dorchester, MA

Sam Lewis

Sr. Sr.

G 5-11 Elkridge, MD

Meagan Morelli Jazmine Carter

F

5-10 Nashua, NH

Jr.

C 6-1 Siclerville, NJ

Dayna Tirado

Fr.

F F F

6-1 Closter, NJ

NOTABLE ALUMNI Kate Abromovitch (1989–93)

Molly Bauer

Sr.

6-4 Connellsville, PA

41

Andrea Hernangomez

Jr.

6-1 Madrid, Spain

Abromovitch was Fairfield’s first shooting star as she set a then school record with 159 3-pointers throughout the 1989–93 seasons. She connected on 36 percent of her shots from behind the arc, the third most accurate number in school history. She finished her career with 1,494 career points, still ranking 11th all-time. Abromovitch was inducted into the Fairfield Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 and is now in her third season as color commentator for the Stags.

42

Mackenzie Martin

So.

G 5-10 Syracuse, NY

Head Coach: Joe Frager (Connecticut, ’84) – 14 th Season Associate Head Coach: Laura Scinto (Bryant, ’89) – 14 th Season Assistant Coaches: David Jollon (Thomas Edison State) – 6 th Season, Shireyll Moore (Fairfield, ’09) – 3 rd Season Director of Basketball Operations: Casey Smith (Fairfield, ’16) – 3 rd Season

HEAD COACH JOE FRAGER Entering his 14 th season at the helm, Joe Frager hasmade the Stags a regular contender in theMAAC, leading to success on and off the court. During his first 13 years, he led the Stags to 229 victories and a top-half finish in the conference 12 times, The Stags have finished in the top-3 in the MAAC in eight of those seasons. Alongwith his 29 all conference selections, Frager has coached the 2018–19MAAC Rookie of the Year, the 2012MAAC Sixth Player of the Year, and the 2010MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. In total, 60 Stags have been named to the MAAC All-Academic Team, a number that more than doubles the total amount from the previous 22 years.

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