All that is good with Metro Atlantic Athletic men's basketball. Needham and English grab weekly honors Derek Needham scored a game-high 24 points, including the game-winning three pointer with 16 seconds remaining, to defeat Saint Joseph's University on the road. It was Fairfield's first win over Saint Joseph's since the 1977-78 season. After hitting the shot to give … [Read more...] about Derek Needham, A.J. English, Jordan Latham and the MAAC Press Break
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Fairfield knocks off UW-Milwaukee, 62-46
Courtesy of FairfieldStags.com. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Derek Needham scored a team-high 13 points while Amadou Sidibe just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds to lift the Fairfield University men's basketball team to a 62-46 win over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Webster Bank Arena. Six lead changes and a pair of ties were part of the first … [Read more...] about Fairfield knocks off UW-Milwaukee, 62-46
Derek Needham, Marcus Gilbert and the MAAC Press Break
All the comings and goings of Metro Atlantic Athletic men's basketball. Fairfield sweeps weekly honors Derek Needham averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 assists per game as the Stags posted a 1-1 record last week. He started the week with a 29-point performance against DePaul University, making 11 of 16 shots from the floor and four of eight from three-point range. He recorded … [Read more...] about Derek Needham, Marcus Gilbert and the MAAC Press Break
Needham and Sanders lead Fairfield past Canisius, 68-59
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, NY -- Two teams handed opposing pre-season expectations. One looking to the post-season. The other rebuilding. Thirty minutes on the hardwood clouded the difference. Derek Needham and Rakim Sanders led the way as the Fairfield Stags fought off a game Canisius Golden Griffin squad, 68-59 in MAAC action at the Koessler Athletic Center, … [Read more...] about Needham and Sanders lead Fairfield past Canisius, 68-59
Late rally comes up short; Canisius falls to Fairfield
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tom Parrotta and the Canisius Golden Griffins know all too well the discomforts that come with the quest for self-awareness. In the past twelve days, Parrotta and his Golden Griffins have had the chance to learn how they measure up with the top of the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. After three close losses the Griffs know what is … [Read more...] about Late rally comes up short; Canisius falls to Fairfield