Blue Devils Tripped Up In In-State Battle At Fairfield

The host Fairfield University Stags raced out to a 9-0 lead to open the game and never trailed on the night on their way to an 82-54 non-conference women's basketball win over the visiting Central Connecticut State Blue Devils on Wednesday night.   With the victory, the Stags even their season mark at 2-2; while CCSU slips to 0-6 so far on the 2024-25 campaign.  Freshman Selina Monestime led Central in scoring on Wednesday with 15 points, and she was joined in double figures by classmate Dagny Slomack and graduate student Meghan Kenefick, who each chipped in 11 points on the evening.  Monestime and Kayla Henry led the Blue Devils in the rebounding department, as they each grabbed five boards.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:   Fairfield  82, CCSU 54
Records: CCSU (0-6, 0-0 NEC), Fairfield (2-2, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: Leo D. Mahoney Arena |Fairfield, Conn.

KEY MOMENTS

• Fairfield led 9-0 before Selina Monestime got Central on the board with a hoop at the 6:50 mark of the opening quarter off an assist from Jessica Farrell
• The hosts led 22-9 after the opening stanza with Monestime leading CCSU with five points and a pair of rebounds.
• The Stags went on a 7-0 run to start the second quarter to open a 29-9 lead; holding the Blue Devils scoreless until Kayla Henry hit two free throws 4:26 before halftime.
• Fairfield led 43-17 at the half with Selina Monestime and Jessica Farrell leading CCSU in scoring, each with five points at the break.
• The Blue Devils played even with Stags in the third quarter, as each team netted 18 points to make the score 61-35 in favor of Fairfield heading into the final quarter.
• In the fourth quarter, CCSU cut its deficit to 19 points at 64-45 with 7:03 to play on a bucket by Meghan Kenefick, but the visitors could get no closer as the Stags would end up with a 28-point win, 82-54.

NUMBER TO KNOW

4–The number of times that Selina Monestime, Dagny Slomack and Meghan Kenefick have reached double-digit scoring in the Blue Devils' six games so far this season.

NOTES

• Selina Monestime has led the Blue Devils in scoring two times so far this season.
• Dagny Slomack went 5-of-8 from the floor on Wednesday and knocked down one three-pointer for her 11 points against the Stags.
• As a team, the Blue Devils shot 40.4 percent for the floor on Wednesday (19-of-47); their second highest percentage of the season.
• Four of Kayla Henry's five rebounds came on the offensive glass at Fairfield.
• Emina Selimovic led a trio of Stags in double-digit scoring with a game-high 16 points, Janelle Brown led the Stags with a game-best nine rebounds, and teammate Iza Nicoletti-Leite had 10 assists.
• Jessica Farrell played all 40 minutes for the Blue Devils for the second consecutive outing on Wednesday night.  Farrell finished with nine points, three assists and two rebounds versus Fairfield.

UP NEXT

• Central returns to Detrick Gymnasium for a two-game Thanksgiving week homestand that begins on Tuesday, November 26 when the Blue Devils host Siena for a 4:00 p.m. tilt.  Following the Siena game, the University of Bridgeport comes to New Britain for a game at 12 noon on Black Friday, November 29.