Game No. 17: Canisius College (8-8, 2-3 MAAC) at Fairfield University (11-5, 4-1 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: Alumni Hall (Fairfield, Conn.)
Video: FairfieldStags.com
Audio: GoGriffs.com
         Mike Scott (p-x-p)

QUICK HITTERS

• The Canisius College women's basketball team concludes its weekend road trip with Sunday's game at Fairfield University in Alumni Hall.
• The Golden Griffins are in a stretch of conference games where they play seven out of 10 games away from home.
• Sunday's game is a part of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight - a nationwide effort to capitalize on basketball games between Jesuit schools and, through those games, bring greater positive awareness and exposure to Jesuit education and its shared mission.
• The Griffs rank fourth in the country with an assist on 70.9 percent of their field goals. 
• Canisius leads the MAAC at 14.4 assists per game.
• Canisius has shot over 40 percent in each of the last eight games, matching the longest streak since a Division I program-record eight-game stretch to end the 2003-04 season. 
• Sophomore Jamie Ruttle leads the team in scoring and rebounding, and the Burlington, Ontario native is averaging 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in the last 10 games.
• Junior Ashley Durham entered the weekend 15th in the country in free-throw percentage.  Durham ranks third in the MAAC in assists per game (4.3) and leads the team with a 12.6 scoring average through five conference games. 
• Sophomore Jen Morabito ranks 31st nationally in 3-point field goal percentage.
• Freshman Kayla Hoohuli is shooting 45.5 percent from behind the arc in the last 11 games and leads all MAAC freshmen with 28 3-pointers, nine more than the next highest total.
• Canisius leads the MAAC in free-throw percentage (77.6) and ranks 11th nationally.
• The 2011-12 Golden Griffin roster features zero seniors for the first time since the 2004-05 team. Every other roster in the MAAC features at least two seniors.

SCOUTING THE GRIFFS

• Sophomore Jamie Ruttle, the 2011 MAAC Rookie of the Year, leads Canisius in scoring (11.3) and rebounding (5.3). She has scored in double figures in seven of the last 10 games and is shooting 56.6 percent inside the arc in the last eight games.
• Sophomore Jen Morabito, a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection, has made 34 3-point field goals this season, accounting for 72.3 percent of her made field goals. Morabito has made three or more 3-pointers in seven games and is tied for team lead by scoring in double figures nine times.
• Junior Allison Braun, the team's captain for the 2011-12 season, is shooting 50.8 percent from the field in the last 13 games. Braun has at least five rebounds in eight games and has at least one steal in 14 of the last 15 games.
• Junior Ashley Durham has 42 assists in the last eight contests and is third in the MAAC in assists per game (4.3). Durham also ranks second in the conference in free-throw percentage (90.0) and has made 53 of her last 56 free throws.
• Freshman Kayla Hoohuli has 25 3-pointers in the last 11 games. She had 10 rebounds on Monday, the first Golden Griffin with double-digit boards in a game this season. Hoohuli has drawn a team-high seven charges on the season and is averaging 10.8 points in the last eight games.
• Sophomore Courtney VandeBovenkamp is averaging 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in the last seven games.  She had a career-high with five blocks against Cornell on Dec. 28. VandeBovenkamp has made her last 14 free throws.
• Junior Ashley Wilkes has at least five rebounds in eight games this season and has recorded at least one steal in 10 games. Wilkes leads the team with a 51.3 field goal percentage, including a 59.5 field goal percentage at home.
• Sophomore Jen Lennox has scored six or more points in six games this season. The 6-foot-3 forward has a block in 25 career games, including eight blocks in her last 10 appearances.
• Junior Melissa Gardner is averaging 9.3 rebounds per 40 minutes and has made 11 of her last 15 free throws.  
• Freshman Brooke Angelos is averaging 5.5 assists per 40 minutes.

FAIRFIELD SCOUT

• Fairfield is 11-5 with a 4-1 record in the MAAC. The Stags lost 59-47 to Marist on Thursday, dropping their first conference game.
• Fairfield is 5-1 at home this season. The Stags have won nine straight games at Alumni Hall, with the loss to Marist coming in Bridgeport.
• Senior Taryn Johnson leads the team in scoring (12.6), ranking eighth in the MAAC. The preseason All-MAAC First-Team selection is second in the league in rebounding (8.0), first in field goal percentage (52.5) and first in blocked shots (1.9).
• Senior Desiree Pina is ninth in the league in scoring (11.7), first in minutes per game (38.1), tied for fifth in assists per game (3.3) and tied for sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (38.6).
• Freshman Alexys Vazquez leads the MAAC in 3-point field goal percentage (43.1) while junior Katelyn Linney leads the league in 3-point field goals made per game (2.2).
• Fairfield is fourth in scoring margin, second in field goal percentage defense (37.0), fourth in FG percentage (37.5) and fifth in turnover margin (-0.6).
• Joe Frager is in his fifth season at Fairfield and the Stags have have two 20-win seasons under Frager, who won a Division II national title at Southern Connecticut State in 2007.

SERIES HISTORY VS. FAIRFIELD

• Canisius and Fairfield are meeting for the 50th time, with the Stags holding a 28-21 lead in the all-time series.
• Fairfield has won the last four meetings between the teams. The Stags have won three straight over Canisius in Alumni Hall and nine of the last 10 against the Griffs in Fairfield's on-campus home venue.
• Canisius last won in Alumni Hall on Feb. 11, 2007, a 74-64 victory over the Stags. 
• Jamie Ruttle averaged 18.5 points and shot 72.7 percent in two meetings against Fairfield last season, scoring at least 18 points in each meeting.
• Neither team has scored more than 70 points in the last seven meetings.