FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University will host Manhattan College on Sunday, March 18 at Alumni Hall for the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Game time is slated for 4 p.m. Tickets are available now through TicketLeap.
The Stags split a pair of games with the Jaspers this year with each home team winning their respective game. In the first meeting, Manhattan tallied a 53-51 decision on January 8. A month later, Fairfield picked up a win at the Webster Bank Arena with its 60-54 decision. Both teams finished the MAAC season with a 12-6 record.
The game will feature two of the top scorers in the conference, namely Manhattan's George Beamon and Fairfield's Rakim Sanders. Beamon leads all MAAC student-athletes in scoring with a 19.1 scoring average, while Sanders ranks fifth in the conference with 16.9 points per game. Both student-athletes earned a berth on the NABC All-District I teams, with Sanders picking up first team honors and Beamon collecting second team accolades.
Fairfield advanced to the second round after overcoming a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat Yale University by a 68-56 margin. Colin Nickerson scored a team-high 22 points, while Sanders tallied a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Fairfield shot 64 percent in the second half, while its defense kept Yale to just five second-half field goals and 17 percent shooting from the floor.
Manhattan earned a spot in the second round with its 89-79 win at the University at Albany on Wednesday night. Beamon tallied 34 points in the win as the Jaspers shot a season-best 63 percent from the field. Michael Alvarado returned from an injury in the Albany game, netting 12 points for the Jaspers.
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