Both Fairfield and Marist enters tonight's contest with sour tastes in their mouths. Marist has lost eight straight contests while Fairfield is coming off an embarrassing 25-point loss to Niagara.
Despite Fairfield's performance, the Stags still sit in fourth in the MAAC and will try to gain ground on third place Rider. Fairfield is 8-6 in the MAAC and 1.5 games behind Rider.
Marist is simply looking to get on track. Its last win came against No. 2 Niagara on Jan. 11.
Both teams should have a good feel for each other early on as they last met two weeks ago in Fairfield. Marist jumped out to a 24-7 lead, but Fairfield stormed back and led for the majority of the second half.
Fairfield is still dealing with a depleted lineup. Jonathan Han is not expected to play as he was not in uniform for the Niagara game. Head coach Ed Cooley met with the athletic director on Feb. 5 to discuss Han's situation and presumably they came up with a decision. Whatever that decision was, Han is still not playing yet.
As far as injuries go, Herbie Allen and Greg Nero will both play despite battling wrist and back injuries, respectively. Warren Edney and Anthony Johnson are both out for the season.
For Marist, it is unknown whether R.J. Hall will play after missing practice due to illness. Regardless, Marist has to take advantage of Fairfield missing its thir and fourth leading scorers in Johnson and Edney. Johnson also led the team in rebounding.
Marist is 7-19 on the season while Fairfield is 15-10. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. in the McCann Center.
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