The Fairfield University women's basketball team (game notes) will kick of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play on Friday, Dec. 7, with a 7 p.m. contest at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J.  The Stags are 6-1 overall, while the Peahens are 5-2.

The Stags are coming off their highest offensive output of the year, a 76-54 win over Maine at Alumni Hall on Sunday.  The team has been off for four days, its longest break since the season began.

Stephanie Geehan has three double-doubles this season, all coming in the last five games.  She is leading the team with 9.3 boards per game and is third averaging 8.9 points a contest.  Baendu Lowenthal is shooting 59 percent, 49-93, from the field, a number that ranks 21st in the nation, through games of Dec. 2.

After the contest with the Peahens, the Stags will return home on Sunday, to kickoff a three-game homestand, hosting MAAC foe Marist at 1 p.m. at Alumni Hall