Women: #2 in Defense

The Fairfield University women's basketball team, have improved to a number 2 ranking in the national scoring defense category, according to the updated stats. The only team that ranks higher than the Stags are West Virginia, and Fairfield is nearly 1 point better than UCONN. The closest other MAAC team is Manhattan who comes into the week at number 6. Fairfield is also in the top 25 in 3 point shooting defense at number 22.

With only the MAAC left to play, I would not be surprised if the Stags stay in the top 10 or even in the top 5 by the end of the year.

They do have to play Marist twice which should raise that average, and the loss to Siena might have put the Stags back down to Earth. They just blew out an Iona team who made the WNIT three out of the last four years and they have been winning with ease. The Siena game was needed to show the team that they did come into the year at number four and they are still not all the way there.

Joe Frager is known for his defense. Everywhere he has been, his top priority has always been his defense, even when he won a national title with Southern Connecticut, a place where he also had the best defense in the country. If anyone can establish a defensive presence for Fairfield, it's going to be him.