Meghan Andersen scored 12 of her 27 points in a dominant second quarter and Sydni Scott scored 18 on 6-for-6 shooting from 3-point range as Fairfield cruised to a 76-53 victory over Quinnipiac in the championship game of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament,

The Fairfield women's basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row following a win over Quinnipiac for the MAAC title.

You could see the teeth of every Fairfield player as they went back on defense, sensing the moment. When the buzzer sounded, the scoreboard read a resounding 76-53 margin in favor of the reigning champs.