Stags Host Canisius in MAAC Battle, Fairfield's Nelson named MAAC Rookie of Week for 2nd time

Fairfield guard Tyler Nelson (Central Catholic/Bradford, Mass.) earned his second Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) ?Rookie of the Week,? with a hot hand from three point range to average 14.7 ppg for three games. The Stags freshman also won the award on November 24. Nelson reached double figures in all three contests, beginning with a 15-point effort at Iona. He scored all 15 points from behind the line off a personal-best five three pointers in 10 attempts. Nelson led the way in the 60-54 conference win against Marist on Friday night, logging 39 minutes, and pouring in 14 points while adding two assists and a steal. Against Monmouth on Sunday, Nelson duplicated his Iona performance with a career-high five three-pointers for 15 points, as he continued his excellence from downtown. For the week, Nelson shot 43 percent from the field and 48 percent from three point range. He picked up four assists, four rebounds, and two steals. Nelson is among the conference leaders in three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made per game. The guard has connected on 43.2 percent of his three-point attempts which ranks fourth in the conference. He is also averaging 1.9 three pointers per game which places sixth in the MAAC. The Fairfield University men's basketball team, under Head Coach Sydney Johnson, plays a pair of games this week, beginning with a home game against Canisius College on Thursday night. The game tips off at 8 pm at Webster Bank Arena. On January 25, Fairfield will head to Marist College for its final regular-season match up with the Red Foxes.