Benjamin leads Fairfield over Saint Peter’s 74-55 in MAAC Championship quarterfinals

By The Associated Press
March 6, 2026 | 11:23 PM

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Benjamin totaled 26 points and 15 rebounds to help Fairfield upset Saint Peter’s 74-55 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.

No. 7 seed Fairfield will play the winner of Friday’s final quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Siena and No. 6 seed Mount St. Mary’s in the semifinals on Saturday.

Tony Williams added 16 points for the Stags (21-12) and Declan Wucherpfennig scored 13.

Brent Bland led the way for the second-seeded Peacocks (17-12) with 11 points and seven rebounds. Bryce Eaton added nine points and five assists.

Led by 17 points from Benjamin before the break, Fairfield entered halftime tied with Saint Peter’s 30-30. Williams had 13 points in the second half and Fairfield used a 10-0 run to take control.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
June 27, 2026 | 12:32 AM

Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.

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