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 on Saturday,

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.

The top-seeded Quinnipiac Bobcats (20-12, 15-5 MAAC) are squaring off against the No. 4 seed Iona Gaels (16-16, 12-8 MAAC) in the MAAC Tournament on Friday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Watch the