10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Fairfield Stags. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/fab <p><p>It's tough enough navigating your way through any conference schedule. But when your team is hammered by injury and illness, and when you have to kick your point guard off the team, it goes without saying that makes it tougher.</p> <p>That's what Ed Cooley and Fairfield went through last season.</p> <p>Still, the Stags wound up at 17-15, losing to eventual champion Siena in the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament.</p> <p>"Truthfully, this has been one of the most grueling six-week stretches in my young coaching career," Cooley said after being eliminated from the MAAC Tournament. "Not just losing one of the best players in the league (Jonathan Han, to a disciplinary issue) but an entire frontcourt changing your entire system of play. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:37 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-fab:1 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:37 PST