Fairfield Stags women's basketball

Fairfield Stags
Fairfield Stags
	2024–25 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team
University	Fairfield University
Head coach	Carly Thibault-DuDonis (3rd season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Fairfield, Connecticut
Arena	Leo D. Mahoney Arena ; (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Stags
Colors	Red;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1988, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2022, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1988, 1991, 1998, 2022, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	1990, 1991, 2000, 2022, 2024

The Fairfield Stags women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I.^[2]

History

Fairfield began play in 1973, with the first varsity season being in 1974, and the first Division I season being in 1981. They have won the MAAC title in 1988, 1991, and 1998, with regular season titles in 1990, 1991

Roster

2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kendall McGruder	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	North Texas	Grand Prairie, Texas
G	2	Mimi Rubino	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Morris Catholic High School	Pequannock, New Jersey
G	3	Janelle Brown	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Longwood High School	Middle Island, New York
G	4	Kaety L'Amoreaux	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Maine-Endwell High School	Endwell, New York
F	5	Meghan Andersen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Our Lady of Mercy Academy	Wantagh, New York
G	10	Izabela Nicoletti Leite	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Florida State	Americana, Brazil
F	11	Karly Fischer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Albertus Magnus High School	Tappan, New York
G	12	Kate Peek	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Millbrook School	Poughkeepsie, New York
F	15	Lauren Beach	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Medway High School	Medway, Massachusetts
G	21	Nicole Gallagher	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Bryant	Foxborough, Massachusetts
G	22	Casey Prior	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Red Bank Catholic High School	Sea Girt, New Jersey
G	23	Emina Selimovic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Siena	Erie, Pennsylvania
F	25	MacKenzie Daleba	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Cathedral High School	Dorchester, Massachusetts
G	33	Brooke Tatarian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Masters School	Yonkers, New York
F	34	Dayna Tirado	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Northern Valley Demarest High School	Closter, New Jersey

Head coach

Carly Thibault-DuDonis (Monmouth)

Assistant coach(es)

Erik Johnson (UC San Diego)
Erika Brown (Delaware)
Blake DuDonis (Gardner–Webb)
Alex McKinnon (Montclair State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 19, 2024

Postseason

NCAA Tournament appearances

The Stags have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament five times. They have a record of 0–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round	St. John's	L 70–83
1991	First Round	Providence	L 87–88
1998	First Round	Connecticut	L 52–93
2001	First Round	Utah	L 78–98
2022	First Round	Texas	L 52–70

WNIT appearances

The Stags have made the Women's National Invitation Tournament twice. They have a record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	First Round	Wisconsin	L 46–82
2012	First Round	Drexel	L 41–57

WBI appearances

The Stags have made four appearances in the Women's Basketball Invitational. They have a record of 4–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round Quarterfinals	Towson Appalachian State	W 69–55 L 36–59
2013	First Round Quarterfinals	St. Francis Penn	W 71–51 L 48–49
2014	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Bryant Maine UIC	W 90–86 W 63–50 L 44–74
2016	First Round	UMBC	L 49–61