Fairfield Stags women's basketball

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]

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[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament appearances
1988, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2022, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1988, 1991, 1998, 2022, 2024, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
1990, 1991, 2000, 2022, 2024, 2025

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

2024–25 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jillian Huerter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Rutgers Clifton Park, New York G 1 Kendall McGruder 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr North Texas Grand Prairie, Texas G 3 Janelle Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Longwood High School Middle Island, New York G 4 Kaety L'Amoreaux 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Maine-Endwell High School Endwell, New York F 5 Meghan Andersen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Our Lady of Mercy Academy Wantagh, New York G 6 Izabela Nicoletti Leite 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Florida State Americana, São Paulo, Brazil G 7 Keyarah Gregory 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Fort Erie International Academy Pickering, Ontario F 11 Karly Fischer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Albertus Magnus High School Tappan, New York F 13 Cyanne Coe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Capital Courts Academy Bolton, Ontario F 15 Lauren Beach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Medway High School Medway, Massachusetts G 22 Casey Prior 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Red Bank Catholic High School Sea Girt, New Jersey F 23 Emina Selimovic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Siena Erie, Pennsylvania G 25 Sydni Scott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Marshall Prospect Park, Pennsylvania G 31 Julia Karpell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. John Vianney High School Holmdel, New Jersey F 44 Raiana Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Texas A&M International Wheatley Heights, New York	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 15, 2025

Postseason

NCAA Tournament appearances

The Stags have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times. They have a record of 0–7.

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
2024	First Round	Indiana	L 56-89
2025	First Round	Kansas State	L 41-85

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