2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team
American college basketball season
2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball | |
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MAAC regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 31–2 (20–0 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Leo D. Mahoney Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield † | 20 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Stags, led by second-year head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis, played their home games at Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
Previous season
The Stags finished the 2022–23 season 15–15, 11–9 in MAAC play, to finish in fifth place.[1] In the MAAC tournament, they were defeated by Siena in the quarterfinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Lehman | W 101–14 | 1–0 | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (976) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
November 10, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lipscomb | W 89–66 | 2–0 | Allen Arena (267) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 70–73 | 2–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (1,886) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Rutgers | W 78–54 | 3–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,309) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | at Central Connecticut | W 78–52 | 4–1 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (221) New Britain, CT | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY | at Sacred Heart | W 66–61 OT | 5–1 | William H. Pitt Center (788) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | St. John's | W 67–62 | 6–1 | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (850) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Fordham | W 77–74 | 7–1 | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (645) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
December 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Mount St. Mary's | W 62–44 | 8–1 (1–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (612) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
December 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Manhattan | W 82–58 | 9–1 (2–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (463) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | at Stonehill | W 72–49 | 10–1 | Merkert Gymnasium (431) Easton, MA | |||||||
January 4, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Niagara | W 77–54 | 11–1 (3–0) | Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Canisius | W 64–51 | 12–1 (4–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (404) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Iona | W 72–44 | 13–1 (5–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (498) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Siena | W 78–73 | 14–1 (6–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (609) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Marist | W 60–46 | 15–1 (7–0) | McCann Arena (1,525) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Quinnipiac | W 74–59 | 16–1 (8–0) | M&T Bank Arena (551) Hamden, CT | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Canisius | W 70–42 | 17–1 (9–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,315) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Rider | W 67–44 | 18–1 (10–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (678) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Iona | W 85–49 | 19–1 (11–0) | Hynes Athletics Center (212) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
February 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | Marist | W 76–49 | 20–1 (12–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,891) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Peter's | W 52–46 | 21–1 (13–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (925) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Mount St. Mary's | W 61–59 | 22–1 (14–0) | Knott Arena (391) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Siena | W 71–67 | 23–1 (15–0) | UHY Center (806) Loudonville, NY | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Niagara | W 95–65 | 24–1 (16–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,624) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Quinnipiac | W 64–46 | 25–1 (17–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,117) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Manhattan | W 77–53 | 26–1 (18–0) | Draddy Gymnasium (217) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | at Saint Peter's | W 63–46 | 27–1 (19–0) | Run Baby Run Arena (319) Jersey City, NJ | ||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | Rider | W 83–54 | 28–1 (20–0) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,525) Fairfield, CT | ||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 25 | vs. (8) Rider Quarterfinals | W 57–51 | 29–1 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
March 15, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 25 | vs. (5) Canisius Semifinals | W 77–64 | 30–1 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
March 16, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | (1) No. 25 | vs. (2) Niagara Championship | W 70–62 OT | 31–1 | Boardwalk Hall (1,007) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
NCAA women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 23, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (13 A1) No. 25 | at (4 A1) No. 14 Indiana First round | L 56–89 | 31–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,753) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | Not released |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Stags Season Ends in MAAC Quarterfinals". Fairfield University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Fairfield Stags Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2024.