2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team

2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball
2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball
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	Carly Thibault-DuDonis (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Erik Johnson; Erika Brown; Blake DuDonis; Alex McKinnon;
Home arena	Leo D. Mahoney Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MAAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

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 13, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehman	W 101–14	1–0	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (976) Fairfield, CT
November 10, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 89–66	2–0	Allen Arena (267) Nashville, TN
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 70–73	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium (1,886) Nashville, TN
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at Rutgers	W 78–54	3–1	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,309) Piscataway, NJ
November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	W 78–52	4–1	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (221) New Britain, CT
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, SNY		at Sacred Heart	W 66–61 ^OT	5–1	William H. Pitt Center (788) Fairfield, CT
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. John's	W 67–62	6–1	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (850) Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 77–74	7–1	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (645) Fairfield, CT
December 16, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 62–44	8–1 (1–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (612) Fairfield, CT
December 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 82–58	9–1 (2–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (463) Fairfield, CT
December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	W 72–49	10–1	Merkert Gymnasium (431) Easton, MA
January 4, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 77–54	11–1 (3–0)	Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 64–51	12–1 (4–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (404) Buffalo, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	W 72–44	13–1 (5–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (498) Fairfield, CT
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 78–73	14–1 (6–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (609) Fairfield, CT
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 60–46	15–1 (7–0)	McCann Arena (1,525) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	W 74–59	16–1 (8–0)	M&T Bank Arena (551) Hamden, CT
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 70–42	17–1 (9–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,315) Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 67–44	18–1 (10–0)	Alumni Gymnasium (678) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 85–49	19–1 (11–0)	Hynes Athletics Center (212) New Rochelle, NY
February 8, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Marist	W 76–49	20–1 (12–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,891) Fairfield, CT
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 52–46	21–1 (13–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (925) Fairfield, CT
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 61–59	22–1 (14–0)	Knott Arena (391) Emmitsburg, MD
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 71–67	23–1 (15–0)	UHY Center (806) Loudonville, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 95–65	24–1 (16–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,624) Fairfield, CT
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	W 64–46	25–1 (17–0)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,117) Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 77–53	26–1 (18–0)	Draddy Gymnasium (217) Riverdale, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+	(1) No. 25	vs. (8) Rider Quarterfinals	W 57–51	29–1	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 15, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(1) No. 25	vs. (5) Canisius Semifinals	W 77–64	30–1	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 16, 2024 3:30 pm, 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
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[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "Stags Season Ends in MAAC Quarterfinals". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "Fairfield Stags 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[2] "Stags Season Ends in MAAC Quarterfinals". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[4] "Fairfield Stags 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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