# 2023–24 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team

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. In the MAAC tournament, they were defeated by Siena in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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