FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men's and women's golf teams head south to Lake Buena Vista, Fla. this weekend for the 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. The Stags will tee off for the 54-hole tournament at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course beginning on Friday, April 22. Final round coverage on Sunday, April 24 will be presented on ESPN3.

Fairfield men's golf team was the preseason favorite in the MAAC, per the coaches' poll released in February. The Stags garnered 66 points as one of six teams to earn a first-place vote on the ledger.

Fairfield's schedule to date has been highlighted by its first-ever ECAC Championship during the fall slate. Kevin Duncan – the MAAC Golfer of the Month in both September and October – earned individual medalist honors at the ECAC Championship, NEIGA Championship and last week's Monmouth Invitational. Eric Austin was one shot back of Duncan's pace at the ECAC Championship to join him on the All-Championship Team.

The Stags' women's golf team was picked to finish seventh with 20 points in the MAAC Coaches' Preseason Poll, five points behind sixth-place Siena. Fairfield women's golf also won the ECAC Championship, their second straight team title at the event. Jackie Schofield won the individual title and was followed on the leaderboard by teammates Michelle Applegate and Molly Hair. Additionally, Olivia Brooks shared the individual crown at the Sacred Heart Tri-Match in October.

FairfieldStags.com will provide updates from the 2016 MAAC Championship throughout the weekend.