EDISON, N.J. – The reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Champions, Fairfield University Women's Basketball team has unveiled their 20-game conference schedule which will begin on Dec. 21. The Stags will play 10 games on the road and 10 contests at the Leo D. Mahoney Arena, it's third season as Fairfield's on-campus arena. Fairfield is coming off a perfect MAAC season, featuring a 20-0 regular season record, and three wins in the tournament to claim the program's fifth MAAC Championship Title.
 
"It's hard to believe the 2024-2025 season is just around the corner as it feels like yesterday that we were competing in Atlantic City for a championship," the reigning MAAC Coach of the Year, Carly Thibault-DuDonis said. "We are excited about this upcoming MAAC season and the new challenges ahead of us. In addition to two new competitors, we anticipate the league being even deeper and more challenging than it has been the last few years."
 
For the second-straight season, the Stags will open MAAC play when they host Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, Dec. 21. This will mark the lone conference contest during the 2024 calendar year.
 
After the calendar turns to 2025, Fairfield will head on their first MAAC road trip of the campaign as they visit Rider on Jan. 2 before hosting Merrimack (Jan. 4), in its inaugural season in the conference.
 
The Stags will then play four of their next six contests on the road with visits to: Iona (Jan. 9), Niagara (Jan. 16), Canisius (Jan. 18), and Merrimack (Jan. 25).
 
The pair of home contests during that stretch will be the Stags welcoming Marist (Jan. 11) and Manhattan (Jan. 23).
 
Fairfield's only home series will take place as they host Quinnipiac (Jan. 30) and Iona (Feb. 1).
 
The Stags will also travel to: Marist (Feb. 6), Sacred Heart (Feb. 8), Manhattan (Feb. 15), Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 27), and Quinnipiac to close the regular season on March 8.
 
Fans will get to catch the Stags at home against: Saint Peter's (Feb. 13), Rider (Feb. 20), Sacred Heart (March 1), and Siena (March 6).
 
The Stags will be fighting for a position in the MAAC Championships where they will be looking for their first back-to-back titles in program history.
 
"We will prepare to enter each practice and game fully focused in order to reach our ultimate goal of winning the league and earning an opportunity to go back to the NCAA Tournament," Coach Thibault-DuDonis said. "I am enjoying each day this team is in the gym together this summer and cannot wait to play in front of our Stag fans this season!"
 
Fairfield is coming off the best season in program history with a 31-2 record which featured a conference-record 29-game winning streak en-route to a national ranking, a MAAC Championship, and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Stags return all four of their All-MAAC players from their historic season including the MAAC Player of the Year, Janelle Brown, and the conference's unanimous Rookie of the Year in Meghan Andersen. Fairfield will also add five new players with three transfers and two freshmen into the rotation.
 
Fans can purchase season tickets for the 2024-25 season.