HOPEWELL, N.J. – The Fairfield University Women's Basketball duo of Kaety L'Amoreaux and Meghan Andersen were two of the 25 players across the nation named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List presented by Her Hoops Stats. Both student-athletes have now been featured on the national watch list in multiple seasons after earning All-Conference First Team honors last season.
 
"We are incredibly proud to see both Kaety and Meg recognized on the Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List," Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis said. "They both have put in the work to position themselves among the best in the country and deserve to see their efforts recognized on a national level. I feel very fortunate to have coached them for the entirety of their collegiate careers and had a front row to seat to their growth and development throughout the years, with their best days still ahead! I can't wait to watch them lock arms with their teammates and take the world by storm this season."
 
L'Amoreaux was unanimously voted as the Metro Conference Preseason Player of the Year after earning the conference Player of the Year award during the 2025-26 season. The graduate student led the league in scoring with a 17.3 points per game average, while her 570 points scored was the fourth-most in program history. She made history by recording the first-ever triple-double in program history with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against Niagara.
 
Aside from her All-Conference First Team honors, L'Amoreaux was selected to the ECAC and All-Met First Teams, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District and a Semifinalist to the Mid-Major Player of the Year list.
 
Andersen is coming off her third-straight All-Conference First Team selection after finishing second in the league with 532 points scored. She led the entire conference with 88 made 3-pointers which was the second-most in a season in program history. Her junior season featured a program single-game record breaking performance when she drained 40 points at home against Marist.
 
She enters her senior season 12th in program history with 1,519 career points while also ranking third in 3-pointers (222), fifth in points per game (15.3), and 10th with 575 field goals. She is also one of six Stags to earn three All-Conference First Team honors in their careers.
 
The 15-player midseason watch list will be announced in January, followed by 10 semifinalists
announced in February.
 
The duo has helped the Stags to three-straight conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances. Fairfield was unanimously chosen to repeat this season as the preseason favorites. Fairfield will begin that quest with their 2026-27 season opener at home against Binghamton on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7pm at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.