HOPEWELL, N.J. –Fairfield University Women's Basketball Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis was one of 20 head coaches named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Preseason Watch List, presented by Her Hoops Stats. Coach Carly has led the Stags to three-straight conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances while amassing an .879 winning percentage during that stretch, the fifth-highest in the nation. This is the fourth-straight season Coach Carly has received national accolades in the awards list.
 
Entering her fifth season with the Stags, Coach Carly has built the Fairfield women's basketball program into not only one of the best mid-major programs in the country, but one of the most successful and consistent programs in Division I.
 
She has led the Stags to 102 wins and a .791 winning percentage which is the eighth-highest among all active Division I head coaches.
 
Fairfield has dominated the conference over the last three years, holding a 67-2 record against league opponents which also includes their three-straight championships.
 
The Stags have been recognized nationally by receiving votes in the Associated Press (AP) Top-25 in all three of those seasons while reaching the Top-25 in two.
 
Fairfield held one of the most high-powered offenses in the nation last season, leading all of Division I with 11.3 made 3-pointers and their 373 triples were the eighth-most in Division I history.
 
Coach Carly is a three-time Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year finalist and was named the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year after the 2023-24 season.
 
Coach Carly and the Stags will officially open their 2026-27 campaign when they host Binghamton in the America East-Metro Challenge on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7pm at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.