EDISON, N.J. – The Metro Conference has announced the 20-game league slate for the three-time defending champions Fairfield University Women's Basketball team beginning with a road game against Manhattan on Dec. 19.
 
"We are excited for our final season in the Metro and look forward to the many different and new challenges it always presents," Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis said. "The joy in the journey is found in the micro moments in the gym together - growing, laughing, and learning. We are excited to embark on our mission of winning the first ever 'Metro' Women's Basketball Championship."
 
As always, the Stags will have 10 road games and 10 home contests during the league slate. Fairfield's first conference home game will come on Dec. 21 when they host Merrimack for a Monday contest.
 
Fairfield will also welcome: Rider (Jan. 1), Iona (Jan. 3), Siena (Jan. 13), Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 16), Quinnipiac (Jan. 23), Sacred Heart (Feb. 4), Marist (Feb. 11), Canisius (Feb. 18), and Niagara (Feb. 20).
 
The Stags will hit the road for contests: at Manhattan (Dec. 19), Siena (Dec. 29), Merrimack (Jan. 9), Canisius (Jan. 18), Rider (Jan. 21), Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 30), Saint Peter's (Feb. 6), Quinnipiac (Feb. 13), before ending their regular season at Iona (Feb. 25) and Sacred Heart (Feb. 27).
 
Fairfield will only play single games against: Manhattan (road), Saint Peter's (road), Niagara (home), and Marist (home).
 
The Stags are coming off three-straight conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances where they hold a 58-2 record against league opponents. The 58 victories are the most conference victories in Division I.