Fairfield Women’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 10, 2024 · CSM Staff
Fairfield Stags
MAAC (31-1, 20-0)
Big Wins: 12/7 St. John’s (67-62), 1/4 at Niagara (77-54)
Bad Losses: 11/12 at Vanderbilt (70-73)
Coach: Carly Thibault-DuDonis
Probable Starters:
Meghan Andersen, Freshman, Forward, 15.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Emina Selimovic, Junior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Kaety L’Amoreaux, Freshman, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.1 rpg
Janelle Brown, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 spg
Nicole Gallagher, Senior, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 1.2 apg
Key Role Players:
Kendall McGruder, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.2 apg
Izabela Nicoletti Leite, Senior, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 3.8 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.1 (60th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 53.6 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.4 (13, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.4 (8, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (14, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (67, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.3 (167, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (63, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.6 (23, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.0 (252, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas |
| 2013 | WBI | First round win over St. Francis (PA) |
| 2013 | WBI | Second round loss to Pennsylvania |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round loss to Drexel |
| 2010 | WBI | First Round win over Towson |
| 2010 | WBI | Second Round loss to Appalachian State |
| 2001 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Utah |
| 2000 | NIT | First Round loss to Wisconsin |
| 1998 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Connecticut |
| 1991 | NCAA | First Round loss to Providence |
*all team stats through 3/7
