Fairfield Women's Basketball Announces 2015-16 Schedule

The Fairfield University Women’s Basketball team today announced its 2015-16 schedule. On the heels of its eighth straight winning campaigns under Head Coach Joe Frager, the Stags will open up their season on Friday night, November 13th, against La Salle, hoping that Friday the 13th will be a lucky night. Fairfield will play its MAAC conference opener on Wednesday night, December 2nd, hosting Iona.

“Getting the MAAC schedule signifies one more step towards the 2015-16 season,” said coach Frager. “It helps our staff with scouting preparation and both our players and coaches are excited about tackling the challenges ahead.”

Following the December 2nd MAAC against the Gaels, conference foe Marist makes the trip to “Stags Country” on Sunday, December 6th.

The Stags will make their Western New York swing when they travel to Canisius and Niagara hits 2016 rings in. The January 2nd meeting with Canisius will be the earliest the Stags have made their annual Buffalo trip since 2011. After a day off, Fairfield will take on Niagara on January 4th.Those two contests will start a stretch of road games for the Fairfield, playing four of their first five games in the calendar year on the road.

Their only home game during that span falls on January 8th, when Fairfield welcomes Manhattan to campus.

Another road journey for the Stags begins the following week, with a three-game trip on the slate at Saint Peter’s (January 10th), at Rider (January 14th), and at Manhattan (January 16th).

The Stags will be at their friendly home court confines for seven of the next eight games, and will unquestionably look forward to the home cooking. Defending MAAC champion Quinnipiac visits Fairfield on January 22nd, followed by games against Canisius (January 24th) and Rider (January 28th).

Their lone road contest during that stretch comes when the Stags travel to West Long Branch, N.J., to take on Monmouth on January 30th.

Fairfield will then open up a four-game February home stand starting with a game against Niagara on February 5th.The Stags host Siena in the first game of a Super Bowl Sunday doubleheader with the men’s team on February 7th at Webster Bank Arena. Saint Peter’s will be the visitor on February 12th, and then the Stags celebrate Senior Night on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, against Monmouth.

The Stags will finish on the road for the last four games of the regular season at Siena (February 17th), at Marist (February 21st), at Iona (February 24th), and at Quinnipiac (February 26th).

Fairfield is coming off their eighth consecutive winning conference season under Frager who became the first coach in league history to have eight-straight winning conference records to begin a career. The Stags also advanced to the MAAC Semifinals last year.