2021–22 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team

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2021–22 Fairfield Stags women's basketball
MAAC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record25–7 (19–1 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachLaura Scinto
Assistant coaches
  • David Jollon
  • Isoken Uzamere
Home arenaWebster Bank Arena
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield 19 1   .950 25 7   .781
Quinnipiac 14 6   .700 21 12   .636
Manhattan 14 6   .700 21 11   .656
Niagara 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Siena 10 10   .500 10 19   .345
Monmouth 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Saint Peter's 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Iona 8 12   .400 11 16   .407
Rider 7 13   .350 9 21   .300
Marist 6 14   .300 8 21   .276
Canisius 3 17   .150 6 25   .194
2022 MAAC tournament winner


The 2021–22 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Stags, led by fifteenth-year head coach Joe Frager, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–7, 19–1 in MAAC play to win MACC regular and tournament titles. They received an automatic mid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost to Texas in the first round.

Frager announced on October 19, 2021, that he will retire at the end of the season, his 15th as Fairfield head coach. He finished with a record of 265–191 in 15 seasons.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Anna Eng 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Croton-Harmon Croton, NY
G 2 Mimi Rubino 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Morris Catholic Pequannock, NJ
G 3 Janelle Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Longwood Middle Island, NY
F 11 Lou Lopez Sénéchal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr NABA Academy Grenoble, France
15 Lauren Beach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Medway
G 22 Rachel Hakes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Woodbury Woodbury, MN
F 23 Callie Cavanaugh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Holyoke
FIU
Holyoke, MA
F 25 MacKenzie Daleba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Cathedral Dorchester, MA
G 30 Sam Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Howard Elridge, MD
G 31 Sydney Lowery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS St. Luke's School
Boston College
Shelton, CT
C 32 Jazmine Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Timber Creek High School Sicklerville, NJ
G 33 Brooke Tatarian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Masters School Yonkers, NY
F 34 Dayna Tirado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Northern Valley Demarest Yonkers, NY
F 41 Andrea Hernangomez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr IES Carmen Conde Madrid, Spain
G 42 MacKenzie Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Westhill High School Syracuse, NY
G 55 Jocelyn Polansky 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall
Utah State
Wallington, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Brown W 76–52  1–0
Webster Bank Arena (611)
Bridgeport, CT
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm
at Rutgers L 42–48  1–1
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,239)
Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2021*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Stetson
MAAC/ASUN Challenge
W 59–50  2–1
HP Field House (212)
Kissimmee, FL
November 19, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
MAAC/ASUN Challenge
L 61–83  2–2
HP Field House (203)
Kissimmee, FL
November 23, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy W 76–52  3–2
Alumni Hall (301)
Annapolis, MD
November 28, 2021*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Yale L 64–71  3–3
Webster Bank Arena (1,529)
Bridgeport, CT
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, NESN
at UMass L 61–74  3–4
Mullins Center (407)
Amherst, MA
December 6, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart Postponed Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
December 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 10 Indiana L 58–91  3–5
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,091)
Bloomington, IN
MAAC regular season
December 18, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist W 57–52  4–5
(1–0)
Webster Bank Arena (637)
Bridgeport, CT
December 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 66–52  5–5
(2–0)
People's United Center (512)
Hamden, CT
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona W 69–52  6–5
(3–0)
Webster Bank Arena (351)
Bridgeport, CT
January 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Rider W 62–54  7–5
(4–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (712)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 13, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara W 62–54  8–5
(5–0)
Gallagher Center (312)
Lewiston, NY
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius W 73–37  9–5
(6–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (505)
Buffalo, NY
January 20, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan W 70–55  10–5
(7–0)
Webster Bank Arena (567)
Bridgeport, CT
January 22, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 56–68  10–6
(7–1)
Alumni Recreation Center (151)
Loudonville, NY
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth
Rescheduled from January 1
W 61–54  11–6
(8–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (489)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 59–39  12–6
(9–1)
McCann Arena (1,199)
Poughkeepsie, NY
February 1, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Peter's
Reschedule from January 6
W 63–56  13–6
(10–1)
Webster Bank Arena (163)
Bridgeport, CT
February 3, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 75–72  14–6
(11–1)
Webster Bank Arena (576)
Bridgeport, CT
February 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius W 63–54 OT 15–6
(12–1)
Webster Bank Arena (613)
Bridgeport, CT
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona W 54–29  16–6
(13–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (512)
New Rochelle, CT
February 12, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Siena W 64–48  17–6
(14–1)
Webster Bank Arena (651)
Bridgeport, CT
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Quinnipiac W 59–54 OT 18–6
(15–1)
Webster Bank Arena (1,231)
Bridgeport, CT
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth W 75–52  19–6
(16–1)
Webster Bank Arena (732)
Bridgeport, CT
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Manhattan W 75–63  20–6
(17–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (100)
Riverdale, NY
March 3, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider W 65–61  20–6
(17–1)
Webster Bank Arena (876)
Bridgeport, CT
March 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's W 56–43  22–6
(19–1)
Run Baby Run Arena (305)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC Women's Tournament
March 9, 2022
1:30 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Iona
Quarterfinals
W 69–56  23–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2022
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Niagara
Semifinals
W 75–38  24–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 12, 2022
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (3) Manhattan
Championship
W 73–68  25–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(15 S) at (2 B) No. 6 Texas
First Round
L 52–70  25–7
Frank Erwin Center (3,822)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021–22 (W) Basketball Schedule". Fairfield Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

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