2021–22 Fairfield Stags women's basketball | |
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MAAC regular-season & tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 25–7 (19–1 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Laura Scinto |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Webster Bank Arena |
Seasons← 2020–212022–23 → |
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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 (MAAC). They finished the season 25–7, 19–1 in MAAC play, to win the MAAC regular-season 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 would retire at the end of the season, his 15th as Fairfield head coach. He finished with a record of 265–191 in 15 seasons.
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Brown | W 76–52 | 1–0 |
Webster Bank Arena (611) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m. |
at Rutgers | L 42–48 | 1–1 |
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,239) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
November 19, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
vs. Stetson MAAC/ASUN Challenge |
W 59–50 | 2–1 |
HP Field House (212) Kissimmee, FL | |||||||
November 19, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast MAAC/ASUN Challenge |
L 61–83 | 2–2 |
HP Field House (203) Kissimmee, FL | |||||||
November 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Navy | W 76–52 | 3–2 |
Alumni Hall (301) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
November 28, 2021* 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
Yale | L 64–71 | 3–3 |
Webster Bank Arena (1,529) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
at UMass | L 61–74 | 3–4 |
Mullins Center (407) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Sacred Heart | Postponed | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT | ||||||||
December 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ |
Marist | W 57–52 | 4–5 (1–0) |
Webster Bank Arena (637) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
December 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Quinnipiac | W 66–52 | 5–5 (2–0) |
People's United Center (512) Hamden, CT | |||||||
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iona | W 69–52 | 6–5 (3–0) |
Webster Bank Arena (351) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Rider | W 62–54 | 7–5 (4–0) |
Alumni Gymnasium (712) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
January 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Niagara | W 62–54 | 8–5 (5–0) |
Gallagher Center (312) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Canisius | W 73–37 | 9–5 (6–0) |
Koessler Athletic Center (505) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
January 20, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Manhattan | W 70–55 | 10–5 (7–0) |
Webster Bank Arena (567) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
January 22, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Siena | L 56–68 | 10–6 (7–1) |
Alumni Recreation Center (151) Loudonville, NY | |||||||
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Marist | W 59–39 | 12–6 (9–1) |
McCann Arena (1,199) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
February 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's Rescheduled from January 6 |
W 63–56 | 13–6 (10–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (163) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 3, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Niagara | W 75–72 | 14–6 (11–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (576) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Canisius | W 63–54 | 15–6 (12–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (613) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Iona | W 54–29 | 16–6 (13–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (512) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
February 12, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Siena | W 64–48 | 17–6 (14–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (651) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Quinnipiac | W 59–54 | 18–6 (15–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,231) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Monmouth | W 75–52 | 19–6 (16–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (732) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Manhattan | W 75–63 | 20–6 (17–1) |
Draddy Gymnasium (100) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
March 3, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rider | W 65–61 | 20–6 (17–1) |
Webster Bank Arena (876) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (8) Iona Quarterfinals |
W 69–56 | 23–6 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
March 11, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (4) Niagara Semifinals |
W 75–38 | 24–6 |
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
March 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., 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 p.m., 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. |
See also
References
- "Fairfield women's basketball coach Joe Frager, 'a model of integrity and commitment,' will retire, citing health reasons". ESPN. October 20, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fairfield Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2024.