The 2026–27 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team will represent Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights, led by fourth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley, will play their home games at the Bogota Savings Bank Center as members of the Northeast Conference in Hackensack, New Jersey and compete as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
Previous season
The Knights finished the 2025–26 season 30–5 overall and 18–0 in NEC play, to finish as conference regular season champions for the second consecutive year. Their 30 wins set a program record, surpassing the previous record of 29 set by the 2024–25 team. It was also the second straight season that the Knights went undefeated in the NEC.
As the top seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated No. 8 Saint Francis and No. 5 Le Moyne in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively, before advancing to the championship game, defeating No. 3 LIU 79–57 to capture their second consecutive conference title and earn the NEC automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
In the tournament, the Knights were seeded No. 15 in the Sacramento #4 Regional. However, they lost 48–58 to No. 2 Iowa in the first round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Fairleigh Dickinson departures Madlena Gerke 0 Guard/Forward 5'10" Graduate student Riga, Latvia Graduated Akeelah Lafleur 2 Forward 6'3" Freshman Willingboro, NJ Transferred to Towson Bella Toomey 3 Forward 6'2" Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to UNC Wilmington Ava Renninger 4 Guard 5'6" Sophomore Yardley, PA Transferred to Towson Talia Baptiste 5 Guard 5'7" Sophomore Maplewood, NJ TBD; not listed on roster Sydney Stokes 12 Forward 6'1" Sophomore Linwood, NJ Entered transfer portal Joi Johnson 14 Forward 5'11" Sophomore Ewing, NJ Transferred to Jackson State Tyler Edwards 23 Guard 5'6" Sophomore Townsend, DE Transferred to Loyola Maryland Kailee McDonald 24 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Lowell, MA Left team Lilly Parke 45 Forward 6'2" Senior Auckland, New Zealand Graduated, transferred to Idaho State
Incoming transfers Fairleigh Dickinson incoming transfers Jordis Reisner 3 Guard 5'9" Junior Graz, Austria Central Arizona (NJCAA) Iriona Gravley 7 Forward 6'0" Junior Williamstown, NJ Drexel Ane Valle 11 Guard 5'11" Senior Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Felician (D-II) Sofia Tavarez 23 Guard 5'5" Sophomore Cortland, NY Connecticut College (D-III)
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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