The 2026–27 Fairfield Stags women's basketball team will represent Fairfield University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Stags, led by fifth-year head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis, will play their home games at Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Connecticut and compete in their final season as a member of the newly renamed Metro Conference.
Previous season
The Stags finished the 2025–26 season 28–5 overall and 19–1 in MAAC play, both for the second straight season, to finish as regular season co-champions, sharing the title with Quinnipiac. Both teams' only regular season losses came from each other, with Fairfield losing to the Bobcats 58–72 at home in late January. For only the second time in program history, the Stags earned an AP Top 25 ranking, coming in at No. 25 on March 2.
As the two-time defending champions and the No. 2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 Sacred Heart and No. 3 Merrimack in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively to once again advance to the finals. In a rematch of January's matchup, as well as last year's championship game, Fairfield defeated top-seeded Quinnipiac 51–44 to win their third consecutive conference title and capture the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
In the NCAA tournament, the Stags were seeded No. 11 in the Fort Worth #1 Regional. They lost in the first round 60–79 to No. 6 Notre Dame to end their season.
Offseason Departures Fairfield departures Selen Yusan 2 Forward 6'1" Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Transferred to Chipola (NJCAA) Janelle Brown 3 Guard 5'6" Graduate Student Middle Island, NY Graduated Lauren Beach 15 Forward 6'1" Graduate Student Medway, MA Graduated Alli Campbell 21 Guard 6'0" Graduate Student Altoona, PA Graduated Jalyn Sackrider 24 Forward 6'3" Graduate Student Elma, WA Graduated Sydni Scott 25 Guard 5'8" Senior Prospect Park, PA Graduated Christina Pham 30 Guard 5'7" Freshman Boston, MA Transferred to Penn Julia Karpell 31 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Holmdel, NJ Transferred to Rider
Incoming transfers Fairfield incoming transfers Paige Kohler 2 Guard 5'8" Graduate Student Olmsted Falls, OH Bowling Green Lana McCarthy 24 Forward/Center 6'4" Senior Bedford, NH Purdue Nia Green 55 Guard 6'0" Junior Columbia, MD UNC Asheville
Recruiting class There was no 2026 recruiting class.
Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| Metro Conference regular season
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