The Fairfield University Women’s Basketball program returned to the national stage earlier this month, sending a team of four Stags to the USA Basketball 3x Nationals in Mesa, Arizona. The Fairfield team was comprised of graduate students Emina Selimovic ’24 and Raiana Brown, as well as returning Stags standouts Meghan Andersen ’27 and Kaety L’Amoreaux ’27.
The Stags delivered one of the viral highlights of the tournament as L’Amoreaux drained a buzzer beater from beyond the arc in Fairfield’s 18-16 win over Valley Heat, a team comprised of student-athletes from Arizona State and Grand Canyon University.
Overall, Fairfield averaged the third-most points among the 16 teams in the tournament with a 17.7 scoring average. The format of the tournament featured 3 vs. 3 half-court games to 21 points (or 10 minutes) with a 12-second shot clock.
In addition to their win over Valley Heat, the Stags hung tough against eventual tournament runners-up Rise, falling 21-17 to a team comprised of players and alumnae from Louisville, Texas, LSU, and Oklahoma.
Fairfield also squared off with squads representing Oklahoma State and South Dakota State – two programs that met in the first round of this year’s NCAA Championship.
"It was an incredible experience for our women to compete for USA Basketball at 3x Nationals," said Head Coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis. "Not only did they match up with some of the best players in the country, but they proved that they belonged and deserve to be in the conversation with the best. This weekend stamped yet another mark in our pursuit to make Fairfield one of the best programs in the country."
Fairfield University Women’s Basketball won its second consecutive MAAC Championship and MAAC Regular Season Championship in the 2024-25 season. The Stags are 59-7 over the last two campaigns, including a 45-1 mark against MAAC opponents.
