Post by FU73 on Feb 7, 2024 11:25:03 GMT -5
Fairfield University Women's Lacrosse, the five-time defending champion of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, has been selected as the preseason favorite for the 2024 campaign. Fairfield also garnered three Preseason All-MAAC honorees.
2024 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1 Fairfield 99 (9)
2 Siena 87 (1)
3 Niagara 79
4 Quinnipiac 68
5 Mount St. Mary’s 57
6 Canisius 50
7 Iona 43
8 Manhattan 27
9 Marist 26
10 Rider 14
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The Stags are represented by three graduate students on the Preseason All-MAAC Team: attackers Libby Rowe fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/libby-rowe/6667and Elizabeth Talluto fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/elizabeth-talluto/6673 and defender Lindsey Barnes.
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Preseason All-MAAC Team
Player Position Year Institution
Libby Rowe Attack Gr. Fairfield
Elizabeth Talluto Attack Gr. Fairfield
Kerri Gutenberger Attack Gr. Marist
Lexi Braniecki Attack Sr. Niagara
Paige Stachura Midfield Gr. Canisius
Kira Varada Midfield Jr. Iona
Rachel Crane Midfield Gr. Niagara
Jordan Bentley Midfield R-Jr. Siena
Jill Galanti Defense Sr. Canisius
Lindsey Barnes Defense Gr. Fairfield
Andrea Liotta Defense Gr. Manhattan
Sydney Huhtala Defense So. Niagara
Jenna Colabufo Defense Gr. Siena
Jody Chu Goalkeeper So. Canisius
Led by Head Coach Laura Field, Fairfield Women's Lacrosse was (14-5) last season and (7-1) in the MAAC. The Stags won their fifth consecutive MAAC Championship (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) en route to the seventh NCAA postseason appearance in program history.
The 2024 campaign begins this Saturday, Feb. 10 with a 1 p.m. visit at Holy Cross. The Stags then open the home slate at Rafferty Stadium with back-to-back home games against UConn (Feb. 14) and UAlbany (Feb. 17). MAAC play begins in Western New York on March 23 at Niagara.
Stag Women's Lacrosse Schedule
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-lacrosse/schedule
Stag MAAC Women's Lacrosse
MAAC Regular Season Champions (14): 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
MAAC Tournament Champions (8): 2001, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament Appearance (7): 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
