Expectations are high for the Stags this year and for good reason. The team was picked second in the MAAC preseason poll, and they also return the 2022 MAAC Rookie of the Year in Maddy Theriault. "We're creating chances, we're hitting crossbars, we're doing a lot of good things, so I think if we just get a little sharper in there, we'll be just fine. I think we just have to take it one day at a time, keep grinding, and keep chopping wood," head coach David Barrett said.

Fairfield welcomes Syracuse to Lessing Field this Sunday afternoon.