Alumni Hall
Alumni Hall is the on campus home of the Fairfield University volleyball and men’s
and women’s basketball teams. The facility, which opened December 5, 1959,
seats 2,400 fans, who were recognized by Sports Illustrated for being the most
vocal and loyal. In 2007, Alumni Hall was the site of the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) Volleyball Championship. The event was aired live on ESPNU.
The women’s basketball team has won 76 percent of their games they play in the
friendly confines of Alumni Hall. The Stags boast a 2
32
-7
1
record in their on-
campus home.
The Stags women’s basketball teams plays its home games in two locations
Webster Bank
Arena
The Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, which officially opened its doors in
October 2001, is the home of Fairfield University men’s and women’s basketball
programs. Connecticut’s state-of-the-art showplace is also home to the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers, an affiliate of the American Hockey League. Now in their
tenth season playing at the Arena, the relationship between Fairfield and
Bridgeport has brought the highest level of basketball to the Arena. Fairfield
brought March Madness to the Arena at Harbor Yard in 2004 and 2007 with the
NCAA Women’s Basketball First and Second Rounds. In 2009 and 2011 the
Arena and Stags played host to the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey East Regional. In
addition, Fairfield and the Arena hosted the 2010-11 Bank of America MAAC
Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship, as all 20-league teams compet-
ed for a berth in the NCAA Tournament. During the 2012 postseason, Fairfield will
host the NCAA Women’s Basketball First and Second Rounds as well as the NCAA
Men’s Ice Hockey East Regional.
