No. 3 UConn closes its regular season against Fairfield, marking the first home meeting between the teams since November of 2019.
Fairfield recently put together a six-game win streak, highlighted by four shutouts — 4–0 over Hofstra, 6–0 against Lehigh, 5–0 at William & Mary, and 2–0 at VCU. The Stags also notched a 3–1 win over Northeastern and edged No. 27 Monmouth 3–2 in overtime during this run.
The streak ended on Oct. 25, 2026, with a 4–3 overtime loss at Providence. Fairfield forced extra time with a goal from Camille Perlov in the final minute, but Providence won in OT.
Through 16 games, Fairfield has outscored opponents 51–23, averaging 3.19 goals while allowing 1.44 per game. The Stags are a perfect 5-for-5 on penalty strokes this season.
Kylie Corcoran leads Fairfield with 10 goals and four assists for 24 points, converting all five penalty strokes. Rylee LaLoup is second, with nine goals and two assists (20 points) and a .529 shot percentage.
Alice Pifferi leads the squad in playmaking with nine assists and four goals (17 points). Camille Perlov has posted seven goals and one assist (15 points). Kaelyn Fogelson has recorded five goals and five assists (15 points).
In goal, Paige Jackson has made 11 appearances with a 4–2 record, a 0.95 goals-against average, a .727 save percentage and two shutouts. Georgia McDade has played eight games (1–2 record) with a 2.12 GAA and 27 saves.
UConn is 12–0 against Fairfield, with a 7–0 record in Storrs and a 5–0 record in Fairfield. Across 12 meetings, UConn has outscored Fairfield 71–18, averaging six goals per game.
Fairfield has narrowed the margin in recent years, with a 3–2 double-overtime loss in 2002, a 2–1 defeat in 2019 and a close 3–2 loss in their most recent matchup on Oct. 26, 2025.
UConn dropped its only game of the season in a 1–0 loss at Harvard on Sept. 6, then responded with 10 straight wins.
UConn clinched the Big East regular-season title after a 2–0 win over Georgetown and wrapped up conference play with a 3–0 shutout at Old Dominion.
The Huskies have posted eight shutouts in 14 games, blanking New Hampshire (5–0), Brown (3–0), Temple (4–0), Georgetown (2–0), Cornell (2–0) and Old Dominion (3–0).
UConn has outscored opponents 39–11 this season, averaging 2.79 goals per game and conceding just 0.79. The Huskies have outshot teams 193 to 92, averaging 13.8 shots per game while allowing 6.6. They have put 65.8 percent of their shots on goal, with 127 total on target. On set plays, UConn has earned 95 penalty corners and allowed 49.
The game kicks off at 3 p.m. on Friday and can be watched on UConn+.