Fairleigh Dickinson Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
 
NEC (30-4, 18-0)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/25 at NJIT (71-43), 11/29 Monmouth (63-50)
Bad Losses: 11/16 at Rutgers (49-59), 12/29 vs Binghamton (51-62)
Coach: Stephanie Gaitley
 
Probable Starters:
Leah Crosby, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.0 apg
Rebecca Osei-Owusu, Junior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
Kailee McDonald, Sophomore, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.9 rpg
Ava Renninger, Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 5.2 apg, 5.8 rpg
Madlena Gerke, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 1.9 apg, 3.7 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Akeelah Lafleur, Freshman, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Bella Toomey, Junior, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
Reese Downey, Freshman, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.3 (139th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 51.0 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.8 (127, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.1 (6, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.3 (9, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (43, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.0 (162, 4)
Rebound Margin: 8.8 (14, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (130, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (46, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAAFirst Round loss to TCU
2023NITFirst Round loss to Columbia
2022NITFirst Round loss to Seton Hall
 
*all team stats through 3/5