ALUMNI STADIUM

The newly-renovated Alumni Stadium hosts more than 4,000 fans for athletic contests. The University installed athletic turf as part of the renovation. The complex also includes a press box with permanent stands on both sides of the field. The men's and women's lacrosse teams play games at Alumni Stadium when weather prohibits it on Lessing Field's natural surface.

LESSING FIELD

With the start of the 2003 season the Fairfield University soccer and lacrosse programs found a new home as they began competition on the newly-renovated Lessing Field. Formerly Varsity Field, this new stadium received a complete overhaul beginning in May 2002. The playing surface was expanded for soccer and the grass surface itself was replaced with a high-durability sod. New irrigation and drainage systems were installed and new lights allow for night games. Along with a new scoreboard, the renovation gives the Stags one of the league's top facilities. The 500-seat stadium is Stag fan friendly as it is located centrally on campus. Lessing Field has played host to numerous conference championships, hosting four MAAC Soccer Championships since 2004. In 2007 Lessing Field was the location for both the men’s and women’s tournaments, with each championship being aired live on ESPNU, as was the 2006 men’s title game, also from the Fairfield campus.

UNIVERSITY FIELD

University Field is the home for the Fairfield University field hockey program. The field consists of artificial turf with permanent stands located along the sideline that can comfortably seat 500 fans. A press box and scoreboard complete the complex, giving the Stags one of the finest field hockey facilities in the America East Conference. The field also serves the athletics department as a practice facility for many of its teams.

WALSH ATHLETIC CENTER

Fairfield University's commitment to athletics is best illustrated by the construction of the Thomas J. Walsh Athletic Center, a 51,000 square-foot structure that caters to the academic and athletic needs of student-athletes. The building was completed in January 1998. Perhaps the building's most significant feature is a high-tech academic study center that is reserved for student-athlete use. The center includes individual and group study areas, wireless internet for enhanced student-athlete use, computer terminals linked to the internet as well as other educational systems, and a complete reference library. In addition, Mary Ann Palazzi, coordinator of student programs, and her staff offer student-athletes guidance and one-on-one counseling on everything from registration for classes to tutorial services. At Fairfield University, it's no coincidence that the word student comes first in student-athlete. The building also serves the athlete as well, offering a practice gymnasium for men's and women's basketball as well as volleyball. Plus, all administrative and coaches offices are located in the athletic center, which centralizes the Athletic Department. The first floor contains state-of-the-art locker rooms for all athletic teams, a 4,700 square-foot weight training center and coaches' locker rooms.

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