Fairfield (28-4) will face No. 5 Kansas State (26-7) in Lexington in a first round NCAA Tournament game Friday at 2:30 p.m. But this year, the Stags are not simply happy to be there.

Last year, the Fairfield women’s basketball team won all its conference games and the conference tournament and roared into the NCAA Tournament with a 29-game win streak and one of the most ...