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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Two Stags posted double-doubles while several others were in double-digits to help the Fairfield University volleyball team win its fifth-straight in a 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-13) decision over Niagara University this afternoon at Alumni Hall.

Senior Rachel Romansky tallied her third-straight double-double and tenth of the year with a season-high 51 assists and 15 digs. Sophomore Hadley Orr notched her third double-double of the year with a season-high 13 kills and 15 digs to go along with three total blocks.

Junior Caitlin Stapleton registered double-digit kills for the fifth-straight contest, finishing with a match-high 15 kills. Junior Marilyn Peizer tallied 12 kills, five digs, and two aces while senior Hayley Moyer added 11 kills on .681 hitting and did not commit an error in 18 chances.

Red-shirt senior Carsen Mata recorded 25 digs, six assists, and three aces, tying a career-high. Junior Lindsay Weaver set a new career-high with 13 digs while classmate Camille Coffey added six digs and two kills. Freshman Megan O'Sullivan checked into the match and delivered six kills on .417 hitting with two total blocks.

Fairfield (8-11; 6-3 MAAC) hit .304 for the match with 63 kills, seven aces, and 82 digs while Niagara had 44 kills on .222 hitting, six aces and 60 digs. The Purple Eagles out-blocked the Stags, 7-4.

Niagara (2-18; 1-8 MAAC) battled it out with Fairfield in the first set as there were 11 ties and five lead changes. The Purple Eagles took a 23-22 lead on a kill by Melissa McGwin but Stapleton tied it with a kill. Niagara, however, took advantage of a pair of errors by the Stags to pull out the 25-23 win.

The Stags opened the second set by jumping out to a 16-9 lead. Niagara later closed the gap to 17-14 but Fairfield used a 4-1 spurt to gain some breathing room. The Purple Eagles closed the gap once more, pulling within 23-21, but kills by Moyer and Peizer gave the Stags the 25-21win.

Niagara was leading 19-16 when a Purple Eagles service error tipped the momentum into the Stags' favor. From that point on, Fairfield went on a 9-1 run en route to victory. During that stretch, O'Sullivan tied with a kill while Stapleton put the Stags on top, 22-20, with a kill of her own. After a Niagara timeout, Stapleton delivered another kill and then teamed with O'Sullivan for a block to make it a 23-20 advantage. Peizer came through with an ace while a Niagara attack error sent the Stags off with a 25-20 win.

Fairfield dominated in the fourth set on .429 hitting with 16 kills and just one error on 35 chances. After opening up a 15-7 lead, the Stags never looked back as they cruised to a 25-13 win.

Fairfield is back in action next weekend, traveling to Marist on October 19 and Siena on October 20.