FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University volleyball team hosts a pivotal home weekend of MAAC action on George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall, welcoming Siena and Marist for a pair of conference clashes on Oct. 15-16. The Stags will also celebrate their “Herd to a Cure” Match as a part of Fairfield Athletics' partnership with the Norma Pfriem Breast Center at Bridgeport Hospital.
Herd to a Cure
In support of the Norma Pfriem Breast Center as a part of the Pink Pledge for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fairfield Athletics will be selling “Herd to a Cure” t-shirts during Saturday's match for $10.00. Fairfield Athletics will partner with the Norma Pfriem Breast Center at athletic contests throughout the 2016-17 school year to generate revenue and raise awareness. The year-long campaign will conclude with a check presentation at an athletic contest during the spring 2017 semester.
For more information about the Pink Pledge and the Norma Pfriem Breast Center, visit www.pinkpledge.org.
Fans who cannot attend Saturday's match but wish to make a donation or purchase a t-shirt, please contact Fairfield Athletics at stagsathletics@fairfield.edu or (203) 254-4136.
About the Stags
Fairfield enters the weekend riding a 10-match winning streak to improve to 16-5 overall and 9-0 in the MAAC. Dating back to last fall, the Stags have won 18 consecutive MAAC regular season contests. Last week's victories at Siena and Quinnipiac also clinched the third straight season that Fairfield has defeated every MAAC team at least once (including postseason). The Stags have accomplished that feat in eight of 11 campaigns since the conference adopted an 18-match schedule in 2006.
Skyler Day and Mallory Bechtold have helped guide the Stags on their current winning streak, winning MAAC Player of the Week and Libero of the Week, respectively, for the second consecutive week. In the recent wins over the Saints and Bobcats, Day hit .247 on the outside while averaging 5.43 kills per set. She added 2.86 digs per frame and two blocks two the defensive effort and distributed five assists. Bechtold helmed the back row from the libero spot in all seven sets of action last week. She racked up 43 digs – 6.14 per set – in addition to five assists.
Fairfield vs. Siena
Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 1 p.m.
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After splitting a home weekend with a win over Saint Peter's and a five-set loss to Rider, the Saints will visit Alumni Hall with a record of 5-14 overall and 4-5 in the MAAC.
The Stags defeated Siena, 3-1, on Oct. 5 in Loudonville behind double-doubles from Day (16 kills, 11 digs) and Megan Theiller (14 kills, 13 digs). Reigning MAAC Player of the Year Briana Flagg led the Saints with a double of her own, posting 12 kills and 10 digs in the loss. Kalehua Katagiri, the MAAC leader in digs, had 31 from the back row for the hosts.
Fairfield vs. Marist
Sunday, Oct. 16 @ 1 p.m.
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Marist has won four straight contests since its 3-1 loss to Fairfield on Sept. 28 to move to 7-11 on the season and 7-1 in the MAAC. The Red Foxes will visit Quinnipiac (14-7, 6-2 MAAC) on Saturday before coming to Alumni Hall to meet the Stags.
In the first encounter between the clubs two weeks ago, Day paced Fairfield with 18 kills, while Theiller notched a double-double consisting of 15 kills and 11 digs. Sydney Buckley nearly added a double-double of her own from the setter spot with 35 assists and seven digs. Marist's Megan Fergus led all players with 20 kills in the losing effort.
Up Next
Next weekend, Fairfield is back on the road to wrap-up the home-and-home series with Iona and Manhattan on Oct. 22-23. Action returns to George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall the following weekend when MAAC foes Rider and Saint Peter's come to the Nutmeg State on Oct. 29-30.
