LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Fairfield University Volleyball completed an unbeaten first trip through the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) with a 3-0 sweep of host Siena this afternoon. The Stags picked up their 10th consecutive victory overall by set scores of 25-14, 25-19 and 25-20.
 
Fairfield (14-6, 9-0 MAAC) has now put together a winning streak of 10 or more matches for the 12th time since 1997. The program record is a 27-match streak that propelled the 1998 Stags to a 35-2 final record.
 
In today's match, Megan Theiller returned to form offensively with a match-leading 10 kills. Fellow senior co-captain Skyler Day added nine kills. In the middle, the freshman tandem of Kaylie Butts and Luci Albertson added seven kills apiece. Mayda Garcia and Kaitlyn Fisher posted six and four kills, respectively, from the right side, and Sonja Radulovic added one kill to supplement the attack.
 
Manuela Nicolini managed the offense to a .258 clip with 37 assists to go along with two kills of her own. Nicolini currently leads the MAAC with 10.17 assists per set.
 
On the defensive end, Taylor Rudeen had a match-best 15 digs. Day added 10, Theiller notched nine and Nicolini chipped in with seven from the back row. At the net, Butts was a part of three of the Stags' six total blocks, while Nicolini and Albertson each had a hand in two rejections. Fairfield's defensive effort limited the Saints to a .075 team hitting percentage.
 
"Our defensive effort was solid the entire weekend," said Head Coach Todd Kress. "We executed our game plan defensively, and Taylor continues to get better as she anchors our defense from the libero spot."
 
"Mayda came off the bench and provided some needed offense in the middle of the third set to help us finish," Kress added.
 
Siena (3-18, 3-7 MAAC) was led by five kills from Antonija Ivanovic, while the trio of Dakota Jackson, Nicole Deobler and Sam Pethokoukis each had four kills. Jess Eblin doled out 19 assists for the Saints, and libero Jojo Ishida had a team-best 10 digs.
 
MAAC action returns to George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall next weekend as Fairfield begins the second leg of conference play against Manhattan and Iona on Oct. 21-22. The Sunday, Oct. 22 meeting with the Gaels is the annual "Herd for a Cure" match. The Stags will be selling t-shirts and collecting donations to benefit the Norma Pfriem Breast Center.