FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield University swimming and diving teams will host a pair of dual meets against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponents this weekend, beginning with Manhattan College on Friday afternoon before ending with a Saturday matinee against Iona College on Saturday. Both meets will begin at 1 pm at the RecPlex Pool. The Manhattan College meet is a change from the original schedule as the Stags were scheduled to travel to Riverdale.

The men's team comes off an impressive 153-147 victory over La Salle University last weekend, the Stags' fourth straight dual meet victory this season. Fairfield received strong showings on both sides of the ledger with Joseph Stewart and Dillon O'Connor enjoying success.

Stewart paced the swimmers with two wins in the meet, taking the top spot in the 200 free by finishing the event with a time of 1:44.86. He followed up with a first-place run in the 500 free by touching the wall after completing the distance in 4:49.01, six seconds better than the runner up. O'Connor captured the MAAC Diver of the Week after he captured the 1 meter dive by accumulating 298.47 points in the event nearly 50 points better than the runner up. He also competed in the 3 meter dive and took home fourth place by tallying 217.28 points over the competition.

The women's team competed against both host La Salle and the University of Richmond, coming up short in the final tally among the three teams. The women's team received strong showings from Erini Pappas, who took second in the 200 fly with her time of 2:09.50 while Maggie O'Donnell also registered a runner-run swim in the 200 free, touching the wall with a time of 2:03.27. Alexis Gaulin garnered the top spot in the 2 meter dive with 216.53 points, 10 points better than second place. She followed with a solid effort in the 3 meter, finishing second with 220.15 points which was less than a point off the pace.

After this weekend's dual meets, Head Coach Anthony Bruno will take his teams to the Boston University Winter Open, a two-day event that runs from February 4-5. After leaving Boston, the team begins its quest at the 2022 MAAC Championships in Buffalo, N.Y., competing February 9-12.