LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Fairfield University Volleyball played its fourth consecutive road contest to open the MAAC schedule on Sunday at Siena, and the Stags came away with their fourth straight 3-0 victory to remain as the league's only unbeaten team. Allie Elliott and Blakely Montgomery both posted double-doubles in the sweep of the Saints.
 
With the win, Fairfield moves to 10-5 overall and 4-0 in the MAAC. Siena, which lost a five-set fracas with Quinnipiac yesterday at the UHY Center, falls to 3-10 on the season with a 1-3 MAAC tally.
 
"There are a lot worse places we could be right now than 4-0 in conference play after these last two road weekends," said Head Coach Todd Kress. "I give credit to our team today for grinding out a W today without playing our best.  I loved seeing two freshmen in Allie Elliott and Maya Walker lead us in attack percentage."
 
Elliott hit .375 from the pins to amass 10 kills (10-1-24) while Maya Walker led the effort in the middle with seven kills on .462 hitting (7-1-13). KJ Johnson was Fairfield's most prolific finisher with 13 kills at a .281 clip. Sara Daniels and Mikayla Haut supplemented the attack with three kills apiece.
 
The offense was managed to a .226 attack percentage by Blakely Montgomery, who recorded 28 assists in the three-set outing and also dumped over four kills of her own.
 
The Stags added to the scoring with seven points from the end line. Morgan Doll landed three aces, with Montgomery and Kyla Berg both dropping in two.
 
Defensively, four Stags had 12 digs apiece in Berg, Doll, Elliott and Montgomery, while Noelle Carey added seven from the back row. At the net, Daniels and Johnson each had a hand in four of the Stags' six team blocks. The Fairfield defensive effort limited Siena to a .120 hitting percentage.
 
"This week of practice will be all about getting back to some basics, focusing on our defensive intensity and mindset and enjoying the process of getting better," Kress noted.
 
The Saints got eight kills from Ece Emrullah and seven by Sara Wagner to pace their offense. Siena libero Grace Halley led all players with 20 digs.
 
After opening MAAC action with four straight road outings, the Stags will play their next four – and seven of the next nine – on campus at the RecPlex. The run begins with a visit from in-state MAAC foe Quinnipiac on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m.