FAIRFIELD, Conn. – After winning a back-and-forth first set in Saturday afternoon's MAAC clash with Siena at Leo D. Mahoney Arena, Fairfield University Volleyball clamped down the rest of the way to complete a 3-0 sweep of the visiting Saints. The Stags posted a .364 team hitting percentage en route to their 17th straight win over MAAC opposition, earning the victory by set scores of 25-22, 25-14 and 25-13.

Following the sweep, the Stags stand at 10-0 in the MAAC as a part of a 12-10 overall tally. Fairfield clinched a winning record in conference play for the 29th consecutive season dating back to 1996. In that span, the Stags have won a conference-best 13 MAAC Championships and won or shared 22 MAAC regular season titles.
 
Siena falls to 4-18 on the year with a 3-7 MAAC record.
 
"Offensively, I was happy to see us execute some of the things that we've been focusing on," said Head Coach Nancy Somera. "And on the defensive side, it was good to see us ramp things up, going from just 10 digs in the first set to finishing with 53. Overall, today was just a solid performance to defend our home court in a conference match."
 
Allie Elliott continued to set the pace on the outside for the Stags as she led all players with 13 kills on .393 hitting. Mamie Krubally added 10 kills at a .438 clip from the right side; the sophomore has posted double-digit kills in her last four matches while hitting a scorching .442 during that span.
 
The balanced Fairfield attack also featured eight kills apiece from Mikayla Haut (.368) and Maya Walker (.333). Harlan Wyche stepped into the starting rotation as a middle and put down six kills on eight swings, and Svenja Rodenbüsch added five finishers.
 
The offense was managed by Blakely Montgomery and Abby Jandro, who distributed 22 and 19 assists, respectively. Jandro also notched 14 digs to round out her sixth double-double of the fall.
 
Kyla Berg donned the libero jersey and posted a match-leading 15 digs while Montgomery added seven and Noelle Carey tallied six in a libero and DS role.
 
At the net, Rodenbüsch and Walker teamed up for three blocks. Haut elevated for a pair of solo rejections and Krubally got her hands on one solo block.
 
In total, Fairfield's defense limited Siena to a .162 hitting percentage. The Stags have not allowed a MAAC opponent to hit .200 or better in 10 conference matches thus far in 2024.
 
The round out the Fairfield scoring, Elliott and Jandro each served up a pair of aces, while Carey and Haut dropped in one winner apiece.
 
Salme Adeele Hollas notched 11 kills to lead Siena.
 
Fairfield Volleyball caps a five-match homestand tomorrow – Sunday, Oct. 27 – at Mahoney Arena with a 1 p.m. visit from Marist. The Red Foxes, who play at Sacred Heart tonight at 6 p.m., came to Connecticut with a record of 1-18 overall and 1-8 in the MAAC.