FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Senior
William Pierce earned a spot on the 2025 All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) preseason team as the organization announced its coaches poll and team. The Stags were selected eighth in the preseason coaches' poll, collecting one first-place vote in the ranking.
Pierce, who earned a berth to the All-MAAC Postseason Team a year ago, represents Fairfield on the preseason squad after turning in another solid season during 2024. The midfielder posted 13 points for the second straight season, registering five goals and three assists during his junior campaign.
He posted a goal in three different games last season, highlighted by a three-goal effort in a win over Columbia University on the road. Pierce also garnered a goal against Marist and another goal in the Stonehill match to finish with a team-best five goals. He added three assists to his season output, setting up a goal against LIU, Merrimack, and Canisius.
The Stags picked up 87 points in the preseason coaches' poll, 10 points off seventh-place Manhattan University which also earned one first-place vote. Iona gained the most points in the preseason poll with 161 points, most coming as a result of its eight first-place votes. Rider was a close second with 155 points and was one of the five teams to secure a first-place vote.
Siena, Marist, and Quinnipiac closed out the top five places with Siena taking third off 124 points while Marist and Quinnipiac tied for fourth place with 120 points each. Sacred Heart finished sixth in the voting by tallying 109 points.
The final five teams in the poll were represented by Mount St. Mary's (67 points), Merrimack (40), Canisius (39), Saint Peter's (36), and Niagara (28).
The Fairfield University men's soccer team, under second-year Head Coach
Krystian Witkowski, opens the 2025 campaign with a road trip to Army West Point on August 21 beginning at 4 pm.
The Stags will play five of their next six games at home, hosting Monmouth University on August 25, Brown University on September 1, Columbia University on September 10, and Niagara University on September 15.
