FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Last week, three Metro Conference men's soccer teams were unbeaten in league play. This week, only one remains mainly because the Fairfield University soccer team knocked Quinnipiac University and Mount St. Mary's from the unbeaten ranks.

The Stags are currently set first in the Metro Conference standings with a 5-0 record in conference play, and have a conference-best overall record of 7-1-2. Fairfield has won its last six matches and has a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) heading into Wednesday night's home match against Marist University. The game is set for 6 pm at Lessing Field.

Head Coach Krystian Witkowski saw his team upend Quinnipiac by a 2-1 score and Mount St. Mary's by a 3-0 count on the road to take sole possession of first place in the standings. With their success, Fairfield has moved into the number eight position in the United Soccer Coaches East Regional Poll.

At the heart of Fairfield's success stands the back line which has yielded just three goals during its six-game winning streak. Goalkeeper Evan Chomow captured his second straight Metro Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor for his performance, allowing a rebound goal after making a penalty kick save against Quinnipiac before tacking up another clean sheet in the Mount St. Mary's match. He currently leads all Metro Conference goalkeepers with his .796 save percentage and ranks second in goals against average with his 1.01 mark.

The offense has been just as prosperous with eight straight multi-goal games, dating back to the 1-0 win over UConn in game two of the season. The Stags are ranked nationally for scoring offense (2.3 goals per game – 20^th) and goal differential (23 for, 10 against +13 – 19^th).

Fairfield has a pair of double-digit scorers in Cristiano Carlos, who has five goals and five assists for 15 points), and Cristian Ortiz, who has four goals and two assists for 10 points. Cameron Gerber also has four goals on the season to go along with one assist for nine points.

Marist comes into Wednesday night's match with a 4-2-4 overall record with a 2-1-1 Metro mark which includes a perfect 4-0 road record. The Red Foxes come off a 3-1 win at Canisius University last weekend with Chris Verheul posting two of those goals. For his efforts, Verheul earned the Metro Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

Verheul represents the team's top scorer so far, netting six goals and two assists for 14 points. He accounts for two of the team's game-winning goals which includes the Canisius match. Caio Cavaletti serves as the team's top play maker, registering a team-best six assists with one goal through his 10 appearances. Alex Murania has collected most of the minutes in the Marist goal, sporting a 1.29 goals against average with a .763 save percentage off 29 saves.

Following Wednesday night's match, Fairfield will travel to Iona University for a Saturday afternoon meeting. Game time is slated for 12 pm.