POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Fairfield University Volleyball maintained its unbeaten Metro Conference record with a 3-0 sweep of host Marist on Friday evening at McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie. The Stags were paced by 13 kills from
Mamie Krubally, and
Natalie Carlin led the back row with 19 digs.
Fairfield improved to 8-0 in the Metro as a part of a 14-5 overall tally. Marist slid to 9-12 on the campaign with an even 4-4 mark in conference play. The Stags took the match by scores of 25-23, 27-25, and 25-15.
The Stags were powered by four hitters swinging over .400, led by Krubally's 13 kills on .524 hitting. Also on the right side,
Emma Bortolotti put down 11 kills at a .526 clip. On the left pin,
Julie Dufourt hit .474 on her way to a career-high 10 kills.
Harlan Wyche added eight kills on the middle, hitting an even .400.
Supplementing the attack,
Katelyn Cook tallied seven kills, and
Sophia Nagy finished with five.
The offense was managed to a .359 hitting percentage by
Zofia Sykut and
Noella Migliuri with 26 and 18 assists, respectively.
The Stags added eight points from the end line including three service aces for Carlin to match her career high. Migliuri and Sykut each served up two aces, and Dufourt had one.
Defensively, Fairfield was guided by Carlin's 19 digs and 10 from Cook. Migliuri was just shy of a double-double with nine digs to go along with her 18 assists. At the net, the Stags racked up six blocks. Wyche got a piece of three Fairfield rejections, while Nagy and Bortolotti each got a piece of two.
Marist was led by nine kills and eight digs for Mallory Reck. Sarah Bumstead put down eight kills on .471 hitting from the middle.
Up next, Fairfield Volleyball heads to Loudonville to meet Siena tomorrow – Saturday, Oct. 17 – at 2 p.m. The Saints are 11-10 overall and alone in second place at 6-2 in the Metro following a five-set win over Sacred Heart this evening.
