FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Volleyball enters the second half of the Metro Conference schedule at home this weekend at Leo D. Mahoney Arena. The Stags will welcome Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. and host second-place Iona on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.
 
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Metro Lines

• The Stags are alone in first place at 9-0 at the midway point in the conference slate.
• Iona joins Siena and Quinnipiac in second place at 6-3. Sacred Heart and Marist are also over .500 in conference action at 5-4.
• The top six teams in the final Metro standings will qualify for the postseason.

 
Fairfield University Stags (15-5, 9-0 Metro)

• The Stags were led by a standout weekend from Metro Preseason Player of the Year Mamie Krubally en route to a pair of road wins at Marist and Siena.
• Krubally had 40 kills on .538 hitting for the weekend, including a career-high 27 kills on .545 hitting in Saturday's showdown at Siena. She had 15 kills on .700 hitting in the fourth and fifth sets of the comeback victory.
• Julie Dufourt had a pair of career highs on the weekend as the rookie put down 10 kills at Marist then topped that mark with 16 kills and 10 digs at Siena.
• On the season, Krubally leads the Metro and ranks 34th in the nation with a .394 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, Harlan Wyche tops the conference and is third nationally with 109 blocks.
• The Stags lead the Metro in hitting percentage (.271) and rank third with opponents hitting .187 against them.

 
Manhattan University Jaspers (5-15, 4-5 Metro)

• Manhattan most recently split a road weekend with a 3-1 win at Saint Peter's and a 3-1 loss at Rider to settle at 4-5 in Metro play.
• Hanna Kaczynska leads the Jaspers with 2.27 kills per set on .197 hitting.
• Abby Morreale is Manhattan's most efficient hitter with a .326 hitting percentage on her way to 1.42 kills per stanza.
• Morreale is also among the Metro leaders with 84 blocks in 77 sets of action.
• Collectively, the Jaspers are seventh in the conference with a .163 hitting percentage and eighth on the defensive side with a .240 opponent hitting percentage.

 
Iona University Gaels (11-10, 6-3 Metro)

• Iona fell at Rider, 3-1, then bounced back with a 3-2 win at Saint Peter's to stand at 6-3 as a part of an 11-10 overall record.
• Julia Leonardo slots third in the Metro with a team-best 3.66 kills per set.
• On the defensive side, Buse Tinaz is second in the conference is blocks (1.32/set) and Avery Gaume ranks fourth in digs (4.05/set).
• The Gaels are fifth in the conference with a .173 team hitting percentage. Fueled by 17.92 digs per set, which is good for second in the nation, Iona ranks second in the Metro with opponents hitting .180 against them.

 
Up Next

• A three-match week is on deck for the Stags starting with a return match with Sacred Heart at Mahoney Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
• Fairfield will then hit the road to visit Merrimack and Quinnipiac on Oct. 30-31 to close out the month.