FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Volleyball hits a pivotal stretch in the Metro Conference season this week, wrapping up the month of October with a trio of conference contests. The run starts on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Leo D. Mahoney Arena with a visit from crosstown foe Sacred Heart. First serve is slated for 6 p.m.
 
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Metro Lines

• At 11-0, Fairfield holds a three-match lead in the standings over Siena and Quinnipiac (both 8-3).
• Sacred Heart and Marist are right behind them at 7-4, with Iona also above .500 at 6-5.
• The top six teams at the close of the 18-match league slate will qualify for the Metro Championship.
• Fairfield is two wins away from clinching a conference postseason berth for the 31st consecutive season and four wins short of earning at least a share of its eighth consecutive regular season title.

 
Fairfield University Stags (17-5, 11-0 Metro)

• The Stags hosted and defeated Manhattan (3-0) and Iona (3-1) this past week to move to 11-0 in the Metro Conference.
• Mamie Krubally hit .457 for the weekend, including an errorless .714 (10-0-14) in the Friday sweep of Manhattan. With that performance, she moved to 29th in the nation with an even .400 hitting percentage this season. She enters the week as the only player in the nation hitting .400 or better with more than 500 swings.
• Krubally leads Fairfield with 3.15 kills per set. Emma Bortolotti adds 2.54 also from the right side, and Aislin Oldach has put down 2.35 per frame at the left pin.
• Defensively, Natalie Carlin sets the pace with 3.18 digs per set. Carlin had 19 in the sweep of Manhattan on Friday.
• At the net, Harlan Wyche has racked up 115 blocks and sits 16 shy of 300 in her career. She would be the 10th Stag to reach that milestone.
• As a team, the Stags lead the Metro and rank 20th nationally with a .272 hitting percentage. Fairfield is third in the conference defensively with teams hitting .185 against them.

 
Sacred Heart University Pioneers (14-9, 7-4 Metro)

• Sacred Heart also defeated Iona and Manhattan last weekend – sweeping both ends of the conference set – to stay in the hunt at 7-4 as a part of a 14-9 overall tally.
• The Pioneers have been the Metro's toughest defense with opponents hitting .170 against them. SHU's offense ranks fourth in the conference in efficiency with a .186 team hitting percentage.
• Individually, the Pios are led by Lauren Hubert and Abbie Hagedorn with 3.67 and 3.44 kills per set, respectively.
• Hagedorn is also second in the nation in service aces with 52.
• Miliani Villarreal heads the back row with 4.51 digs per set – good for second in the Metro. Hubert adds 2.82 digs per stanza.

 
Earlier This Season

• Fairfield erased a 2-0 deficit and rallied all the way back to knock off Sacred Heart, 3-2, at the Pitt Center on Sept. 29. The Stags took the Metro Conference decision by set scores of 18-25, 15-25, 26-24, 25-18, and 15-11.
• Thirteen Stags took the court in the win, including eight to record at least one kill. Mamie Krubally set the pace from the right side with 16 kills on .452 hitting. Aislin Oldach added 13 kills and Emma Bortolotti put down 12 to help fuel the attack.
• Oldach also had 12 digs to round out a double-double, while Bortolotti got a piece of seven Fairfield blocks.
• Katelyn Cook turned in an all-around performance as the junior started the match in the libero jersey before switching to the pins. She finished the day with 11 kills on .321 hitting along with a team-best 13 digs.
• In the middle, Harlan Wyche controlled both sides of the net with seven kills at a .600 clip and 10 blocks. She also served up two aces in set five and chipped in three digs.
• SHU's Lauren Hubert led all players with 18 kills and added 16 digs for the hosts.

 
Up Next

• Fairfield returns to the road this weekend for visits to Merrimack (Oct. 30) and Quinnipiac (Oct. 31).
• The Stags will also head to Rider and Saint Peter's before closing out the regular season and the 2026 home slate on Nov. 13-14 at Mahoney Arena against Canisius and Niagara.