FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men's soccer team will make its final regular-season road trip of the 2026 campaign, making the trek to upstate New York for a match up with Niagara University. The Stags and the Purple Eagles will meet on Saturday, October 31 beginning at 2 pm.

With a postseason berth already tucked away, Fairfield is looking to close in on a Metro Conference regular-season title. The Stags currently hold the top spot in the standings with a 7-1-0 mark for 21 points which is four better than Quinnipiac's 17 points based on its 5-1-2 slate. Fairfield, Quinnipiac, and Marist University all have a conference championship berth in hand heading into the final weekend.

Last week, Fairfield came away with a 1-0-1 mark after playing Yale University to a 1-1 midweek draw and edging Canisius University by a 3-0 count at home. Pipeloore Olanrewaju picked up two goals and an assist in the win over the Golden Griffs with his assist setting up Asher Rosen for his first goal of the season. Massimo Murania also tallied his first goal in 2026 with a penalty kick in the Yale contest.

All of Olanrewaju's points have come against Metro opponents, scoring five goals and adding three assists in his last eight outings. The sophomore also has two game-winning goals which is second only Cristiano Carlos' three deciding goals. Carlos paces the Fairfield offense with five goals and a team-best six assists for 16 points.

The Stags saw all three goalkeepers gain minutes last week, beginning with freshman John DiStefano securing his first career start. He finished the match with five saves and one goal allowed in his 90 minutes, giving him a 0.833 save percentage with a 0.92 goals against average. Shayan Rad also picked up time in the Canisius game, combining with Evan Chomow for the clean sheet.

Chomow has 1153 minutes on this year's ledger which has led the sophomore to a 0.86 goals against average with a .788 save percentage off his 41 stops. He leads all Metro Conference goalkeepers with his goals against average and places second in the statistics with his save percentage.

Niagara is currently tied for fourth in the Metro standings along with Merrimack with the Purple Eagles holding to a 3-2-3 conference record for 12 points.  The program has a four-match unbeaten streak (3-0-1) including wins over Manhattan, Sacred Heart, and Iona as well as a 1-1 draw with Mount St. Mary's in its last game.

Jacob Dykstra tallied his first goal in the season in the 66^th minute to earn Niagara's draw with the Mount, becoming the seventh Purple Eagle to score a goal this season. Tommy Mittlestadt sits on top of the statistics sheet with five goals and 10 points, followed by Chase Dade and Reon Tezuka with five points off two goals and one assist each.

Grant Wyles has spent nearly all of the minutes in the Niagara goal with 13 appearances overall. He owns a 1.55 goals against average with a .765 save percentage off his 62 saves.

Following the Niagara match, Fairfield will return to Lessing Field for a match up with Sacred Heart University on Wednesday, November 4. Start time is set for 7 pm.