FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The penultimate weekend of the 2026 regular season marks the final Metro Conference road swing for Fairfield University Volleyball when the Stags visit Rider and Saint Peter's on Nov. 6-7. The Stags enter the weekend needing one more win to claim the outright Metro Conference Regular Season Championship.
 
Metro Lines

• The Stags won three matches last week to improve to 14-0 in the Metro Conference and clinch at least a share of the Regular Season Championship.
• Fairfield has won eight consecutive regular season titles and 25 overall since 1996.
• The Stags earned a bye to the semifinals and will be the top seed in the Metro Conference Championship scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 20-23. The "final four" will be hosted by the second-seeded team.
• Fairfield can claim the regular season title outright with one win in their last four regular season matches or with one more loss apiece by Siena and Marist.
• Siena and Marist are currently tied for second place at 10-4, while Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac sit one match behind them at 9-5.

 
Fairfield University Stags (20-5, 14-0 Metro)

• The Stags defeated Sacred Heart, Merrimack, and Quinnipiac this past week to maintain their grip on first place in the Metro standings.
• Fairfield also secured its 20th win of the season last Saturday at Quinnipiac. The Stags have won at least 20 matches in seven consecutive seasons (excluding a 9-1 final record in the spring of 2021) and reached the 20-win mark in 21 of the last 31 campaigns.
• Emma Bortolotti was named Metro co-Player of the Week after posting 3.67 kills per set while hitting .404 from the right side in the Stags' victories over Sacred Heart, Merrimack, and Quinnipiac. She put down double-digit kills and hit over .360 in all three matches.
• Aislin Oldach held down the left pin with 3.08 kills per set on .229 hitting to claim Metro Rookie of the Week laurels. Oldach neared a double-double with nine kills and eight digs to go along with four blocks in the 3-2 win over Sacred Heart, then hammered 15 finishers while hitting .324 on Friday at Merrimack.
• Harlan Wyche eclipsed 300 career blocks in Friday's win at Merrimack. Her 135 rejections this season are good for second in the nation as well as the fourth-most in a single-season in program history and a "rally scoring era" Fairfield single-season record.

 
Rider University Broncs (9-14, 8-6 Metro)

• Rider has won four straight matches to surge into the Metro postseason picture at 8-6 as part of a 9-14 overall record.
• The Broncs' attack is driven by their setter, Makenna Mason, to the tune of 8.37 assists per set to rank third in the Metro. Tori Bonacci is fifth in the conference with a .339 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, Molly Rohde ranks fourth in the conference with 1.05 blocks per stanza, and libero Simone Langford slots fifth at 3.83 digs per set.
• Fairfield swept the Broncs on Oct. 10 at Mahoney Arena behind eight kills on .438 hitting from Mamie Krubally and a team-best nine kills from Emma Bortolotti.
• Makenna Mason paced Rider with 22 assists and a match-high 14 digs, adding three kills and a service ace. Rylah Robinson led the Broncs with eight kills and added six digs.
• Friday's match will air live on ESPN+ and then broadcast on tape delay on SNY at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

 
Saint Peter's University Peacocks (6-21, 5-9 Metro)

• The Peacocks defeated Niagara on Halloween to stop a nine-match skid that began with their loss at Mahoney Arena on Oct. 9. SPU is 5-9 in the Metro and 6-21 overall.
• Saint Peter's balanced attack is highlighted by 2.42 kills per set by Victoria Pruvost, 2.29 for Karolina Rodriguez Mendez, and 2.18 kills per frame from Valeria Pagan Munoz.
• Rodriguez Mendez is also second in the Metro with a .389 hitting percentage.
• In the first meeting on Oct. 9, Fairfield avoided a "reverse sweep" with a 3-2 victory.
• Mamie Krubally led the Stags with 15 kills on .355 hitting from the right side. Harlan Wyche hammered a career-high 14 kills from the middle, and Katelyn Cook had a season-best 14 finishers on the left.
• Saint Peter's was led by Pruvost, who recorded 15 kills, four digs and two blocks. Rodriguez Mendez added 15 kills on.583 hitting for the visitors.

 
Up Next

• The Stags conclude the regular season at Mahoney Arena on Nov. 13-14 with visits from Canisius and Niagara.
• Fairfield will celebrate seniors Mamie Krubally and Daniella Suarez prior to the Saturday, Nov. 14 clash with the Purple Eagles.