BUFFALO, N.Y. – Fairfield University Volleyball completed an unbeaten weekend in Western New York with a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon at Canisius. The Stags took the match by set scores of 25-10, 22-25, 25-19, and 25-12 to bring a 2-0 Metro Conference record back to campus.
After the unbeaten weekend, the Stags improve to 8-5 overall. The three-time reigning champions of the Metro Conference have won 12 consecutive matches against conference foes. Canisius, which also fell to Sacred Heart this weekend, stands at 1-11 on the year with an 0-2 tally in Metro play.
Aislin Oldach led a high-powered Fairfield attack with 13 kills on .370 hitting. On the right side,
Mamie Krubally and
Emma Bortolotti put down 10 kills apiece, while
Sophia Nagy had eight from the middle.
Rounding out the offense,
Harlan Wyche had five kills,
Julie Dufourt added four, and
Zofia Sykut went over on two for two kills.
Sykut also ran the offense with 39 assists as the Stags hit .336 for the match. Fairfield hit over .500 in Sets 1 and 4 of today's victory. The Stags hit .311 this weekend with Sykut managing the attack.
The Fairfield setter also contributed to the scoring with three of the Stags' 11 service aces.
Natalie Carlin and
Katelyn Cook served up two winners apiece.
Defensively, Cook donned the libero jersey and recorded a match- and career-best 22 digs. Carlin added eight from the back row with Oldach and Sykut chipping in seven apiece.
The work at the net was led by Wyche, who had a hand in seven of Fairfield's 11 team blocks. Krubally contributed to four rejections for the Stags, while Nagy, Oldach, and Sykut each got a piece of three blocks. The defensive effort limited Canisius to an .098 team hitting percentage.
Emma Isroff led the Griffs with eight kills. Libero Brenda Reynaga, who entered the weekend ranked ninth in the nation with 4.94 digs per set, had a team-leading 13 for Canisius.
Next week, the Stags return to the Town of Fairfield but continue their road swing with a Tuesday, Sept. 29 visit to Sacred Heart. Metro Conference action comes to Leo D. Mahoney Arena for the first time when Fairfield hosts Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. and Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. The match with the Bobcats will be televised live on SNY.
