Match 18
SCORE	Fairfield 3 – Niagara 0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-18)
RECORDS	Fairfield (13-4, 8-0 MAAC) – Niagara (6-12, 5-3 MAAC)
LOCATION	George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall

 
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Purple Eagles fell to MAAC-leading Fairfield, 3-0, on Saturday.

Match Summary
First Set

• The Purple Eagles trailed the Stags by just two points, 5-3, early on, but a 6-0 run from Fairfield extended the lead, 11-3.
• Fairfield dominated the rest of the set, allowing the Purple Eagles to score just five more points.

Second Set

• The Stags jumped ahead, 10-3, but a kill and an ace from Mary Redl halved Fairfield's lead, 10-5.
• Kills from Redl, Jaycie Roberts and Taylor Allen left Niagara trailing by 10, 23-13, late in the set.
• The Purple Eagles scored three straight points, including a kill from Caroline Leitch, to cut Fairfield's lead to right, 24-16, but the Stags scored the set point to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

Third Set

• Fairfield led 5-1 to start the set, but back-to-back kills from Redl left NU trailing by just two points, 5-3.
• With the Stags leading by three, 6-3, an attack error from Fairfield and another kill from Redl put Niagara within one-point of the lead, 6-5.
• The Stags remained in the lead and led by five, 19-14, but a kills from Roberts cut the Fairfield lead to four points, 19-15. Fairfield, however, remained in control of the set, winning the third set, 25-18, to sweep the match.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Redl led the Purple Eagles in kills with 12.
• Roberts had a team-high 15 digs.
• Jessica Streuer led NU in assists with 16.
• Allen led the team in blocking with four total blocks.

Up Next

• Niagara closes out its Connecticut road trip with a match at Quinnipiac on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1:00 p.m.

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