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3
Winner Fairfield Fairf 22-5,17-1 MAAC
0
Niagara Niag 13-15,12-6 MAAC
Winner
Fairfield Fairf
22-5,17-1 MAAC
3
Final
0
Niagara Niag
13-15,12-6 MAAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Fairfield Fairf 25 25 25 (3)
Niagara Niag 23 22 21 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Niagara Falls To Fairfield In Regular Season Finale

Match 28
SCORE Fairfield 3 – Niagara 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21)
RECORDS  Fairfield (22-5, 17-1 MAAC) - Niagara (13-15, 12-6 MAAC)
LOCATION Gallagher Center
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purples Eagles fell to Fairfield in straight sets on Sunday in their regular season finale.

Match Summary
First Set
  • The Purple Eagles and the Stags went back and forth in the first set. The score was tied eight times over the course of the set.
  • Niagara trailed by one, 12-11, but the Stags scored four straight points to extend their lead, 16-11.
  • Fairfield was ahead, 23-19, but Niagara went on a 3-0 run, including back-to-back aces from Emillie Wright, to cut the Stags' lead, 23-22. Fairfield however, came away with the set, 25-23.
Second Set
  • The second set was another close one between the Purple Eagles and the Stags. Fairfield led, 6-4, but Niagara scored three straight points to take a 7-6 lead.
  • The Purple Eagles led by one, 8-7, but Fairfield reclaimed the lead, scoring three consecutive points to get ahead, 10-8.
  • The Stags extended their lead, 13-9, but Niagara went on a 3-0 run, including kills from Caroline Leitch and Christina Cowsert, and trailed by just one point, 13-12.
  • Fairfield got back ahead by two, 15-13, but NU came back to tie the score, 15-15.
  • Niagara trailed by one, 17-16, before the Stags scored three straight points to take a 20-16 lead over the Purple Eagles.
  • With Fairfield leading, 24-18, four straight points from the Purple Eagles put them back within two, 24-22, but the Stags scored the set point to take set tw0, 25-22.
Third Set
  • The third set played out much like the first two, with the Purple Eagles and Stags exchanging points and keeping things close. The score was tied 13 times during the set.
  • The Stags led by one, 10-9, but a kill from Grace Hetterscheidt tied things up, 10-10. Fairfield reclaimed the lead, 13-11, but two errors from the Stags left NU and Fairfield tied again, 13-13.
  • Niagara trailed by one, 18-17, but a Stags error and an ace from Cameron Maris put NU in the lead, 19-18. Fairfield got back ahead, 20-19, but another kill from Hetterscheidt knotted the score at 20-20.
  • The Stags began to pull away, going on a 4-0 run to take a 24-20 lead over the Purple Eagles. Niagara scored one more point on a kill from Jessica Streuer, but Fairfield won the set, 25-21, and the match, 3-0.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Leitch led the Purple Eagles with nine kills. Jaycie Roberts added seven kills.
  • Roberts and Streuer each had a team-best seven digs.
  • Steruer led the team in assists with 24.
  • Maris and Taylor Allen led the Purple Eagles in blocking with four total blocks each.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles have clinched the fifth seed in the MAAC Tournament and will face No. 4 Marist on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8:00 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN3/ESPN+.

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