Lake Buena Vista, FL—The Niagara Volleyball team saw their season come to an end on Thursday as they fell to the top ranked Fairfield Stags in the quarter-finals of the MAAC Championship.
Game Recap
First Set

• The top ranked Stags jumped out to a quick lead in the opening set as they were up 4-1. Niagara did not give in as they came back and trailed 8-7 after the first 15 points of the match.
• Niagara kept it close throughout the set and were down by just three at multiple points in the set.
• Despite keeping it close, the Purple Eagles could not overcome the deficit as they fell 25-18 in the opening set.
• Six different players had kills in the opening set with senior Allie Simpson leading the way with three of the teams 12 kills.
• Kelly McArthur had a team high five digs in the set while Niagara had two blocks as well.

Second Set

• In the second set of the day, Niagara was the one who jumped out an early lead as they took a 5-1 lead on the MAAC regular season champs.
• The Purple Eagles had a lead as high as six when it was 10-4, the Stags did not stagger however and tied the set at 18.
• The two teams traded points after it was tied up with Fairfield ultimately taking the set, there was only one lead change in the set.
• Casey Brown had a set high 11 digs for the Purple Eagles while Kinga Wronska had six.
• Liana Tolliver picked up where she left off on Wednesday as she had five kills in the set, Lexi Bapst and McArthur had three apiece in the set.

Third Set

• Fighting for their season, the Purple Eagles came out swinging in the third set as they traded the first 10 points with Fairfield as it was 5-5.
• Fairfield opened a four point lead as it was 11-7 but Niagara stuck around and tied it at 13.
• It was constant back and forth between the teams and Niagara took their first lead of the set as they made it 20-19 on an ace from Kylie Blessing.
• Niagara would not give up their lead as they finished out the set with a 25-23 win.
• McArthur led the team with four wins in the set while the duo of Tolliver and Simpson combined for six kills with each having three.

Fourth Set

• In the fourth set, the two teams traded points until Niagara opened up 7-4 lead. The Stags bounced back and made it 11-8 to take the lead.
• Fairfield kept building their lead and the Purple Eagles could not gain momentum to create a comeback.
• Niagara made four point set at 22-16 but could not comeback and tie it up.
• Bapst led the team with five kills in the final set. McArthur had a team high five digs in the set. Taylor Allen and Simpson combined for block in their final set as Purple Eagles.

Niagara Notes

• Niagara had five players with double digits digs as Wronska and Bella Peroni had 16 each. McArthur had 13 while Tolliver and Brown each had 11 digs.
• Tolliver and Bapst each had 12 kills to tie for the team lead while Simpson had 11 kills.
• Niagara had eight blocks, Allen had five block assists while Tolliver had three assisted blocks.
• Wronska finished the season as the team leader in kills, aces, and digs. She was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team on Wednesday night.