Fairfield Sweeps Final 2009 MAAC Volleyball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
KATIE MANN,
FAIRFIELD
MB, Sr., 5-11, Del
Mar, CA/Torrey Pines
Mann concluded her final regular season in a Stags
uniform by averaging 4.62 kills on .444 hitting, 1.00 blocks, and 5.31 points
per set in Fairfield's 2-0 week. Mann tallied 16 kills on .433, five total
block and five digs in the 3-1 win over Marist. On Senior Day, Mann notched 21
kills on .452 hitting along with five digs and three blocks in the Stags' 3-1
win over Iona. It was Mann's fifth 20-kill match of the season, and her third
in her last four matches.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
KARA REIS,
FAIRFIELD
L, Fr., 5-9,
Ramona, CA/Poway
Reis had an outstanding week defensively for the
Stags, averaging 6.25 digs per set in Fairfield's 2-0 week. Reis opened the
week by tallying 19 digs, an assist, and an ace in Fairfield's 3-1 win over
Marist. Reis followed that up by notching a career-high 31 digs, a perfect
reception percentage, and a career-high five assists in the Stags' 3-1 win over
Iona. The 31 digs were the third-best single-match performance by a Stags in
program history.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
BRIANNA DIXION,
FAIRFIELD
OH, Fr., 5-9, Long
Beach, CA/Los Alamitos
Dixion had a solid week for the Stags, averaging 3.62
kills, 3.25 digs, and 4.12 points per set in Fairfield's 2-0 week. Dixion
nearly missed a triple-double in the Stags' 3-1 win over Iona, finishing with
12 kills, a career-best 19 digs, and a career-high nine assists. She also had
two aces and two blocks against the Gaels. Dixion opened the week with a
match-high 17 kills, seven digs, three assists, two blocks and a perfect
reception percentage in Fairfield's 3-1 win over Marist.