Stags Fall to No. 7 Minnesota in First Round of NCAA Volleyball Tournament

12/6/2019 9:35:14 PM

University of Minnesota– 3 | Fairfield University – 0
2019 NCAA Volleyball Championship – First Round
Maturi Pavilion | Minneapolis, MN
Fairfield University (24-6, 17-1 MAAC) fell 3-0 to seventh seeded University of Minnesota (24-5, 17-3 Big Ten) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The Stags, winners of the 2019 MAAC Volleyball Championship, made their MAAC record 11^th NCAA Tournament appearance. Fairfield has represented the MAAC in the postseason in four of the last five years.

Fairfield Notes

The Stags jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first set, with Manuela Nicolini recording two aces in a 5-0 run. Fairfield would drop the first set 25-13.
The Stags would drop the next two sets 25-14 and 25-11.
Fairfield led early in both of the first two sets, forcing the Gophers to fight back.
Fairfield recorded six service aces throughout the match. Manuela Nicolini and Mayda Garcia each recorded two while Morgan Doll and Luci Albertson both picked up one each.
Garcia led the team with seven kills and 9.0 points.
Doll and Sonja Radulovic led the Stags with 14 and 10 kills, respectively.

For more information on the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Championship, visit NCAA.com.

Keep up with all MAAC volleyball action by following @MAACSports on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and by searching #MAACVB. For championship information, visit MAACSports.com/VB.

About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39^th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.