Lake Buena Vista, FL (Nov. 18, 2022) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Volleyball Championship semifinal round took place Friday, November 18 with No. 1 Fairfield taking on No. 5 Siena in the first match of the day. No. 6 Quinnipiac faced off with No. 7 Rider in the second semifinal contest. Both semifinal matches aired on ESPN+.
 
 
No. 1 Fairfield University – 3 | No. 5 Siena College – 1
2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship – Semifinal Round
ESPN Wide World of Sports | Lake Buena Vista, FL
 
Top seed Fairfield University defeated No.5 seeded Siena College in four sets in the first semifinal matchup on Friday. The back-and-forth contest included 25 ties and 14 lead changes. Fairfield will advance to the final of the MAAC Volleyball Championship on Saturday, November 19.
 
Fairfield Notes and Notables

• MAAC Player of the Year KJ Johnson led Fairfield with 20 kills in the match.
• Blakely Montgomery recorded 45 assists in the contest.
• Kyla Berg had 18 digs for Fairfield.
• Fairfield earns its 25^th win on the season and will look to claim the 2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship tomorrow at 1pm.

 
 
Siena Notes and Notables

• Emily Wunder led Siena with 15 kills.
• Claire Isaksen tallied 42 assists in the match.
• Gracie Halley recorded 16 digs on the day.
• Siena finishes the season with a record of 13-17 and 10-8 in conference play.

 
 
No.6 Quinnipiac University – 3 | No.7 Rider University – 0
2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship – Semifinal Round
ESPN Wide World of Sports | Lake Buena Vista, FL
 
The No. 6 seeded Quinnipiac Bobcats took down the No. 7 seeded Rider Broncs in three sets in the second semifinal match on Friday. Quinnipiac will now face top seeded Fairfield in the MAAC Volleyball Championship final on Saturday, November 19 at 1pm.
 
Quinnipiac Notes and Notables

• Ginerva Giovagnoni led Quinnipiac with 15 kills.
• Damla Gunes recorded 36 assists leading all players in the match.
• Aryanah Diaz totaled 14 assists for Quinnipiac
• Aryanah Diaz and Ginerva Giovagnoni led Quinnipiac with 15 points.

 
 
Rider Notes and Notables

• Carley McAleavey led Rider with 11 points
• Julia Slivka finished the day with 18 assists.
• Morgan Romano led Rider with nine kills.
• Rider finishes the season with an overall record of 11-20 and 7-11 in conference play.

The 2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship takes place from November 16 through 19 at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The 10-team, single-elimination championship will feature four rounds of action with the opening round taking place on Wednesday, November 16, followed by the quarterfinals on Thursday, November 17, the semifinals on Friday, November 18, and concluding with the championship match on Saturday, November 19. For all information regarding the 2022 MAAC Volleyball Championship, please 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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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