Fairfield (5-2, 0-0 MAAC) – 3 | St. John’s (3-4, 0-0 Big East) – 2
Alumni Hall | Fairfield, CT
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Faced with a 2-0 deficit to visiting St. John's on Wednesday evening, Fairfield head coach Todd Kress saw the avenue for the Stags to start their rally.
 
"The first two sets were 25-23 and 25-22, so we knew if we cleaned up some things as far as execution and defensive intensity that we were right there," said Kress. "We talked in the huddle after Set 2 about how we can't win the match in Set 3, but let's take a set, keep them on the court and wear them out. The longer the match went on, the more we were able to dictate play."
 
Fairfield responded to the eight-time MAAC Coach of the Year and kept the Red Storm on the court for a third, a fourth and ultimately a fifth frame as the Stags rallied to knock off St. John's by a score of 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15 and 15-11). The win was the fourth in a row for the Stags and the second straight against a Big East foe following Sunday's 3-2 win at Villanova in the Villanova Classic Championship Match.
 
KJ Johnson neared her first-ever triple-double with 13 kills, 10 digs and a career-high nine blocks. Johnson was one of four Stags to reach double digit kills, including Allie Elliott setting a pair of new personal bests with 12 kills and a team-leading 15 digs. Mikayla Haut and Sabria Cooper each added 11 kills to round out the quartet, with Sara Daniels adding nine on .436 hitting, Maya Walker putting down four on 11 errorless swings (.364) and Ella Gardiner adding a pair in one set of action. The attack was run to a .277 hitting percentage by Blakely Montgomery and Abby Jandro with 32 and 25 assists, respectively. Defensively, Fairfield's had 14 blocks; in addition to Johnson getting a piece of nine rejections, Daniels had seven, Walker got a part of a career-high five, and Cooper played a role in four sendbacks. In the back row, Elliott's 15 digs headed an effort that also saw Kyla Berg rack up 14 and Johnson record 10.
 
Manhattan (0-3, 0-0 MAAC) – 0 | Central Connecticut State (4-3, 0-0 NEC) – 3
Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT
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Manhattan fell in straight sets at Central Connecticut State (17-25, 14-25, 13-25) on Wednesday night. Julia Menocal had a team-high 11 kills and added four digs to pace the Jaspers. The Bronx native has had 11 kills twice this season and recorded at least nine in all three games in 2022. Sarah Emmons had a season-high 19 assists. The freshman added six digs and her first two collegiate aces.
 
Niagara (2-5, 0-0 MAAC) – 0 | Colgate (4-3, 0-0 Patriot League) – 3
Cotterell Court | Hamilton, NY
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The Colgate Raiders defeated Niagara in three-straight sets (25-19, 25-12, 25-19) Wednesday night in midweek non-conference volleyball action. Jenna Vogen and Lexi Bapst led NU with five kills apiece, with Vogen posting a .250 hitting percentage. Taylor Allen posted a team-high .308 hitting percentage, her highest since posting a .381 against Penn. Casey Brown recorded 25 assists, her fourth match with 20 or more assists. Bella Peroni collected 17 digs to match her season-high.
 
Saint Peter’s (0-8, 0-0 MAAC) – 0 | Lehigh (6-1, 0-0 Patriot League) – 3
Grace Hall | Bethlehem, PA
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Saint Peter’s lost three sets to none (10-25, 20-25, 11-25) in a non-conference matchup against Lehigh on Wednesday. Freshman Mackenzie Tucker was the Peacocks' leading scorer, tallying 6.5 points. Tucker had six kills while Lillian Konrad had 12 assists and a kill, Camille Thoennes had five kills and one block, and Laken Dillion had four digs.
 
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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