Fairfield Claims Third-Straight MAAC Volleyball Championship
No. 1 Fairfield University – 3 | No. 3 Iona College – 0 | (25-14, 25-19, 25-11)
2017 MAAC Volleyball Championship Final
Alumni Hall | Host: Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
No. 1 Fairfield University (25-6, 18-0 MAAC) defeated No. 3 Iona College (16-18, 11-7 MAAC) in straight-sets to claim its third consecutive MAAC Volleyball Championship and 10
th in program history. The 10 MAAC Volleyball Championships are the most in conference history. The Stags earn the league’s automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Volleyball Championship.
Fairfield Notes:
- Today’s win marked the 51st in a row for the Stags against conference opponents, the longest streak in the nation. Fairfield has won 21-straight matches dating to September 12.
- Fairfield has claimed five out of the last six MAAC Championships.
- The Stags are the first team to win three-straight MAAC Volleyball Championships since Niagara University (2009-11). It is the second time in program history that Fairfield earned three consecutive MAAC Volleyball Championships, the Stags won five in a row (1997-2001).
- Fairfield has won in straight-sets 16 times this season. The Stags won 12 of its last 13 matches in straight-sets, including six in a row.
- Fairfield improves to (4-1) against Iona in the MAAC Championship and (1-1) in the Championship final.
- 2017 MAAC Volleyball Player of the Year, senior outside hitter Skyler Day was named the Championship MVP. Day hit .367, tallied 14 kills, and nine digs in the Championship final.
- 2017 MAAC Setter of the Year, sophomore Manuela Nicolini and freshman middle blocker Luci Albertson were named to the All-Championship Team. Nicolini dished out 37 assists and six blocks in the final. Albertson added five kills and four blocks.
- Sophomore outside hitter/right side Mayda Garcia hit a match-high .778 and registered seven kills.
- Senior outside hitter Megan Theiller recorded eight kills and 13 digs.
- The 2017 NCAA Volleyball selection show is on Sunday, November 26, at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
Iona Notes:
- The Gaels reached the MAAC Volleyball Championship final for the first time since 2010.
- Junior middle blocker Mia Bonsignore and junior setter Emma Rose were named to the MAAC All-Championship Team. Bonsignore hit a team-high .400 and had six kills. Rose added 19 assists and three digs.
- 2017 MAAC Rookie of the Year, Jamie Smith recorded a team-high seven kills. She added four blocks, three assists, and three digs.
- 2017 All-MAAC First Team selection, junior outside hitter Claire Archibald registered five kills and five digs.
| 2017 MAAC All-Championship Team |
| Name |
Institution |
| Taylor van der Biezen |
Marist |
| Rylee Hunt |
Niagara |
| Mia Bonsignore |
Iona |
| Emma Rose |
Iona |
| Luci Albertson |
Fairfield |
| Manuela Nicolini |
Fairfield |
| MVP |
| Skyler Day |
Fairfield |
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About the 2017 MAAC Volleyball Championship:
The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Volleyball Championship took place, November 17-19, and returned to George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall on the campus of Fairfield University for the second year in a row. For more information on the 2017 MAAC Volleyball Championship, visit
maacsports.com/vb and be sure to follow the action on social media by using #MAACVB.
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 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 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.