Volleyball: Stags at #12 Purdue Match Day, Thursday at 7pm

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Fairfield Volleyball @stagsvb

Ready for the big stage!

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Fairfield University Volleyball (22-6)(16-2)MAAC makes its 13th trip to the NCAA postseason, heading to West Lafayette, Ind. to meet #12 nationally-ranked Purdue (21-8)(15-5)Big Ten. Opening serve in the 2023 NCAA Volleyball Championship First Round is slated for Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. and will air live on ESPN+. Purdue is the third-seeded team in the Madison (Wisconsin) Region, while the Stags enter the tournament unseeded.

The winner of Thursday's first-ever meeting between the Stags and Boilermakers will play the winner of Thursday's early matchup between Marquette and Eastern Illinois.

Match Notes
fairfieldstags.com/documents/2023/11/29/Match_29_Purdue.pdf

ESPN+
www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1b2c7fbd-864c-4bdf-86c7-bd8ca784f39c?om-navmethod=espn%3Aglobalsearch%3Aresults

Live Stats
www.ncaa.com/game/6191624

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[stags74]

As expected FF eliminated in 3 sets. Purdue hits an unheard of .478 for the match a Purdue record. The gap between B-10 volleyball and MAAC volleyball is as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Nonetheless, I want to thank Coach Somera and the entire Stag VB team for giving me just a great and exciting season to follow. Stags up!

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[vastagman]

Congrats on a great season!

[ctghostman]

Yale lost 3-1 to Penn State

Coach Somera’s daughter was all league/co-defensive POY
Listed as a Senior - does she have a Covid year left?

[paulie74]

Dec 1, 2023 7:37:10 GMT -5 ctghostman said:

Yale lost 3-1 to Penn State

Coach Somera’s daughter was all league/co-defensive POY
Listed as a Senior - does she have a Covid year left?

She has 1 more year of eligibility for Beach Volleyball only.

From the CT Post Article
"Maile has a decision to make. She has a season of eligibility to play beach volleyball, an NCAA championship sport since 2016, and will take a few official visits next semester before deciding whether to continue her education."

Some nice schools out there to complete her masters.
www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-beach-volleyball-colleges

[FU73]

Fairfield wraps up the 13th MAAC Championship season in program history with a record of (22-7). The Stags also won the MAAC Regular Season Championship for the 22nd time in the last 28 season. Fairfield is only team in the nation with an active streak of five outright regular season crowns.

"I'm proud of our performance tonight; we didn't just compete, we played well," said Head Coach Nancy Somera. "Purdue is a talented, physical team, but I thought we gave them a run, especially in the first set. Their two big guns just stepped up and gave them kills when they needed them. But we were scrappy and found ways to win points."

Box score
fairfieldstags.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/purdue/boxscore/14053

Photo Gallery
fairfieldstags.com/galleries/womens-volleyball/volleyball-at-12-purdue/339

Stag Volleyball
MAAC Regular Season Champions (22): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 (spring), 2021 (fall), 2022, 2023
MAAC Tournament Champions (13): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament Appearances (13): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

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