Beyar and Decker make All-MAAC teams

Stags defensive backs, Carly Beyar and Alyssa Decker were both named to All-MAAC teams in the awards ceremony on Thursday. Beyar was named to the All-MAAC rookie team with her defensive prowess and 2 goals scored (second on the team) and Decker was named to the Second team for her defensive play. It is Beyar's first career award by the MAAC and Decker's third. It is the first time Decker has not been named to the First team in her career.

I am shocked that Kelly Boudreau was not named to nay team despite her 11 shutouts. Pre-season player of the year Jasmin Corniel was also left off all the teams. Freshmen Shannon Fay and Jac Ley were also snubbed from the rookie team despite being on the upper level of the team in goals and points.

The team concludes their season as they host Harvard in a make-up game that is scheduled for November 11th.

Women’s Soccer Stays Alive, Boudreau makes history

The women's soccer team was 20 minutes from their season being in serious jeopardy, but they kept their playoff hopes alive on Sunday in a must win game over the Niagara Purple Eagles. It was a day to remember for a number of exciting reasons, one even historic, and an afternoon that at least three players will never forget. The class of 2010 bid farewell to the home crowd on the Fairfield University campus. They are two of the most accomplished players in the history of the program and both showed their promise early on as they captured
the MAAC Rookie of the Year award in back-to- back seasons. 148 starts, 135 points , 43 goals, and 49 assists later these two players have inked their names in a number of records, team captains Nicole Cavallaro and Casey Frobey competed in their last game on Lessing Field. "I love playing here and there's not many memories I don't like so it's only happy times," said Casey Frobey. She ranks fifth in the school's history with points (74) and goals (29). It's the last time they will compete on the lowcut grass on Lessing Field, the last time they will stare up at the dark red clock ticking down on the scoreboard above, but fortunately for the Stags it ended up being the last time they could celebrate a win on campus. "It was extremely sad," said Nicole Cavallaro. The New York native will graduate second in Fairfield history with assists (33).

But after the players and their parents were presented their flowers, the flashes of the cameras faded, and the seniors jogged out for the last time wearing their cardinal red uniforms it was a junior who earned her own celebration. Goalkeeper Kelly Boudreau broke Anne Lyons' shutout record set a decade ago. The Farmington, Connecticut native secured her record setting 25^th clean sheet but wouldn't take all the credit, "I wouldn't be here without my team especially my back four, Alyssa Decker does not get enough credit, she's been here since I've come here, so it's all her, it's all the back four it's not an individual award it's more a team award," she said. Boudreau has helped the team from the day she arrived. She's a two time All-MAAC Second team representative and is also tops in the program history in goals against average. "To do it in her junior year, she's still got her senior year, she's going to pad that record for a long time," said Jim O'Brien. The sixth year head coach is a fellow goalkeeper from his playing days and he knows a great talent, "I think she's definitely one of the tops that we ever had and Fairfield has been known to have good quality goalkeepers over the years," he said. Boudreau reached double digits in shutouts for the season but none were more important than number ten.

The Stags entered the game in sixth place in the MAAC staring up at a 4 way tie for third with only the top four teams advancing to the conference tournament. With the added three points, Fairfield has moved into sole possession of third place. With a loss the team would have been in playoff crisis, but they refused to have the same team potentially end their season two years in a row. Last year the third seeded Stags were upset by the Purple Eagles in the First Round of the Tournament down in Disney. "We wanted to get a little payback," coach O'Brien said. The players came pumped for the rematch, "we wanted to beat them and show them we were actually the better team," Frobey said.

The Stags will play two more games on the road to close out the regular season. "We're peaking offensively at the right time," Jim O'Brien said. If Fairfield wins both games they will automatically clinch a playoff spot. Their vital road trip will begin when they will travel to Siena on Friday. The Saints were the last undefeated untied Division one school in the nation and were once ranked as #25 in the nation. However, the last time they played on that field up in Albany they won the MAAC title. After two days, the Stags will travel up to Poughkeepsie to take on the current number one seed Marist. The Red Foxes are currently 6-1 in the conference but the players actually enjoy playing on the road, "Personally, I get more pumped up for road games than I do home games, I don't know why," Boudreau said.

After a disappointing loss to Canisius the Stags faced a must win game and they were up for the challenge. With all the storylines. The playoff chase, the rivalry with Niagara, the graduation of one of the most successful senior class, and Boudreau's new school record, Frobey hopes this can propel the team, "I think the emotion that the team showed when we scored the goal and at the end of the game is something that we can remember for next week and we'll just remember that feeling and want to play for that feeling."

Kelly Boudreau named MAAC Student Athlete of the Week

According to the MAAC website, Stags goal keeper Kelly Boudreau has been named the MAAC Student Athlete of the Week.

The Stags goal keeper is currently tied for second place in school history in shutouts and is only a half a shutout away from surpassing Anne Lyons and becoming the new leader. She has an amazing .38 GAA in MAAC play and a .883 overall good enough for 1st in the MAAC and 9th in the nation!

She also leads the MAAC in save percentage with a whopping .931.

Boudreau wins MAAC and ECAC Defensive Player of the Week

Stags goalie Kelly Boudreau has been named the MAAC and ECAC Defensive Player of the Week. For the full story click here. It is the third time she has been awarded this honor and the second time for the ECAC.

She earned back to back shutouts this weekend while stopping 7 shots. For the season she has 8 shutouts to add that to her now 23 career. She is now 1.5 behind first place in the history of Fairfield University.

She ranks tops in the MAAC in:
Goals Aganist Average
Saves
Shutouts
Save Percentage- which is tenth in the nation!

She has not allowed a goal in 290 minutes in MAAC Play.

Princeton 2 Fairfield 0

The Fairfield Stags women's soccer team (4-5-1) were shut out again this time at the hands of the Princeton Tigers (5-3). Click for a complete recap and boxscore.

The Least You Should Know:
-Kelly Boudreau had 11 saves in the contest 9 of those came in the first half. The Stags were out shot 10-1 in the first half and 17-4 in the game.

-With this shut out the Stags haven't scored a goal in 290 minutes! They have not touched net in nearly 2 weeks.

-The Stags offensive stars including preseason player of the year Jasmin Corniel, 2009 preseason player of the year Nicole Cavallaro, and Casey Frobey each have only one goal on the season.

I'm really worried about the Stags offense this season. After their loss to army their coach pointed out that they do not play an entire game and they are falling out early. The Stags enter MAAC play reeling on the offensive side. This is Princeton and the Stags have never beat Princeton in their program history but I am sure that coach O'Brien was not happy with the team being out shot 10-1 in the first half. Maybe this promising offense needs to get into conference play to be successful but their forwards are STACKED.

Up Next:
The Stags will host Harvard on Tuesday October 5th at 6 PM. The Stags have not scored a goal in over 300 minutes at Lessing Field. Fairfield has also never beaten Harvard with a 0-4-2 career record against the Crimson.

Kelly Boudreau Interview

Stags goalie Kelly Boudreau was a guest of the WVOF show Gettin Lite. In the interview she talked about:

-How the defense is really good but the offense has been struggling. She does feel that they have the offensive fire power to succeed.

-She says the team's goal is to win the MAAC and then win the game in the NCAA Tournament.

-Coach O'Brien has been a real help for her. Every time she allows a goal he critiques in how she can improve.

-Coach O'Brien was the main reason she came to Fairfield

-The loss to UMASS was a downslide and the team had no excuse for losing it.

-Spenser Allaway is one of the best players on the team.

Fairfield 3 Stony Brook 0

The Fairfield Stags women's basketball team (4-3) shutout the Stony Brook Seawolves (0-7-1) last night. The Stags snap their three game losing streak. Click for a complete recap and boxscore.

The Least You Should Know:

- Spenser Allaway played in her first game of the season and also recorded her first game winning goal of the year. It is her 7th career GWG.

- Jac Ley scored her first two collegiate goals in the contest.

- Shannon Fay assisted on 2 out of the three goals.

- Kelly Boudreau made 8 saves to complete the shutout

This is what the Stags needed. I know it is aganist a winless team but it is the way that they won. They got that little spark from a returning player in Spenser Allaway. It is great to see her play again. She has dealt with so many injuries during her career and she has shown that she has the talent. She was named to the All-MAAC First Team last year and she is defintely an ignitor to the offense.

One of the main reasons why I love Coach O'Brien is he is great at getting the whole team involved. The four main freshmen recruits have played in every game and have all made a big impact. I really think it is a very talented class and will enjoy watching them all season.

Up Next:

The Stags will host Army on Sunday at 1PM. The Black Knights are currently third in the nation in defense.

Kelly Boudreau named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week

Fairfield goalie Kelly Boudreau was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week. This is the fourth time that the junior was awarded this honor in her career. The Farmington, Connecticut native played every second in goal for the Stags recording 13 saves and only allowing a .95 GAA. Through the first four games of the season she already has 3 shutouts and a dental floss .49 GAA!

Fairfield 2 Binghamton 0

The Fairfield Stags (2-0) women's soccer team shut out the Binghamton Bear Cats (0-1) at Lessing Field for the Stag's home opener. It was the first meeting between the two and Fairfield has record back to back shutouts. Check out the Stags website for a complete recap and boxscore.

The Least You Should Know:

- It is only the second time in program history that they shutout the first two opponents. The first one coming in the very first year.

- The Stags are now 5-0-1 in home openers under Coach Jim O' Brien.

- The two goals were scored by Nicole Cavallaro and Kasey Schulz. It was the first of the season for both.

- Kelly Boudreau assisted on the first goal (the first of her career) and Sarah Alesio dished out to Cavallaro in the second half.

- Stags only allowed 3 shots on goal. Throughout the first 2 games they have only allowed 4 shots.

The defense is really looking like a surprise for this team. Alyssa Decker had an amazing game and the Bear Cats were not able to get anything by her for most of the game. Carly Beyar also looks very good at the midfield as she showed off her athleticism and also played very well on defense.

Jasmin Corniel did take 3 shots and have one of those on goal, but she made some bad kicks and sat for most of the second half.

The game ball:

Goes to Kasey Schulz who mad an amazing shot falling down and hitting the top of the far post. Both of her shots were on goal and she really made matchup difficulties due to her speed.