Soccer Awards

Men's Soccer

Following an exciting season that ended with a tough 2-0 loss to Towson in the second round of the NCAA tournament, three players from the team have been honored with post season awards. The NSCAA named senior midfielder Alex Cunliffe to the All-North Atlantic Region first team and juniors Tom Skara and Sam Bailey to the second team.

Cunliffe was the team's leading scorer this season with 20 points, scoring 8 goals and 4 assists. He finished his Stags career in eighth place on the Fairfield all-time scoring list. Cunliffe was also named to the All-MAAC team and was the MAAC tournament MVP. Cunliffe led the Stags in the their wins over Loyola and St. Peter's in the tournament, playing as the only forward. Head coach Carl Rees praised Cunliffe following the tournament, saying how difficult it is for a player to play as a lone striker.

Skara was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and led a solid Stags defense that finished in the top twenty in the nation in goals allowed, with only 0.84 goals scored against them per game on the year. Skara was a key player throughout the NCAA tournament, against both UConn and Towson as he faced talented forwards who put continous pressure on the goal. Skara showed his value at the end of both games, keeping the Towson game close and helping hold of UConn's final charge.

Bailey was the team's best offensive player after Cunliffe, scoring six goals, five of which were game winners. He also contributed with his passing, recording four assists on the year. Bailey will return next season as the team's go to scorer, with a chance to move into the all-time scoring spot. He has 42 career points, which is 12 points behind first place.

Women's Soccer

Brett Maron was named to the NSCAA third team All Northeast region, the first player to receive that honor since 1999. Maron had 17 shutouts on the year and moved into third place all time. She was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and was also a member of the MAAC first team. Her goals against average was the best in Fairfield history, at 0.93. Maron returns next season with hopes of moving up on the career wins list (she currently ranks fourth with 23), shutout list (she is 7 away from first) and saves list (she ranks third all time).

-Tom Cleary