– Fairfield University women’s soccer player Brett Maron (Billerica, Mass.) was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.  It marks Maron’s first award of the season, and fifth in the last two seasons.

Maron, a graduate of Billerica High School, backstopped the Stags to a 1-0-1 record during the opening weekend at the DU Classic in Denver, Colo.  In the season opener against Air Force, Maron made three saves, and posted a clean sheet.  The shutout was her 18th as a Stag, bringing her closer to the school record in the category.  Maron was even more impressive on Sunday in the Stags contest with #14 Colorado.  She tied a school-record with 14 saves in helping Fairfield to a 1-1 double overtime time.

Maron has 17 saves in the first two games of the year.  In 200 minutes of action this season, she has allowed just one goal, for a goals-against average of 0.45 and a save percentage of 94.4 percent.  She now has 288 career saves, 12 shy of becoming just the third Stag to reach 300 for her time in college.

The Stags will return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Seton Hall for a non-conference contest.  Fairfield opens the home portion of its schedule on Friday, hosting Colgate at 7 p.m. on Lessing Field.