Trojans look to defend their crown

A new look Fairfield team entered 2022 looking to get back on top and that’s exactly what they did. The Trojans battled to their first SEC championship since 2018 after winning the conference tournament in Fort Madison.

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The Trojans had to beat regular season champion Burlington in the final game of the tournament to win the SEC. By the end of the year, Fairfield was 17-17 overall and 8-2 in conference play.

The Trojans were ousted early in the regional tournament. Fairfield fell in three straight sets against Tipton in the Class 3A Region 8 tournament.

Fairfield was definitely buzzing under new co-head coaches Stephanie Herman and Vicki Rebling, but this year’s team will need to replace a fair amount of talent, including two of their Top-3 kill leaders from last season.

Leading Fairfield into 2023 is junior Lilly Bergren, who finished second ont eh team with 121 kills last season. Seniors Rowan Terrell and Addison Ferrel had 85 and 62 kills respectively.

Maddie Jones is the team’s leading returning passer, after finishing with a team-high 516 assists last season. Bergren finished the year with 274 digs, second-most on the squad.