Two Liberty Conference Collegiate Conference rivals met Wednesday night in the wind and rain that was the point man of Hurricane Ida, and it was an intriguing matchup.

This was a preseason clash between Iona anf Fairfield, and it was a close one. Iona ran out to a 14-0 lead at halftime, but Fairfield rebounded in the second period with tries from Stephen Ryan and Ben Ellers to make it close. Ioan also scored two tries and held on 26-17.

For Iona, John A'Allara scored two tries, Conor Byrne scored one, and Cam DiGiorgio scored another. Brendan Buckley converted three. Along with Fairfield's tries from Ryan and Ellers, Lucian Policio logged two conversions and a penalty goal.