BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Southern New Hampshire University volleyball team posted a split in a tri-match hosted by the University of Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon.  The Penmen, who improved to 4-3 overall with the split, fell to the host Purple Knights 3-0 (30-22, 32-30, 30-27) before defeating University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 3-2 (30-23, 30-25, 25-30, 26-30, 18-16).

In the win over the Devils, Stephanie Dluginski (Floral Park, NY) had 16 kills, two solo blocks and seven block assists.  Jamie Rood (Southbury, CT) had 12 kills, while Casey Stoodley (Salem, NH) registered 12 digs, nine kills and five service aces.  Nicky Dumond (Tewksbury, MA) had 22 assists while Kelly Scanlon (East Providence, RI) had 19.

Against the Purple Knights, Stoodley led the Penmen with nine kills and 11 digs. Dluginski totaled seven kills, while Briana Doucet (Danville, NH) had nine digs and five kills.  Scanlon handed out 28 assists.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Sunday when it travels to Felician College for a 1:00 match.