SMITHFIELD, RI - Sophomore Julie Geonnotti (St. Louis Park, Minn.) recorded a career-high 20 kills and hit a sizzling .457 to help lead the Bryant University women's volleyball team to a 3-1 win over visiting Southern New Hampshire in Northeast-10 Conference action here at the Chace Athletic Center Tuesday evening.

The Bulldogs came out flat in the opener as Southern New Hampshire (5-6, 1-3 NE-10) used strong play at the net to earn a 30-26 win in game one. The Penmen, behind a team-high 15 kills by Stephanie Dluginski (Floral Park, NY), had an opportunity to go up 2-0 in the match as the visitors led 29-27 but couldn't close the door as the play of Geonnotti and freshman Miranda Kolb (Holt, MI) helped rally the Bulldogs to a thrilling 32-30 win to even the match.

Riding the momentum, senior Likica Grceva (Natick, Mass.), this week's Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Week, powered the Bulldogs to a 30-25 in the third as Bryant hit .326 in the third stanza.

In the fourth, Maureen Atkins (Fenton, MO) served up three straight service aces to pull the Bulldogs ahead 24-11 and Geonnotti and Grceva helped close the door, winning 30-17. Geonnotti's previous best was 19 against Franklin Pierce last season. Tonight she finished the match hitting .457 with just four errors on 35 total swings. Kolb played well, finishing with six kills and 14 assists while fellow freshman Adrienne Boss (Dracut, Mass.) had a season-best eight blocks (1 solo, 7 assists).

For the Penmen, Dluginski also finished with six blocks (one solo, five assisted).  Kelly Scanlon (East Providence, RI) had 18 assists and 12 digs, while Casey Stoodley (Salem, NH) tallied 10 digs.

Southern New Hampshire travels to Saint Anselm on Saturday.