BOX SCORE

When and Where: September 27, 2016 – Easton, Mass. (Merkert Gymnasium)
Score: Stonehill College 3, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: Stonehill 6-5 (1-1 NE-10), SNHU 2-12 (0-2 NE-10)

Junior Marisa Coronis (Hudson, N.H.) and senior Megan Salamun (Scottsdale, Ariz.) combined for 17 kills without an error, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team fell to Stonehill College, 3-0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-23), with a trio of two-set losses Tuesday evening at Merkert Gymnasium.

Coronis hit a blistering .643 with nine kills, while Salamun added eight kills on .444 hitting. 

Stonehill led 17-12 in the opening set when a 6-2 run – with kills from four different Penmen – slashed the Southern New Hampshire deficit to 19-18, but the Skyhawks would hold on for the 26-24 victory to go up, 1-0.

In a tightly-contested second set, SNHU led 24-23 when a pair of errors and a kill from Markay Nasby pushed Stonehill over the top at 26-24 and gave the Skyhawks a commanding 2-0 advantage. 

Stonehill then went up, 19-12, in the third set, before a pair of kills from Coronis powered a 6-0 run that trimmed the Southern New Hampshire deficit to 19-18. The Skyhawks responded by reeling off five of the next eight points, but a kill from freshman Jaclyn Maguire (Rochester, N.Y.) led a 2-0 spurt that made it a 24-23 set. Following a timeout, however, a kill from Megan Pennino gave Stonehill both the set and the match.

Freshman Joanne Coffey (Merrimack, N.H.) narrowly missed out on a double-double with 22 assists and nine digs, while Maguire chipped in four kills and six digs. Freshman Jessie Leclerc (Englewood, Fla.) collected nine digs.

Notes:
-The Penmen were outhit in all three sets, as well as .291-.178 for the match. 

Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Saturday, Oct. 1 (1 p.m.) when they play host to Assumption College at the SNHU Fieldhouse.

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