BOX SCORE

When and Where: October 12, 2018 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Adelphi University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: Adelphi 17-4 (6-1 NE10), SNHU 6-8 (4-2 NE10)

Junior Irem Bat (Istanbul, Turkey) posted 10 kills, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team saw its five-match winning streak come to an end with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-15) loss to Adelphi University on Friday night at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Bat hit .304 to go with six digs, a service ace and a pair of blocks.
• Senior Jessica Dillon (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) dished 21 assists.
• Freshman Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) recorded three kills and three blocks, while junior Amanda Costales (Wantagh, N.Y.) added three kills and three digs.
• Junior Jaclyn Maguire (Rochester, N.Y.) and classmate Baylee Lippincott (Phoenix, Ariz.) each chimed in with four kills.
• Freshman Megan Palmer (Prior Lake, Minn.) collected a team-high seven digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In a tightly-contested opening set, the score was even at 18-all when Adelphi – powered by two kills each from Sara Bisbe and Sara Mandreja – rattled off seven of the next 10 points to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
• SNHU used a 6-0 run – with two kills from Bat and an ace from Palmer – to open up a 12-5 advantage in the second set. The Panthers responded with a 13-4 counter-run, however, to leap in front, 18-16. Mandreja came up with three kills during the stretch, while Bisbe added a pair of kills and an ace. The two teams would twice swap the lead before the match was tied at 22-22. A Bisbe kill sparked a 3-0 Adelphi run that put it up, 2-0, in the match.
• The Penmen owned a 14-13 edge in the final set, but the visitors wrapped it up with a 12-1 burst – highlighted by four Mandreja aces and a pair of Bisbe kills.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Adelphi outhit SNHU in all three sets, as well as .250-.135 for the match.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire saw its longest win streak in four years come to an end.
• The Penmen lost their first set since Sept. 12 – a run of 15 straight that fell one short of the longest such stretch since 2009.
• This was the seventh time this season Bat reached double figures in kills, including the third time in the last four matches.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen return action Saturday, Oct. 13 (1 p.m.) against Pace University at the Field House. SNHU will be celebrating Dig Pink and accepting donations for Catholic Medical Center's Breast Care Center.

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