BOX SCORE

When and Where: October 23, 2018 – Easton, Mass. (Merkert Gymnasium)
Score:  Stonehill College 3, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records:  Stonehill 10-8 (6-4 NE10), SNHU 8-10 (6-4 NE10)

Junior Irem Bat (Istanbul, Turkey) notched a double-double of 13 kills and 13 digs, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team fell to Stonehill College, 3-1 (25-17, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19), Tuesday evening at Merkert Gymnasium.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Bat also added two service aces and four blocks to her stat line.
• Junior Amanda Costales (Wantagh, N.Y.) posted six kills, six digs and two blocks.
• Junior Jaclyn Maguire (Rochester, N.Y.) recorded six kills, four digs and a pair of blocks.
• Senior Jessica Dillon (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) dished 29 assists to go with an ace and five digs.
• Freshman Isabelle Wild (Pompano Beach, Fla.) turned in a career-high five kills and two blocks.
• Senior Shaira Sanabria (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) collected 13 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Southern New Hampshire gathered the first three points of the match, but a 14-4 rush from Stonehill put it in the lead, 14-7. The Skyhawks increased their advantage to 24-13 when kills from freshman Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) and senior Priscila Castro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), and an ace from Bat, made up a 4-0 run, the ensuing service error gave Stonehill a 1-0 lead in the match.
• Stonehill built a 17-12 lead in set No. 2 before closing on an 8-3 run, including a Sophia Poveda kill that made it 2-0.
• The Penmen held a 21-19 edge in a close third set when a Bat kill sparked a 4-0 run that put SNHU on the board and sliced the Stonehill lead in half at 2-1.
• The Skyhawks clung to a 13-12 lead when a 6-1 spurt gave them some breathing room at 19-13. Southern New Hampshire would climb to within 23-19, but kills from Abby Remick and Poveda put the Penmen away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Stonehill outhit SNHU in three of the four sets, as well as .207-.153 for the match.
• The Penmen held a 16-11 advantage in total blocks.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, after winning seven of eight, has now lost two straight.
• This was the 10^th double-digit kill performance of the season for Bat, who has notched six of them in the last eight matches.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Saturday, Oct. 27 (1 p.m.) when they play host to the University of New Haven on both Senior Day and National Girls and Women in Sport Day at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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