BOX SCORE

When and Where: October 27, 2018 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score:  University of New Haven 3, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records:  UNH 22-4 (11-1 NE10), SNHU 8-11 (6-5 NE10)

Senior Priscila Castro (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) recorded a double-double of 10 kills and 20 digs, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team was defeated by the University of New Haven, 3-1 (25-11, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19), Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• The double-double was the second of the season for Castro, who also added a pair of blocks.
• Junior Amanda Costales (Wantagh, N.Y.) tallied eight kills, 12 digs, a service ace and two blocks.
• Junior Irem Bat (Istanbul, Turkey) posted eight kills, 10 digs and an ace.
• Junior Baylee Lippincott (Phoenix, Ariz.) registered seven kills and a pair of blocks.
• Senior Jessica Dillon (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) notched 29 assists and 16 digs.
• Freshman Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) chipped in five kills and two blocks.
• Senior Shaira Sanabria (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) collected 10 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening set was tied, 7-7, when a 6-0 burst triggered an 18-4 rush that ended the set and put New Haven up, 1-0, in the match.
• Southern New Hampshire jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the second set and held a 20-13 advantage when a 5-0 spurt – sparked by a pair of kills from Camille Garden – pulled the Chargers to within 20-18. The Penmen still led by two at 24-22 when a Lippincott kill evened the match.
• New Haven owned a 9-8 edge in set No. 3 when a 13-3 run – with three kills from Mallory Nowicki – ballooned the lead to 22-11. SNHU would notch three of the next four points, before a Garden kill and Penmen attack error moved the Chargers back in front in the match, 2-1.
• The visitors seized an 11-4 advantage out of the gate in the fourth set before a 5-2 spurt – with a pair of kills from Castro – crept the Penmen to within 13-9. The margin was 20-11 when SNHU ripped off a 7-1 run – with two kills each from Bat and Castro – to make it 21-18. New Haven would finally put the hosts away, however, as it scored four of the next five to end the match.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• New Haven outhit SNHU in three of the four sets, as well as .214-.055 for the match.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, after winning seven of eight, has now lost three straight.
• Seniors Dillon, Sanabria and Castro were honored in a ceremony prior to the match.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Tuesday, Oct. 30 (7 p.m.) when they play host to Merrimack College in their regular-season home finale at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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