Box Score When and Where: November 12, 2021 – New Haven, Conn. (Pelz Gymnasium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Southern Connecticut State University 0
Records: SNHU 12-9 (8-4 NE10), Southern Connecticut 22-9 (8-4 NE10)
SNHU volleyball picked up a key road win in NE10 play Friday night with a straight set victory over Southern Connecticut State University. With the win, the Penmen move into a four-way tie for fourth place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings. Freshman
Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) led the way with eight kills against the Owls. Set scores were 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Di Valerio – 8 kills, 3 aces, 12 digs
- Senior Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) – 7 kills, .467 hitting, 2 blocks
- Junior Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) – 6 kills, 2 aces, 16 digs
- Senior Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) – 5 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks
- Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 16 assists, 6 digs, 2 blocks
- Freshman Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) – 19 digs, 3 assists, 2 aces
KEY MOMENTS
- The Penmen opened the evening by scoring the first five points which included a kill and ace by Pacini. The Penmen never trailed en route to the 25-21 win.
- The second set was much more competitive, with the Owls opening up four-point leads, including 17-13. The Penmen responded with five straight points to open an 18-17 lead with a kill by Fontaine the difference.
- Southern Connecticut answered to tie the set at 22 with the Penmen scoring the final three points, including a kill by Di Valerio en route to the win.
- Down 15-13 in the third set, the Penmen finished strong, scoring five of the next six points to take an 18-16 lead on a service ace by Di Valerio. The Penmen won the third set 25-19.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- SNHU only outhit SCSU in the third set, but held a .126-.076 advantage for the match.
- The Penmen held a 9-4 edge in aces and a 6-2 advantage in blocks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire has won four of its last five matches.
- SNHU has clinched an NE10 postseason berth and cannot finish worse than the No. 7 seed, but can slot in as high as No. 4.
- The Penmen improve to 8-9 all-time against the Owls. Southern Connecticut had won the previous three meetings between 2017-19.
- Di Valerio has racked up 67 kills over the last six matches, averaging 11.2 per contest during that span. In the 15 matches prior, she averaged 5.1 kills per match.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen conclude the regular season on Saturday (Nov. 13) at 6 p.m. when they take on American International College in Springfield, Mass. AIC is currently tied for first in the league with New Haven and Stonehill with 10-2 marks.
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