When and Where: November 13, 2021 – Springfield, Mass. (Butova Gymnasium)
Score: American International College 3, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 12-10 (8-5 NE10), AIC 24-6 (11-2 NE10)
Junior
Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) registered seven kills, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team was handed a 3-0 defeat by American International College on Saturday evening in the regular-season finale at Butova Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire trailed by only three late in the opening set when American Int'l notched five of the final six points to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
- The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the second stanza and cruised the rest of the way.
- AIC led, 14-10, in the final frame when it used an 11-5 run to win the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Senior Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) added three kills.
- Freshman Carmen Bernardis (Trieste, Italy) posted three kills and four digs.
- AIC outhit SNHU in all three sets, including .273-.044 for the match.
- The Yellow Jackets held advantages in blocks (8-3) and aces (4-0).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire had won four of its last five matches, while American Int'l extends its winning streak to a program-best 17 matches.
- SNHU has clinched an NE10 postseason berth for the first time since the 2018 season and earned the No. 7 seed. AIC captures the NE10 Regular-Season Championship and the No. 1 seed for the conference tourney.
- AIC has won 10 of the last 14 meetings with the Penmen, including five of the most recent six.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The seventh-seeded Penmen will travel to the second-seeded University of New Haven for an NE10 Championship quarterfinal tilt Tuesday, Nov. 16 (7 p.m.).
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