When and Where: November 6, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Adelphi University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: SNHU 11-9 (7-4 NE10), Adelphi 16-10 (5-6 NE10)
Junior
Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) tallied 11 kills, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team had its three-match winning streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to Adelphi University on Saturday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House. Set scores were 25-19, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Pacini – 11 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 8 digs
- Junior Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 10 kills, 8 digs
- Freshman Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) – 9 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 9 digs
- Senior Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) – 6 kills, career-high 7 blocks, 2 digs
- Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 30 assists, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 8 digs
- Freshman Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) – 23 digs
KEY MOMENTS
- The first set was a three-point affair when Adelphi used a pair of Kambel Fisher kills to jump-start a 6-1 run that gave it a commanding 22-14 lead.
- Southern New Hampshire jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second stanza and was in front, 19-15, when a 6-3 flurry – with a pair of kills from Pacini – evened the match.
- Adelphi led, 21-19, in the third set, before it tallied four of the final five points to push the Penmen to the brink.
- SNHU looked like it would answer the bell, holding a 20-15 advantage before four straight points – powered by a pair of kills from Samantha Collins and two aces by Jaydin Nowak – trimmed the Adelphi deficit to one. Still, the Penmen responded with three-in-a-row to seize as 23-19 lead. Adelphi would answer with six straight, however, to steal the set and cement the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Senior Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) posted four kills and a block.
- Junior Ainsley Knox (Houston, Texas) chipped in eight assists, an ace and eight digs.
- Freshman Eyleen Dias (Plymouth, Mass.) collected an ace and nine digs.
- Junior Kam Blaskey (Ventura, Calif.) added three kills and a block.
- Adelphi outhit SNHU in the first, third and fourth sets, as well as .191-.157 for the match.
- The Panthers held an 8-6, edge in aces, while the Penmen owned a 9-5 advantage in blocks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire had won six of its last eight, as well as four of five and three straight, before the loss to Adelphi.
- The Penmen had also been 6-1 in their previous seven NE10 tilts and now sit in seventh place with two matches remaining.
- SNHU's 11-9 start to the season matches its same record through 20 contests in the 2019 campaign.
- Adelphi leads the all-time series with the Penmen, 13-1, and has captured three straight.
- Di Valerio has racked up 59 kills over the last five matches, averaging 11.8 per contest during that span. In the 15 matches prior, she averaged 5.1 kills per match.
- Pierce and Fontaine were recognized in a Senior Day ceremony prior to the match.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Friday (Nov. 12) at 7 p.m. when they take on Southern Connecticut State University in a crucial match for NE10 Championship seeding.
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