When and Where: September 11, 2021 – Easton, Mass. (Merkert Gymnasium)
Match 1 Score: Stonehill College 3, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Match 2 Score: Assumption University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: SNHU 3-3, Stonehill 1-4, Assumption 2-1

Juniors Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) tallied 33 kills, 20 digs and five blocks, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team lost a pair of matches at Stonehill College's tri-match Saturday. The Penmen dropped a five-set affair with the Skyhawks, before falling to Assumption University, 3-1.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Thawnghmung – 33 kills (3.67 k/s), 1 ace, 20 digs (2.22 d/s), 5 blocks (0.56 b/s)
• Junior Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) – 26 kills (2.89 k/s), 5 aces, 21 digs (2.33 d/s), 2 blocks
• Senior Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) – 9 kills (1.00 k/s), 8 blocks (0.89 b/s)
• Senior Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) – 9 kills (1.00 k/s), 4 aces, 7 digs (0.78 d/s), 5 blocks (0.56 b/s)
• freshman Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) – 8 kills (0.89 k/s), 2 aces, 22 digs (2.44 d/s), 4 blocks (0.44 b/s)
• Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 75 assists (8.33 a/s), 3 aces, 13 digs (1.44 d/s), 2 blocks
• Freshman Deanne Wilson (No. Collins, N.Y.) – 44 digs (4.89 d/s), 2 aces

KEY MOMENTS – STONEHILL MATCH

• The Penmen led, 2-1, in the match and were within 10-8 in the fourth set, when Stonehill ripped off a 17-3 run - buoyed by eight SNHU errors - to send it to a fifth set.
• Southern New Hampshire trailed by just a pair in the final frame when four straight points on three Penmen errors gave Stonehill a 10-4 cushion. SNHU would close to within 13-9, but kills form Abby Remick and Clare Freeman put the match away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – STONEHILL MATCH

• Set scores were 25-20, 14-25, 25-27, 25-13, 15-9.
• Thawnghmung led the way with a career-high 17 kills, to go with 11 digs and a trio of blocks.
• Pacini recorded 12 kills, three aces, seven digs and two blocks.
• Montefameglio dished 36 assists and collected a pair of aces.
• Wilson notched 25 digs.
• Pierce tallied three kills, three aces and three blocks.
• Fontaine posted in four kills and four blocks.
• Di Valerio chipped in two kills and two aces, offensively, but added 10 digs on the defensive end.
• Stonehill outhit SNHU in the first, fourth and fifth sets, as well as overall, .171-.106.
• The Skyhawks held a 13-11 edge in aces, while blocks were even at nine apiece.

KEY MOMENTS – ASSUMPTION MATCH

• With the match even at 1-1 and Assumption holding a 21-19 edge, the Greyhounds took advantage of three straight Penmen errors with a Lara Herrero kill that put them up, 2-1.
• Set No. 4 was tied, 7-7, when three Kyra Belden aces and a kill, as well as two kills from Carly Goodhue, powered a 7-0 stretch that put Assumption on top, 14-7. It was 23-17 later in the set when a pair of attack errors gave the Greyhounds the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – ASSUMPTION MATCH

• Set scores were 25-19, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17.
• Thawnghmung again led the way with a match-best 16 kills, nine digs and two blocks.
• Pacini captured a double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs, to go with a pair of aces.
• Di Valerio posted six kills, 12 digs and three blocks.
• Pierce registered six kills, six digs and two blocks.
• Fontaine added five kills and four blocks.
• Montefameglio fell one assist short of matching her career high with 39 helpers and 12 digs.
• Wilson tallied up 19 digs and two aces.
• Assumption outhit SNHU in every set except the second, and held a .224-.141 advantage for the match.
• Aces (8-8) and blocks (7-7) were both even.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire's 3-3 start is equal with its start to the 2019 campaign.
• Stonehill has now captured 13 of the last 15 meetings with the Penmen, while Assumption's win is just its second in the previous 11 get-togethers with SNHU.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Tuesday, Sept. 14 (4:30 p.m.) when they play host to Mercy College at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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