When and Where: September 21, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Saint Anselm College 3, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 4-4, Saint Anselm 9-2
Junior Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) posted a match-high 10 kills, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to crosstown-rival Saint Anselm College in non-conference action Tuesday at the Stan Spirou Field House. Set scores were 25-16, 25-10, 25-21.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Pacini – 10 kills, .5 digs
- Junior Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 8 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs
- Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 19 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs
- Freshman Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) – 18 digs
- Freshman Carmen Bernardis (Trieste, Italy) – 6 kill, 3 blocks, 2 digs
- Freshman Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) – 4 kills, 2 blocks, 8 digs
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire held a 17-13 lead in the third set when Saint Anselm ripped off a 10-2 run - with two kills each from Audrey Simmons, Lois Dogbe and Gabby Belcher - to grab a 23-19 advantage. The teams alternated points the rest of the way, with a Belcher kill putting away the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Junior Ainsley Knox (Houston, Texas) chipped in six assists.
- Saint Anselm outhit SNHU in all three sets, as well as .274-.034 for the match.
- The Hawks owned a 10-4 advantage in blocks, while the Penmen edged their guests in aces (5-4).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire's 4-4 start is its best since the 2015 campaign.
- Saint Anselm has won eight of the last nine meetings, including four straight.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Saturday, Sept. 25 (1 p.m.) when they play host to Bentley University at the Stan Spirou Field House.
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