When and Where: September 25, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Bentley University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 4-5 (0-1 NE10), Bentley 5-6 (1-0 NE10)
Junior Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) recorded a double-double of 13 kills and 11 digs, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 affair with Bentley University in its NE10 opener Saturday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House. Set scores were 25-20 26-24, 25-23.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Pacini – 13 kills, 1 ace, 11 digs
- Junior Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 9 kills, 11 digs
- Freshman Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) – 7 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs
- Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 28 assists, 1 ace, 8 digs
- Freshman Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) – 23 digs
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire, trailing 1-0 in the match, held a 23-19 lead in the second set, but a 7-1 run from Bentley - with two kills form Rachel Vitko and four Penmen errors - gave the visitors a 2-0 lead in the match.
- SNHU again owned a 22-20 edge looking to stave off the Falcons in the third set, but Bentley took advantage of three Penmen errors to craft a match-ending 5-1 run.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Seniors Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) and Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) both chipped in four kills, with Pierce adding six digs.
- Bentley outhit SNHU in all three sets, as well as .264-.072 for the match.
- The Falcons owned advantages in blocks (10-0) and aces (7-2).
NOTES
- Bentley has won nine of the last 11 meetings, including two-in-a-row.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Sept. 29 (7 p.m.) when they play host to Franklin Pierce University at the Stan Spirou Field House.
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