When and Where: September 4, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Match 1 Score: Post University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Match 2 Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Le Moyne College 0
Records: SNHU 1-1, Post 1-1, Le Moyne 1-1

Juniors Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) combined for 54 kills, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday at the Stan Spirou Field House. SNHU was downed by Post University, 3-1, in the opener, before resting in the middle tilt of the tri-match and then coming back to blank Le Moyne College, 3-0.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Pacini – 31 kills (4.43 k/s), .216 pct., 5 aces, 21 digs (3.00 d/s)
• Thawnghmung – 23 kills (3.29 k/s), .275 pct., 3 aces, 16 digs (2.29 d/s)
• Senior Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) – 16 kills, .394 pct., 6 digs, 2 blocks
• Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 54 assists (9.0 a/s), 4 aces, 12 digs (2.00 d/s)
• Freshman Deanne Wilson (No. Collins, N.Y.) – 44 digs (6.29 d/s)

KEY MOMENTS – POST MATCH

• The first set was tied, 24-all, when a kill and ace from Post put it up, 1-0.
• SNHU trailed, 24-21, in the second, when kills from Pacini and Thawnghmung trimmed the deficit to one, but an ensuing service error gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – POST MATCH

• Set scores were 26-24, 25-23, 24-26, 25-18.
• Pacinini led the way with a match-high 18 kills, 15 digs and two aces.
• Thawnghmung also recorded a double-double of 11 kills and 12 digs, to go with a trio of aces.
• Freshman Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) added eight kills, 15 digs and two aces.
• Montefameglio dished 24 assists and registered eight digs, while junior Ainsley Knox (Houston, Texas) passed out 23 helpers.
• Pierce chipped in seven kills, five digs and a pair of blocks.
• Wilson recorded a match-best 27 digs.
• Freshman Carmen Bernardis (Trieste, Italy) turned in five kills and two blocks.
• SNHU outhit Post in the middle two stanzas, as well as overall, .185-.159.
• The Eagles held a 9-3 advantage in blocks.

KEY MOMENTS – LE MOYNE MATCH

• Leading the match, 2-0, with the third set tied at 16, the Penmen reeled off five straight, highlighted by a pair of Pacini kills, to open a 21-16 advantage. Le Moyne would tally four of the next five to trim the deficit to 22-20, but kills from senior Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.), Pacini and Thawnghmung sealed it.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – LE MOYNE MATCH

• Set scores were 25-14, 25-18, 25-20.
• Pacini again paced the Penmen with a match-best 13 kills (.258), six digs and three aces.
• Thawnghmung posted 12 kills (.375) and four digs.
• Pierce recorded nine kills (.571).
• Montefameglio tallied 30 assists, three aces and four digs.
• Wilson added 17 digs.
• Fontaine chimed in with five kills (.364), a block and two digs.
• SNHU outhit Le Moyne in all three sets, as well as .243-.085 for the match.
• The Dolphins owned an 8-2 margin in blocks, while SNHU doubled them up in aces, 8-4.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire records a win on the opening day of the season for the second straight campaign.
• The meeting between the Penmen and Eagles was the first since 2015. Southern New Hampshire had won four straight before Post has now captured two-in-a-row.
• SNHU has now won six of nine against Le Moyne, including three of the last four and two straight.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Sunday (Sept. 5) when they host the remaining three matches of their portion of the SNHU/Saint Anselm Tournament at the Field House. The Penmen take on Bloomsburg University at 10 a.m. and Felician University at 3 p.m. Le Moyne and Felician play the middle match at 1 p.m.

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