When and Where: September 5, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Match 1 Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Bloomsburg University 1
Match 2 Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Felician University 0
Records: SNHU 3-1, Bloomsburg 1-2, Felician 1-3

Juniors Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) piled up 34 more kills to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team to a sweep of Sunday's matches at the Stan Spirou Field House. SNHU posted a 3-1 victory against Bloomsburg University in the first match of the day and then closed the tournament with a 3-0 shutout of Felician University.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Pacini – 34 kills (4.86 k/s), .300 pct., 2 aces, 19 digs (2.71 d/s)
• Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 19 kills (2.71 k/s), .280 pct., 11 digs (1.57 d/s), 2 blocks
• Freshman Carmen Bernardis (Trieste, Italy) – 16 kills (2.29 k/s), .308 pct., 13 digs (1.86 d/s), 4 blocks
• Senior Grace Pierce (Fairfax, Va.) – 16 kills (2.14 k/s), .412 pct., 4 digs, 4 blocks
• Senior Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) – 13 kills (1.86 k/s), .429 pct., 6 blocks
• Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 56 assists (8.0 a/s), 4 aces, 18 digs (2.57 d/s)
• Freshman Deanne Wilson (No. Collins, N.Y.) – 50 digs (7.14 d/s)

KEY MOMENTS – BLOOMSBURG MATCH

• The second set was tied, 24-all, when kills from Thawnghmung and freshman Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) put the Penmen up, 2-0.
• SNHU led, 20-14, in the fourth when three kills from Pierce powered a 5-2 run that put the match away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – BLOOMSBURG MATCH

• Set scores were 25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 25-16.
• Pacinini racked up a career-high 23 kills on .333 hitting, to go with 12 digs.
• Thawnghmung tallied 11 kills, eight digs and a pair of blocks.
• Bernardis registered 10 kills, 10 digs and two blocks.
• Pierce posted eight kills (.350), three digs and two blocks.
• Montefameglio dished 40 assists and collected 11 digs.
• Wilson notched 34 digs.
• Junior Ainsley Knox (Houston, Texas) recorded 14 assists and five digs.
• SNHU outhit Bloomsburg in the first and fourth sets, as well as overall, .294-.152.
• The Huskies held a 9-1 advantage in aces.

KEY MOMENTS – FELICIAN MATCH

• Leading 2-0 in the match and up, 7-2, in the third set, the Penmen ripped off six straight to take a commanding 13-2 lead. Di Valerio went on a run as the server for the final six points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – FELICIAN MATCH

• Set scores were 25-15, 25-14, 25-21.
• Pacini again led the way with a match-best 11 kills, seven digs and two aces.
• Fontaine recorded nine kills (.571) and two blocks.
• Thawnghmung added eight kills and three digs.
• Pierce posted seven kills (.500) and two blocks.
• Bernardis chimed in with six kills (.385), three digs and a pair of blocks.
• Wilson tallied up 16 digs.
• Montefameglio registered 16 assists, seven digs and three aces, with Knox adding 15 assists and four digs.
• SNHU outhit Felician in all three sets, as well as .340-.011 for the match.
• The Penmen owned margins of 7-2 in aces and 5-0 in blocks.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire improves to 3-1 for the first time since 2014.
• SNHU is now 1-1 all-time against Bloomsburg, while remaining perfect against Felician at 3-0.
• The Penmen have captured 10 of 14 sets so far this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Saturday, Sept. 11 when they head to Stonehill College for a tri-match against the Skyhawks (11 a.m.) and Assumption University (1 p.m.).
• The next home contest for SNHU is Tuesday, Sept. 14 (4:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Mercy College at the Field House.

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