When and Where: October 1, 2022 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Southern Connecticut State University 0
Records: SNHU 9-3 (3-1 NE10), SCSU 11-8 (1-3 NE10)

Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) notched a double-double, including 31 assists, to help lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team to a 3-0 triumph over Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Montefameglio – 31 assists, two aces, 10 digs
• Redshirt-junior Ana Pimenta (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – 13 kills, .313 hitting, 6 digs, 1 ace
• Senior Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 9 kills, 1 block, 4 digs
• Sophomore Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) – 7 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 6 digs
• Sophomore Deanne Wilson (No. Collins, N.Y.) – 18 digs, 2 aces
• Graduate student Alice Arletti (Modena, Italy) – 6 kills, .500 hitting, 1 ace
• Junior Claire Wohlleber (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) – 5 kills, .417 hitting, 2 blocks

KEY MOMENTS

• SNHU scored the first seven points of the match behind kills from four different Penmen, including two from Pimenta. Southern Connecticut trimmed its deficit to four late, but SNHU tallied three of the final four points, including a pair of kills from Thawnghmung, to go up, 1-0.
• Southern New Hampshire began the second stanza on a 9-2 run, as three different servers contributed an ace and Arletti added a pair of kills. Another 9-2 flurry – powered by three kills from Di Valerio – widened the gap to 19-7. The Owls answered with a 5-2 spurt, but SNHU notched four of the final five points, including a pair of aces from sophomore Ava Czyzewski (Windermere, Fla.), to take a commanding 2-0 lead.
• The Penmen were clinging to a 19-18 advantage in the third frame when they rattled off five straight and six of the final seven to end the match. Pimenta collected a pair of kills during the stretch.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Set scores were 25-19, 25-13, 25-19.
• SNHU outhit SCSU in all three sets, as well as .252-.112, overall.
• The Penmen owned a 9-4 advantage in aces, while the Owls held a 4-3 edge in blocks.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, which has captured four of its last five matches, including three straight, is 9-3 for the first time since at least 1986.
• The Penmen improve to 9-9 all-time against the Owls. SNHU has won five of the last eight matchups, including two straight.
• Six of SNHU's nine wins have come in three sets.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Tuesday, Oct. 11 (7 p.m.) when they travel to Assumption University.
• SNHU is back home Saturday, Oct. 22 (1 p.m.) when it plays host to American International College at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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