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Alice Arletti hitting the ball over the net and around two opponents
Jim Stankiewicz
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Southern N.H. SNHU 6-3,0-1 NE10
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Winner Bentley Ben 10-4,2-0 NE10
Southern N.H. SNHU
6-3,0-1 NE10
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Final
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Bentley Ben
10-4,2-0 NE10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 23 21 31 25 6 (2)
Bentley Ben 25 25 29 20 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops Five-Set Marathon at Bentley

Penmen shake off rust following a 16-day break

When and Where: September 20, 2022 – Waltham, Mass. (Dana Center)
Score: Bentley University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Records: SNHU 6-3 (0-1 NE10), Bentley 10-4 (2-0 NE10)

Redshirt-junior Ana Pimenta (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) tallied a double-double of 16 kills and 13 digs, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team returned from a 16-day layoff with a 3-2 loss to Bentley University on Tuesday evening in its NE10 opener at the Dana Center.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Pimenta – 16 kills, 13 digs, 3 aces, 1 block
  • Graduate student Alice Arletti (Modena, Italy) – 11 kills, .417 hitting, 8 blocks, 7 digs
  • Senior Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 10 kills, 13 digs. 5 blocks
  • Senior Claire Wohlleber (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) – career-high 9 kills, .304 hitting, 2 blocks
  • Senior Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) – 7 kills, 4 aces, 17 digs, 2 blocks
  • Graduate student Sara Montefameglio (Turin, Italy) – 39 assists, 9 digs
  • Sophomore Deanne Wilson (No. Collins, N.Y.) – 22 digs, 2 aces
  • Sophomore Carmen Bernardis (Trieste, Italy) – 6 kills, .417 hitting, 2 blocks
KEY MOMENTS
  • SNHU led, 16-14, in the opening set when a 9-2 Bentley run flipped the hosts into the lead at 23-18. A 5-1 counter-run from the Penmen – bookended by Pimenta kills – trimmed the deficit to 24-23, but a Caitlin Wunder kill would win it for Bentley.
  • Again, the Penmen would hold an 18-15 lead in the second set, but a 5-1 spurt put the Falcons in front, 20-19. The score was knotted, 21-21, when Bentley notched the final four points of the set to push the Penmen to the brink.
  • Trailing 21-17 in the third, SNHU responded with an 8-3 push that featured a pair of Bernardis kills and gave the Penmen a 25-24 edge. Five ties and five lead changes ensued, with SNHU taking the last three points of the frame – highlighted by kills from Arletti and Wohlleber – to grab the marathon set and stay alive.
  • The Penmen led, 22-20, in a back-and-forth fourth frame, with two kills from Arletti and a Pacini ace sending it to a deciding set.
  • In the final stanza, Bentley jumped out to an 11-2 run and never looked back.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Set scores were 25-23, 25-21, 29-31, 20-25, 6-15.
  • Bentley outhit SNHU in the first, second and fifth sets, as well as .218-.131, overall.
  • SNHU owned advantages in blocks (10-6) and aces (11-8).
NOTES
  • Bentley has won 10 of the last 12 meetings, including three-in-a-row, and 12 straight at home dating back to the 2000 season.
  • Arletti set Penmen career highs in kills, blocks and digs.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Saturday, Sept. 24 (1 p.m.) when they take on the University of New Haven.
  • SNHU is back home Tuesday, Sept. 27 (7 p.m.) when it plays host to Saint Michael's at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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