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Ana Pimenta hitting the ball at the net
Jim Stankiewicz
3
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 10-8,4-2 NE10
0
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 11-14,1-7 NE10
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
10-8,4-2 NE10
3
Final
0
Southern Conn. St. SCSU
11-14,1-7 NE10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 25 25 25 (3)
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 16 15 19 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Keeps Rolling with Three-Set Win at Southern Connecticut

Pimenta hits a stellar .526

When and Where: October 27, 2023 – New Haven, Conn. (Pelz Gymnasium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Southern Connecticut State University 0
Records: SNHU 10-8 (4-2 NE10), SCSU 11-14 (1-7 NE10)

Redshirt-senior Ana Pimenta (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) reeled off 11 kills on .526 hitting to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team to a 3-0 victory against Southern Connecticut State University on Friday evening at Pelz Gymnasium.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Pimenta – 11 kills, .526, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 9 digs
  • Graduate student Alessandra Peli (Brescia, Italy) – 7 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 2 digs
  • Sophomore Ella Koelb (Auburn, N.H.) – 3 kills, 22 assists, 1 ace, 1 block, 5 digs
  • Junior Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) – 16 digs
KEY MOMENTS
  • Southern New Hampshire led, 16-15, in the opening set when it ripped off a 9-1 run to end the frame and go up, 1-0. Koelb, Peli and Pimenta each recorded a pair of kills during the stretch.
  • SNHU similarly closed the second set with a 7-1 flurry, which featured five SCSU errors to take a commanding 2-0 advantage.
  • The Penmen jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the third set and were ahead, 23-18, when a kill by senior Ava Czyzewski (Windermere, Fla.) and a Southern Connecticut service error ended the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Set scores were 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
  • Peli posted three kills, an ace and four blocks.
  • Senior Claire Wohlleber (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) posted four kills (.375) and three digs.
  • Junior Carmen Bernardis (Trieste, Italy) chipped in four kills and two digs.
  • Freshman Quinlynn Parish (Faribault, Minn.) added three kills.
  • Graduate student Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) recorded a pair of kills, seven digs and a block.
  • Junior Chiara Di Valerio (Terni, Italy) collected five digs.
  • SNHU outhit Southern Connecticut in all three sets, including .209-.032, overall.
  • The Penmen owned advantages in blocks (6-4) and aces (3-1).
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire has won five of its last six matches, including three straight – all in three sets.
  • The Penmen improve to 11-9 all-time against the Owls. SNHU has won seven of the last 10 matchups, including four straight. Southern New Hampshire, which also defeated Southern Connecticut, 3-0, at home back on Sept. 3, has won two-in-a-row versus the Owls on the road.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen are back in action Saturday (Oct. 28) at 1 p.m. when they take on American International College.
  • The next home match for SNHU is Friday, Nov. 3 (5 p.m.) when it plays host to Pace University at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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