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Elsa Gilmore preparing to attack the ball at the net
Jim Stankiewicz
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Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 6-13,2-4 NE10
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Franklin Pierce FPU 2-13,0-5 NE10
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
6-13,2-4 NE10
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Final
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Franklin Pierce FPU
2-13,0-5 NE10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 25 25 23 25 (3)
Franklin Pierce FPU 23 23 25 13 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Records 3-1 Road Victory at Franklin Pierce

When and Where: October 22, 2024 – Rindge, N.H. (FPU Fieldhouse)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Franklin Pierce University 1
Records: SNHU 6-13 (2-4 NE10), FPU 2-12 (0-4 NE10)

Sophomore Elsa Gilmore (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) led a trio of Penmen in double figures with a career-high 13 kills to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team to a 3-1 victory against Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday evening at the FPU Fieldhouse.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Gilmore – career-high 13 kills, .310 hitting, 2 blocks
  • Senior Julia Cavalcanti (Vineyard, Utah) – season-high 12 kills, .407, ace, 3 block, 2 digs
  • Sophomore Angela Mateos (Seville, Spain) – 11 kills, .474, season-high 5 blocks
  • Junior Ella Koelb (Auburn, N.H.) – 32 assists, 4 kills, 2 aces
KEY MOMENTS
  • Southern New Hampshire led, 18-13, in the opening set when Franklin Pierce ripped off eight-in-a-row to go in front, 21-18. SNHU responded with five straight – powered by a pair of Gilmore kills – to go back on top, 23-21. The teams would then alternate the next four points, with a Cavalcanti kill putting the Penmen up, 1-0, in the match.
  • SNHU again led by five, 19-14, in the second, but a 7-2 run from FPU knotted the set at 21-all. The Penmen were in front, 24-23, when a service error by the Ravens made it 2-0 in favor of the visitors.
  • The third frame was even at 23, but back-to-back attack errors put Franklin Pierce on the board.
  • SNHU jumped out to a 20-5 advantage in the fourth, as Gilmore and Cavalcanti submitted four and three kills, respectively. A 7-2 counter-run pulled the hosts within 10, but the Penmen responded with three of the next four, including a match-clinching kill from Gilmore.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Set scores were 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 25-13.
  • Senior Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) recorded five kills, two aces and 12 digs.
  • Senior Eyleen Dias (Plymouth, Mass.) collected 12 digs and an ace.
  • Junior Caelan Cook (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.) posted four kills and a pair of blocks.
  • Freshman Lailah Johnson (Senoia, Ga.) chipped in seven digs.
  • Junior Laura Haas (Londonderry, N.H.) added a pair of aces and three digs
  • SNHU outhit FPU in three of the four sets, as well as .224-.100, overall.
  • Aces (8-8) and blocks (8-8) were both even.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire snaps a three-match losing skid.
  • SNHU leads the all-time series, 31-29, with the teams splitting the most recent 16 meetings.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Saturday, Oct. 26 in a tri-match at Bentley University. SNHU takes on Wilmington (Del.) University at 1 p.m., before battling the Falcons at 3 p.m.
  • The next home match for SNHU is Friday, Nov. 1 (7 p.m.) when it plays host to Southern Connecticut State University on Senior Night at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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