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Angela Mateos attacking the ball at the net
Maddie Murphy
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St. Anselm SA 8-15,2-7 NE10
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Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 9-15,4-5 NE10
St. Anselm SA
8-15,2-7 NE10
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Final
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Southern N.H. SNHU
9-15,4-5 NE10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Anselm SA 20 20 25 19 (1)
Southern N.H. SNHU 25 25 18 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Takes Queen City Cup Point from Saint Anselm with 3-1 Win

Penmen move into sixth place in the NE10 standings

When and Where: November 12, 2024 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Saint Anselm College 1
Records: SNHU 9-15 (4-5 NE10), Saint Anselm 8-15 (2-7 NE10)

Sophomore Angela Mateos (Seville, Spain) registered 14 kills to help lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team to a 3-1 victory against cross-town rival Saint Anselm College on Tuesday evening at the Stan Spirou Field House. 

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Mateos – 14 kills, .400 hitting, 3 blocks, 4 digs
  • Senior Julia Cavalcanti (Vineyard, Utah) – 12 kills, .360, 3 blocks, 4 digs
  • Senior Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) – 11 kills, season-high 19 digs
  • Sophomore Elsa Gilmore (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) – 11 kills, .423, 4 blocks
  • Junior Ella Koelb (Auburn, N.H.) – 26 assists, 2 aces, 9 digs, 2 kills
  • Freshman Addie Garn (Gilbert, Ariz.) – 21 assists, 4 aces, 2 digs
  • Senior Eyleen Dias (Plymouth, Mass.) – career-high-matching 21 digs, 2 aces
KEY MOMENTS
  • The opening set was tied, 16-16, when three kills from Mateos and a pair from junior Caelan Cook (Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.) powered a 7-1 rush that put Southern New Hampshire up, 23-17. After Saint Anselm rattled off three straight, SNHU scored the final two, including a set-clinching ace from Dias.
  • The Penmen built a 12-4 lead early, but Saint Anselm would climb back within 20-17 late. SNHU notched five of the final eight points to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
  • The third set was even at 17-all when the Hawks tallied seven straight as part of a set-ending 8-1 blitz that forced a fourth set.
  • In the fourth, three kills from Mateos buoyed an important 9-2 flurry that gave SNHU a 12-6 advantage and the Penmen would not look back.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Set scores were 25-20, 25-20, 18-25, 25-19.
  • Cook notched five kills, two blocks and two digs.
  • Junior Laura Haas (Londonderry, N.H.) recorded a pair of aces and 12 digs.
  • SNHU outhit Saint Anselm in three of the four sets, as well as .258-.191, overall.
  • The Penmen held advantages in aces (10-8) and block (7-5).
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire has won four of its last six and moved into sixth place in the NE10 standings.
  • SNHU leads the all-time series, 33-29. Saint Anselm has won 10 of the last 18 meetings, but SNHU has also captured seven of the last nine tilts dating back to 2021, including a 3-0 road victory back on Oct. 1. The Penmen have defeated the Hawks in three of their last four at home.
  • SNHU earns a point in the Queen City Cup standings and leads Saint Anselm, 15-5, in the season-long battle for Manchester supremacy.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen wrap up their regular season Friday, Nov. 15 (6 p.m.) when they take on Adelphi University.

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