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OWLS ON A ROLL
Winners of 10 in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team went undefeated last week against Bentley, Concordia, American International and Dominican. This week, the Owls will look to continue their winning ways. They play host to Bloomfield on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. followed by a road match at Saint Rose on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. The Owls will close out the week with a tri-match featuring the host University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and Caldwell College on Sept. 22.

THE STREAK LIVES ON
The Owls extended their current win streak to 10 straight since the first of the month with wins against Queens, Concordia, Georgian Court, Felician, Molloy, Philadelphia, Bentley, Concordia, AIC and Dominican.

GOING THE DISTANCE
The Owls managaed back-to-back five set victories last week against Concordia on Sept. 13 and American International on Sept. 14. They are currently 2-0 on the season in matches that require a fifth set.

BATTLE TESTED
Southern newcomer Jade Black has quickly become one of the Owls' go to threats. She managed 2.66 kills/set and 2.44 digs/set through 18 sets played last week including a 15 dig and 14 kill performance against AIC on Sept. 14 and a 14 kill and 13 dig match against Dominican on Sept. 15.

DEFENSE WINS GAMES
Southern was able to hold their opponent's hitting percentage  to under 0.200 percent for all but two of 18 sets played last week. The Owls managed this feat by averaging 6.0 team blocks per match and 15.83 digs/set as a team.

DOUBLE THE DANGER
This past week Lauren McVey and Kimberly Lachowicz improved their double-double totals on the season to six and five, respectively.

MS. 3000
Senior Kimberly Lachowicz went over the 3,000 assist mark for her career during the match against Philadelphia on Sept. 8th. She now has 3,147 in her career.

TIME TO SHINE FOR MCVEY
Lauren McVey managed to be at the top in kills and digs after the dust settled on Sept. 8 against Philadelphia. She totaled 15 kills and 17 digs to lead all student-athletes during the match.

BLOCK PARTY
Senior Syriah Celestine and junior Sarah Beres combined for a total of 14 block assists during a tri-match at Molloy on Sept. 8. Each recorded four block assists against Molloy, while Celestine managed four more block assists in the afternoon match against Philadelphia and Beres added two to her credit.

BERES PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF
Junior Sarah Beres has recorded 150 kills in the first 12 outings this year. Beres' 32 blocks are also a team-high.

ALL-TIME VERSUS BLOOMFIELD
SCSU is currently undefeated (4-0) against Bloomfield.

ALL-TIME VERSUS SAINT ROSE
The Owls won two of the last three contests against Saint Rose. However, the Golden Knights have a 6-3 lead in the all-time series.

ALL-TIME VERSUS CALDWELL
The Owls lead the all-time series against Caldwell by a 3-1 margin.

ALL-TIME VERSUS UNIV. OF THE SCIENCES PHILADELPHIA
The Owls hold a 2-1 lead in the series against University of the Sciences Philadelphia.

LATHROP HELPS LEAD THE CHARGE
Freshman Olivia Lathrop had a team-high .281 hitting percentage through the first 12 contests of the year. She posted at least seven kills in each of the first four matches for the Owls.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Through the first five matches of the season, a pair of Owls recorded three double-doubles. Senior Kimberly Lachowicz registered three straight double-doubles with 35 assists and 11 digs against Nyack, 47 assists and 10 digs against Queens and 40 assists and 14 digs against Georgian Court. Lauren McVey had 10 kills and 15 digs against Post, 11 kills and 13 digs against Nyack and 10 kills and 13 digs against Georgian Court.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcomed seven newcomers - Jade Black, Taylor Carlson, Morgan Carman, Emma Crowcroft, Kelly Gunneson, Deborah Howard and Olivia Lathrop - to the squad this year.

THE CAPTAINS
Senior Kimberly Lachowicz and junior Sarah Beres will serve as captains for the Owls this season.

IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLLS
SCSU was selected 10th in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted by the league's coaches.

FARING WELL IN 2011
The Owls closed the 2011 season with a final mark of 19-11 overall and qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament for the second time in the last three years.

BERES COLLECTS AN ARRAY OF HONORS
Sophomore Sarah Beres was recognized on several fronts for her play during the 2011 campaign. She was named All-Region, All-ECAC and was an All-Northeast-10 Conference selection. She ranked among the league leaders in kills and blocks during the course of the year.

FOUR IN A ROW
Southern Connecticut posted its fourth consecutive winning season in 2011. It's the most consecutive winning seasons for SCSU since the 1978 campaign, when the Owls clinched their seventh consecutive winning season. Southern Connecticut has now combined to win 85 matches over the course of the past four years.

FARING WELL IN THE CLASSROOM
The Owls had eight student-athletes - Sarah Beres, Syriah Celestine, Chloe Dyke, Madison Featherston, Megan Hiss, Kimi Lachowicz, Megan Lyons, Lauren McVey and Vanessa Sullivan - named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year.

BARBARO COLLECTS WIN NO. 100
Head coach Lisa Barbaro earned her 100th career win on the Owls' sidelines in a victory over Georgian Court on Sept. 10.

IN THE NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
Southern Connecticut made its presence felt in the NCAA Regional rankings during the 2011 campaign and was ranked 10th in the final regular season rankings.

SULLIVAN GOES OVER 1,000 DIGS
Vanessa Sullivan collected her 1,000th career dig in a victory over Georgian Court on Sept. 10, 2011. She now has 1,431 career digs.

LACHOWICZ DISHES IT OUT
Setter Kimberly Lachowicz posted a single-season best 1,087 assists during the 2011 season.

ON DECK
The Owls return to action on Sept. 25 when they host to Assumption at Pelz Gymnasium.