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HEADING INTO WEEK NINE
After being on the road for its last three games, the Southern Connecticut State University women's volleyball team returns home looking to snap a three-game losing streak as the Owls welcome American International on Tuesday evening and Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon.

SENIOR DAY
Prior to Saturday's match against the Ravens, the Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Department and the women's volleyball program will be honoring its four-member senior class. This Owls' quad includes Morgan Carman, Taylor Carlson, Jasmine Barrett and Kelly Gunneson.

TEAM RECORDS AND INFORMATION
-American International is currently 10-9 overall and 4-4 in the Northeast-10 Conference. Right now, the Yellow Jackets are tied in the conference along with Saint Michael's College, who we lost to on Friday evening 3-0. The Yellow Jackets are also on a two-game winning streak as the team defeated Assumption and Merrimack last week.
-Franklin Pierce ranks second in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 7-1 conference mark as well as a 13-6 overall record on the season. The Ravens are also on a four-game winning streak as the team defeated Stonehill (3-2), Merrimack (3-0), Saint Rose (3-2) and Le Moyne (3-1). Franklin Pierce will play Saint Anselm on Tuesday evening before facing the Owls on Saturday.

ALL-TIME VS. AIC
The Yellow Jackets lead the Owls in the all-time series with a 24-8 record.

ALL-TIME VS. FRANKLIN PIERCE
The Ravens hold a 17-13 edge over the Owls in the all-time series.

WEEK EIGHT RECAP
The Owls finished week eight with an overall and conference record of 0-3. Southern Connecticut opened the week with a three-set loss to Adelphi on Tuesday evening before dropping back-to-back contests to Saint Michael's (3-0) and Saint Anselm (3-1).

WEEK EIGHT LEADERS
Sophomore Sean Taylor led the Owls in week eight averaging 2.14 kills per set over seven sets played. She also registered an assist, a service ace, two digs and six blocks. Senior Taylor Carlson averaged 6.86 assists per set to go along with three kills, a service ace and nine digs for the Owls. Senior Morgan Carman posted a team-high 37 digs (3.70 dps) while junior Faith Ford led the defense with a team-high nine blocks as well as registered 13 kills and two digs.

AMONGST NE-10 LEADERS
Senior libero Morgan Carman is ranked amongst the volleyball NE-10 leaders as she is fifth with a total of 395 digs.

TEAM LEADERS
-Leanna Jadus: kills (2.99 k/s), attacks (710) and service aces (28 total and 0.38 sa/s)
-Alexandra Nimz: assists (785 total and 8.18 a/s)
-Briauna Tutwiler: blocks (73 total and 0.84 b/s), solo blocks (12) and block assists (61)
-Morgan Carman: digs (395 total and 3.95 d/s)

DOUBLE-DOUBLE COUNT
1. Leanna Jadus - 11 (1 triple double)
2. Alexandra Nimz – 10
3. Alexandria Jurgens -3
4. Carly Balskus – 2

TEAM STAT BREAK-DOWN
-The Owls are averaging 10.57 kills per set while posting a team hitting percentage of .144.
-Southern Conn.'s defense leads the conference in block assists (278) and block totals (184) as well as ranks second in the conference in blocks per set (1.82) and solo blocks (45)
-This season the Owls are 2-10 in three-set matches, 3-7 in four-set matches and 1-4 in five-set matches.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST YEAR
Southern Connecticut finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 7-22 and a conference record of 3-11.

O'CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
For the second year in a row, seniors Morgan Carman and Kelly Gunneson will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.

RETURNING TO THE COURT
The Owls have 13 student-athletes returning from last year's team, including Morgan Carman, Jasmin Barrett, Taylor Carlson, Kelly Gunneson, Sean Taylor, Alexandra Nimz, Carly Balskus, Alexandria Jurgens, Taylor Flowers, Faith Ford, Briauna Tutwiler, Haley Samuelson and Taylor MacDowell.

OWLS WELCOME FIVE NEWCOMERS
The Owls welcome five student-athletes to the team this year: Bridgette Walsh, Jennifer Dawson, Leanna Jadus, Jessica Schmitz and Janae Owen.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
Southern Connecticut was selected 12th in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.
2015 Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. New Haven - 188 (9)
2. Adelphi - 172 (3)
3. Bentley - 171 (3)
4. Stonehill – 148
5. Saint Rose – 147
6. So. New Hampshire – 128
7. Franklin Pierce – 120
8. Merrimack – 106
9. Le Moyne – 88
10. Saint Anselm – 75
11. Assumption – 61
12. So. Connecticut – 57
13. American Int'l – 54
14. Pace – 34
15. Saint Michael's – 26

GUNNESON AND HAUSER EARN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kelly Gunneson and Nicole Hauser were two out of 37 SCSU student-athletes that were named to the Division II Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement award for the 2014-15 academic year. The student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.

GUNNESON INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL MATH HONOR SOCIETY
Last fall, Kelly Gunneson was inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon, the National Math Honor Society.
 
GUNNESON NAMED TO NE-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Senior Kelly Gunneson was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team for her work in the classroom and on the court last fall. To be eligible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: participated in at least half of the team's competitions and be either a starter or significant contributor; achieved a 3.3 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution.

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on Nov. 6 as the teams travels to Manchester, N.H. to take on Southern New Hampshire University in a NE-10 showdown beginning at 7 p.m.