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WEEK ELEVEN
After another rough 0-2 week, the Southern Connecticut State University women's volleyball team wraps up the 2015 campaign with two non-conference matches against Concordia (N.Y.) College and LIU Post. The Owls will host the Clippers on Tuesday evening and will face the Pioneers on their turf on Saturday afternoon.

TEAM RECORDS AND INFORMATION
-The Clippers are 3-15 on the season and are currently on an eight-game losing streak.
-The Pioneers are 20-8 on the season and are currently on a two-game winning streak. The team has three matches to play before tackling Southern Conn. on Saturday.

ALL-TIME AGAINST CONCORDIA
The Clippers hold a 8-5 edge over the Owls in the all-time series.

ALL-TIME AGAINST LIU POST
The Pioneers lead the Owls in the all-time series with a 24-1 record.

WEEK TEN RECAP
Last week the Owls posted a record of 0-2 and concluded conference play on Saturday afternoon against Stonehill College. Southern Connecticut lost to both Southern New Hampshire University and Stonehill in three straight sets.

TEAM LEADERS
-Leanna Jadus: kills (2.90 k/s), attacks (738) and service aces (28 total and 0.36 sa/s)
-Alexandra Nimz: assists (813 total and 7.97 a/s)
-Briauna Tutwiler: blocks (73 total and 0.84 b/s) and block assists (61)
-Faith Ford: solo blocks (17)
-Morgan Carman: digs (450 total and 3.91 d/s)

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

TEAM STAT BREAK-DOWN
-The Owls are averaging 10.63 kills per set while posting a team hitting percentage of .145.
-Southern Conn.'s defense ranks second conference in block totals (205) and in block assists (308) and solo blocks (50).
-The Owls are also fifth in the league in service aces (152) and in blocks per set (1.77 b/s).
-This season the Owls are 2-12 in three-set matches, 3-8 in four-set matches and 1-5 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.