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A NEW SEASON BEGINS
The 2017 season kicks off on Sept. 1 as the Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team welcomes Dominican in non-conference action at Pelz Gym. In total, the Owls will play four matches over the first five days of the season, including contests with Bridgeport and Georgian Court on Saturday and a single match with Nyack on Sept. 5.

ALL-TIME VS. DOMINICAN
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series over Dominican, 9-1. The Owls claimed a 3-0 win over the Chargers in last year's meeting.

ALL-TIME VS. BRIDGEPORT
Bridgeport holds a 14-12 advantage in the all-time series with the Owls. The Purple Knights defeated the Owls, 3-1, in last year's meeting.

ALL-TIME VS. GEORGIAN COURT
Southern Connecticut has a 5-4 edge in the all-time series with Georgian Court. The Owls defeated GCU, 3-0, in last year's meeting.

ALL-TIME VS. NYACK
Nyack leads the all-time series with the Owls, 16-8. However, SCSU claimed a 3-0 win over Nyack in last year's meeting.

A GOOD WAY TO START
The Owls have a pair of four-game homestands during the course of the 2017 season, including the opening four contests. The second four-game homestand will take place later in September with matches against New Haven, Concordia, New York Tech and Wilmington.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST YEAR
Southern Connecticut finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 15-19 and a conference record of 4-10. The Owls improved on both their overall and NE10 win totals from the season prior.

THE CAPTAINS
For the second year in a row, senior Nicole Hauser will serve as a team captain. In addition, classmate Alexandra Nimz and junior Leanna Jadus will also fill this role in 2017.

RETURNING TO THE COURT
The Owls have 11 student-athletes returning from last year's team, including Alexandra Nimz, Nicole Hauser, Jourdan Hodge, Alexandria Jurgens, Anna Venard, Tea Carter, Gabriela Vazquez, Jennifer Dawson, Jenixza Febles, Jillian Chambers and Leanna Jadus.

OWLS WELCOME THREE NEWCOMERS
The Owls welcome three student-athletes to the team this year: Kirsten Cowell, Alyssa Gage and Gabriella Welsh.

IN THE NE10 PRESEASON POLL
Southern Connecticut was selected 11th in the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.
2017 NE10 Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. AIC - 185 (8)
2. New Haven - 178 (4)
3. Le Moyne - 166
4. Adelphi - 160 (3)
5. Pace - 139
6. Saint Anselm - 129
7. Bentley - 128
8. Franklin Pierce - 98
9. Stonehill - 96
10. SNHU - 72
11. SCSU - 65
12. Saint Rose - 64
13. Merrimack - 42
14. Assumption - 41
15. Saint Michael's - 20

THRIVING IN THE CLASSROOM
The American Volleyball Coaches Association recognized Southern Connecticut State University for the second year in a row with its Team Academic Award during the summer of 2017. In addition, the Owls were also the 2017 recipients of SCSU's Academic Team of Champions Award for having the highest team grade point average of any Owls' squad.

IMPACTING THE RECORD BOOKS
Among active Owls:
• Nicole Hauser has three of the five triple-doubles in program history, and also holds the single-match record with 25 kills. 
• Alexandra Nimz is ranked second all-time at SCSU in career assists. She also holds a share of the single-match record with 56 assists (set last year against Assumption) as well as two of the top-seven single-season assist marks in school history.
• Leanna Jadus ranks first all-time in single-season attempts and also posted the third-highest single-season kill mark in program history. Jadus also holds four of the top five single-game attempt tallies - including the top-three - and three of the top-seven single-game kill marks in school history.
• Alexandria Jurgens is the last Owl to record a triple-double, posting a line of 11 kills, 19 assists and 12 digs in a win over LeMoyne on Oct. 8, 2016.

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on Sept. 9 with matches against Bloomfield and Molloy in Waterbury, Conn.