NORTHEAST 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Southern Connecticut State University Owls (20-13) vs. 
American International College Yellow Jackets (21-10)
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 | 5 PM 
Woodruff Hall (Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y.)

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The No. 4-seeded Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team will face No. 3-seeded American International College in the 2018 Northeast 10 Conference Championship Final on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. at Adelphi University's Woodruff Hall in Garden City, N.Y. The Owls advanced to their second-consecutive NE10 Championship Game with a 3-1 win against No. 8-seeded Saint Anselm, 3-1. American International defeated No. 2-seeded, and tournament host, Adelphi, 3-2. 

Northeast Conference Championship Semifinals Recap

• The Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team defeated Saint Anselm, 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23), in the Northeast 10 Conference Championship Semifinals at Adelphi University on Friday, Nov. 9. 
• Leanna Jadus (Long Beach, Calif.) led the Owls with 19 kills as well as seven digs as well as three service aces while Alyssa Gage (Beverly HIlls, Fla.) turned in a double-double with 18 kills and 17 digs. 
• Gabriela Vazquez (Meriden, Conn.) had 11 kills, seven digs and three aces while Jillian Chambers (Shelby Township, Mich.) had five kills and 18 digs.
• Freshman setter Kailyn O'Neal (Katy, Texas) had a career-best 48 assists, coming on 58 SCSU kills. 
• The Owls win was their sixth-straight overall and 10-consecutive victory against a NE10 opponent. 
• Gage's double-double is her second-straight as well as her 10th in her last 11 games. 
• Jadus now has back-to-back games with double-digit kills while her 18 kills are also the third-most this season. 
• O'Neal paced the Owls' offense, recording a career-best and season-high 48 assists on 58 Owls kills in the win.
• The Owls improve to 6-4 all-time in the NE10 Championship tournament while they also advance to the conference championship for the second-consecutive season.

NE10 Championship Quarterfinals Recap

• Behind a balanced offensive attack, the Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team swept Southern New Hampshire University, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-23), in a Northeast 10 Conference Championship Quarterfinal match-up at Pelz Gym in New Haven, Conn.
• The Owls' "Big 3" of Alyssa Gage (Beverly Hills, Fla.), Gabriela Vazquez (Meriden, Conn.) andLeanna Jadus (Long Beach, Calif.) each had double-digit kills led by Vazquez's 14 while Gage and Jadus each had 13 kills each.
• Gage also had 10 digs while Jadus contributed 11 for her 17^thdouble-double of the season.
• Freshman Kailyn O'Neal (Katy, Texas) had 36 assists and three timely kills from the setter position.
• Vazquez was on a mission to lead the Owls entering the game, shrugging off three-straight games in which she fell short of double digits in kills. The third-year Owl hit .500 for the game for her second-best effort of the season.
• For Gage she recorded her fourth double-double in her last five games and double-digit kills for the ninth time in her last 10 games.
• The Owls' win was their fifth-consecutive and their eighth-straight win against a NE10 opponent.
• The Owls also capped the season at 13-1 (.929 winning percentage) at Pelz Gymnasium for the best home record in program history, and the second-most wins on their home court since SCSU went 14-5 at Pelz in 2009.  
• The quarterfinal match-up marked the second time the Owls hosted a postseason game on their home court after they hosted Saint Rose in 2012, which they lost.
• Southern improved to 5-4 all-time in the NE10 tournament and advance to the Championship Semifinals for the fourth time in program history with a 3-1 record in quarterfinal match-ups.

The NE10 Championship Field
Tuesday, November 6^th 
Quarterfinals ­ at Higher Seeds
Match 1: #8 Saint Anselm 3, #1 New Haven 0
Match 2: #2 Adelphi 3, #7 Saint Rose 0
Match 3: #3 American International 3, #6 Pace 1
Match 4: #4 Southern Connecticut 3, #5 Southern New Hampshire 0
 
Friday, November 9^th 
Semifinals - at highest remaining seed following the quarterfinal matches
Match 5: #3 American International 3, #2 Adelphi 2
Match 6: #4 Southern Connecticut 3, #8 Saint Anselm 1
 
Saturday, November 10^th   
Championship ­ 
            Match 7: #4 Southern Connecticut vs. #3 American International (5 p.m.)
 
All-Time Against American International

• SCSU and AIC have met 37 times with the Yellow Jackets owning a 27-10 record all-time against the Owls.
• AIC pulled out a 3-1 win against the Owls on Oct. 9, and stand as the last team to defeat Southern Connecticut this season. The Owls head into the tournament championship with 10-consecutive wins against NE10 opponents. 

The Last Time They Met

• SCSU lost t to American International College, 3-0 (21-25, 25-27, 15-25) on Oct. 9. 
• Leanna Jadus (Long Beach, Calif.) and Kailyn O'Neal (Katy, Texas) both posted double-doubles, with Jadus tallying 10 kills and 10 digs while O'Neal totaled 22 assists and 10 digs. Jadus also produced three service aces while O'Neal had two blocks. 

All-Northeast 10 Recognition
• Alyssa Gage and Leanna Jadus were named to the 2018 Northeast 10 Conference First Team while Kailyn O'Neal was named to the All-Rookie Team, as announced by the NE10 on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018.
• The honors mark the second-straight season that Gage and Jadus have earned First Team recognition after both were named in 2017.
• O'Neal's honor marks the second-straight year the Owls have had an All-Rookie performer after Kirstin Colwell was named to the 2017 team.