Southern Connecticut Volleyball (15-6, 3-1 NE10)
vs. Mercy College Mavericks (8-8, 4-1 ECC)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 12
Time: 7 PM
Location: Pelz Gymnasium (New Haven, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team will host Mercy College in non-conference action on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Pelz Gymnasium.

Spectator Policy
Southern Connecticut Athletics have announced their spectator policy for all Fall and Winter 2021-22 sports to allow spectators at competitions. Please find the details of the spectator policy here.
 
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All-Time Against Mercy: 6-7
The Last Time They Met: It's been quite some time since these two programs last met on Oct. 13, 2015. The Owls defeated the Mavericks 3-1 at Pelz Gym.

Last Time Out
The Owls defeated Wilmington, 3-1 on Sunday, Oct. 10.

• Sophomore Kacey Deecher led the offensive charge for SCSU with 10 kills and 13 digs and chipped in one service ace.
• Sophomore Taylor Jones recorded 27 assists, five digs, and one service ace.
• Sophomore Krishnalei So'oto picked up 21 digs.
• Junior Gabriela Gaibur picked up 18 digs.
• Graduate student Abigail Epstein contributed 10 kills, four blocks, and six digs, while
• Freshman Lily Miller rounded out the setting for SCSU with 18 assists.
   

The Owls in the NE10

• Abigail Epstein is tied for first in the conference in hitting percentage (.352).
• Gabriela Gaibur is first in the NE10 in total kills with 235 on the season, while Epstein is sixth with 193.
• Taylor Jones is fifth in the conference in assists per set with 9.39. Jones is also third in the NE10 in total assists with 526. 
• Krishnalei So'oto is 10th in digs per set with 3.97 and tied for fourth in total digs with 270. Gaibur is seventh in total digs with 248.
• Abigail Epstein is third in total blocks with 57, and Erika Benson is sixth with 52.
• Gabriela Gaibur is first in the conference in total points scored with 268.5, while Epstein is second with 262.5.
• Abigail Epstein is tied for first in service aces with 32, while Gabriela Gaibur is fifth with 25.

The Owls in the NCAA

• Gabriela Gaibur is ranked 20th in DII in total kills (235).
• Abigail Epstein is tied for 22nd in service aces (32).
• Gabriela Gaibur is 19th in total attacks (692).
• SCSU is ranked fourth in DII in total team kills with 971.
• SCSU is ranked fourth in team assists with 887.
• Southern is ranked 10th in total team service aces with 151.
• The Owls are ranked sixth in DII in total team digs with 1,303.

Notes

• Kacey Deecher recorded her first career double-double with career-highs in kills (10) and digs (13) against Wilmington on Oct. 10.
• Gabriela Gaibur recorded her 17th double-digit dig game against Wilmington on Oct. 10.
• Taylor Jones hit the 500-assist milestone against Wilmington with a 27-assist performance.
• Abigail Epstein recorded her 11th game with double-digit kills and her ninth game with multiple service aces against Wilmington.
• Epstein also recorded her 12th game with at least three blocks this season.
• Erika Benson recorded her 13th game this season with multiple blocks, and her seventh game with at least three blocks against Wilmington.
• Krishnalei So'oto recorded her third game this season with at least 20 digs. 
• Jones has 13 games this season with at least 20 assists, and also has five double-doubles. 
• Lily Miller tied her career-high with 18 assists (also done Oct. 8, 2021 against Saint Rose). 
• Lillee Olson set a new season-high with eight kills. 
• Gabriela Gaibur recorded her 15th double-digit kill game this season against American International on Oct. 10.
• Gabriela Vazquez recorded her third game this season with at least 15 digs against AIC on Oct. 10.
• Taylor Jones has eight games with at least 30 assists with 36 assists against AIC on Oct. 10.

Up Next
The Owls will travel to Bentley on Friday, Oct. 15 for a conference meeting with the Falcons.