John Steady

Box Score

Mercy Mercy 8-9,4-1 ECC

Southern Conn. St. SCSU 16-5,3-1 NE10

Mercy Mercy

8-9,4-1 ECC

Final

Oct. 12, 2021

Southern Conn. St. SCSU

16-5,3-1 NE10

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Mercy Mercy	15	20	18	(0)
Southern Conn. St. SCSU	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/12/2021 9:58:00 PM

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team defeated Mercy College, 3-0 at Pelz Gymnasium. The Owls move to 16-6 overall, while the Mavericks move to 8-9.

Set Scores
Set 1: SCS 25, MER 15
Set 2: SCS 25, MER 20
Set 3: SCS 25, MER 18

Senior Erika Benson (Kings Park, N.Y.) and graduate student Gabriela Vazquez (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) led the attack for Southern Connecticut with 11 kills each. Sophomore Kacey Deecher (Granby, Mass.) had 17 digs, seven kills, and a block. Sophomore Taylor Jones (Middletown, N.Y.) continued her playmaking zest with 27 assists, sophomore Krishnalei So'oto (Oceanside, Calif.) recorded 24 digs, and junior Gabriela Gaibur (Monroe, N.Y.) had 23 digs of her own.

How It Happened

The first set began as a back and forth affair with the Owls gaining the edge. Tied at nine, the Owls went on an 10-3 run to take a seven-point lead. SCSU closed out the set registering six of the final nine points and took a set one victory.
SCSU picked up where they left off in set one, as they collected six of the first eight points in set two. After that, the Mavericks picked up the three of next four points and came within two of the Owls. Southern Connecticut exploded on an 8-2 run and took an eight-point lead that the Mavericks would not recover from. A late 5-0 rally effort from Mercy wasn't enough as the Owls sealed the second set victory with an Erika Benson kill.
The Owls jumped out to a hot start in the final set with a 10-2 run. Mercy fought its way back from an eight-point deficit with an 11-4 run that brought them within one of SCSU. The Owls responded with 7-1 run that was enough to put the Mavericks on their heels. After an even balance of play for the final eight points, the Owls firepower and strong start allowed them to capture the set three victory and secure the sweep.

Notes

Erika Benson tied her season-high in kills with 11. She also has 11 kills on Oct. 2 against Le Moyne.
Gabriela Vazquez recorded her sixth double-digit kill game of the season.
Taylor Jones recorded her 12th game this season with at least 25 assists.
Lily Miller tied her career-high with three service aces, which was also done on Oct. 8 against Saint Rose.
Abigail Epstein now has 12 games this season with at least three blocks.
Krishnalei So'oto recorded her fourth game with at least 20 digs, and her second consecutive.
Gabriela Gaibur set a new season-high with 23 digs, which was one off her career-high of 24 done on Nov. 6, 2019 against New Haven.