Southern Connecticut Volleyball (17-8, 3-3 NE10)
vs. Adelphi University (14-7, 3-3 NE10)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 26
Time: 7 PM
Location: Pelz Gymnasium (New Haven, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team will host Adelphi University on Tuesday for a "Pink Out" game benefiting The Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center Closer to Free Fund. Fans are asked to wear the color pink in honor of Smilow. The Owls and Panthers are neck and neck in the Northeast 10 Postseason Tournament hunt with SCSU sitting eighth in the standings, while Adelphi sits in ninth.

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 Adelphi: 2-16
The Last Time They Met: The Owls captured the last meeting between these two teams on Oct. 29, 2019. Gabriela Gaibur led the charge for SCSU with a 19 dig, 15 kill performance in Garden City.

Last Time Out
The Owls were defeated by Franklin Pierce in five sets on Friday, Oct. 22.

• Junior Gabriela Gaibur was on the prowl on the offensive and defensive fronts. She picked up a game-high 21 kills, 20 digs, and two service aces.
• Sophomore Taylor Jones' play making abilities were on display as the setter recorded 51 assists and 15 digs.
• Sophomore Kacey Deecher had a 22 dig, 10 kill night, in addition to two service aces.
• Graduate student Abigail Epstein recorded 13 kills and two blocks.
• Sophomore libero Krishnalei So'oto recorded 24 digs. 
   

The Owls in the NE10

• Abigail Epstein is third in the conference in hitting percentage (.338).
• Gabriela Gaibur is second in the NE10 in total kills with 285 on the season, while Epstein is eighth with 224.
• Taylor Jones is fifth in the conference in assists per set with 9.54. Jones is also third in the NE10 in total assists with 677. 
• Krishnalei So'oto is seventh in digs per set with 4.40 and third in total digs with 365. Gaibur is eighth in total digs with 308.
• Abigail Epstein is second in total blocks with 64, and Erika Benson is sixth with 58.
• Gabriela Gaibur is second in the conference in points scored with 321.5, while Abigail Epstein is fifth with 303.5.
• Abigail Epstein is first in service aces with 38, while Gabriela Gaibur is seventh with 28.

The Owls in the NCAA

• Gabriela Gaibur is ranked 35th in DII in total kills (285).
• Abigail Epstein is tied for 25th in service aces (38).
• Gabriela Gaibur is 32nd in total attacks (846).
• SCSU is ranked fifth in NCAA DII in total team kills with 1,168.
• SCSU is ranked seventh in team assists with 1,063.
• Southern is 13th in total team service aces with 175.
• The Owls are ranked sixth in DII in total team digs with 1,631.

Notes After Last Match

• Taylor Jones has recorded double-digit assists in every single one of her appearances this season. She picked up her 11th game with 30-or-more assists and had her seventh double-double of the season with 51 assists and 15 digs. 
• Jones picked up her fourth game with 50-or-more assists this season against Franklin Pierce. The last player to have more than four 50-plus assist games was Tea Carter during the 2019 season when she had five. 
• With 15 digs against Franklin Pierce, Jones also topped her career-high. Her previous career-high was set on Sept. 17 in a non-conference match against Franklin Pierce.
• Gabriela Gaibur broke a career-high in kills with 21. Her previous career-high was set during the 2019 season with 19 kills against Stonehill on Nov. 16, and then tied this season at Post on Sept. 10.
• Gaibur also notched her 16th double-double of the season with her 21 kills, 20 dig performance against Franklin Pierce.
• Kacey Deecher notched her fifth-straight double-digit dig game of the season with 13 digs.
• Deecher recorded her second career double-double with 22 digs and 10 kills. 
• 22 digs are also a career-high for Deecher. Her previous career-high was set on Oct. 12 against Mercy when she had 17.
• Deecher's 10 kills also tie a career-high she previously set against Mercy on Oct. 12.
• The last time the Owls had three-or-more players with 20-plus kills in a game was against Assumption Nov. 9, 2019, when Anna Venard (26), Jillian Chambers (23), Gabriela Gaibur (20), and Jennifer Dawson (20) achieved the feat.
• This was just the third time this season that the Owls have gone five sets with an opponent.

Up Next
The Owls will round out a three-game home stand with matches against Saint Michael's on Friday, Oct. 29 and Saint Anselm on Saturday, Oct. 30.