NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After a 655-day layoff, the Southern Connecticut State University volleyball team captured two victories in its season opener with a 3-0 win over Dominican College and a 3-1 win over Queens College.

Game 1 - (Southern Connecticut 3, Dominican College 0)

Set Scores
Set 1: SCS 25, DOM 15
Set 2: SCS 25, DOM 12
Set 3: SCS 25, DOM 9

Abigail Epstein (Crystal River, Fla.) led the Owls with 10 kills in game one, while Gabriela Gaibur (Monroe, N.Y.) collected nine. Gaibur led the team in digs (10) and service aces (3). Heliceliz Rivera (Corozal, Puerto Rico) notched 14 assists in her SCSU debut, while Taylor Jones (Middletown, N.Y.) notched ten in hers.

Game 2 – (Southern Connecticut 3, Queens College 1)

Set Scores
Set 1: SCS 28, QUE 26
Set 2: SCS 25, QUE 11
Set 3: QUE 25, SCS 16
Set 4: SCS 25, QUE 15

Gabriela Gaibur and Gabriela Vazquez (Meriden, Conn.) both collected their first double-doubles of the season. Gaibur tallied 13 digs and 10 kills, while Vazquez notched 11 digs and 10 kills. Taylor Jones was also bright spot for the Owls in game two collecting 25 assists in the setter spot. Abigail Epstein tacked onto her game one kill total and led all players with 13 in game two.
 
Notes

• Gabriela Gaibur tallied her first double-double of the season in game two with 13 digs and 10 kills.
• Gabriela Vazquez collected her first double-double of the season with 11 digs and 10 kills.
• Abigail Epstein had double-digit kills in both games for the Owls. She also notched her first career double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs in game two.
• Taylor Jones became the first Southern Connecticut first-year player to tally at least 25 assists in a game since Addison Brill recorded 29 against Bridgeport on Oct. 8, 2019.

 
Up Next
Southern Connecticut will face Bloomfield College and the College of Saint Rose on Saturday, September 4. Game times are slated for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.