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SCSU Volleyball Hosts New Haven For Final Home Game

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SCSU Volleyball Hosts New Haven For Final Home Game

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL (15-11, 4-5 NE10)
vs. University of New Haven (13-9, 4-4 NE10)
Date: Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
Time: 5 PM
Location: Pelz Gymnasium (New Haven, Conn.)
 
The Owls Network | Live Stats
 
at Molloy University (12-9)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022
Time: 12 PM
Location: Quealy Gymnasium (Rockville Centre, N.Y.)
 
Live Video | Live Stats
 
Southern Connecticut will host Northeast 10 Conference foe University of New Haven for its final home match of the regular season on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. at Pelz Gymnasium. The Owls enter the weekend with a conference record of 4-5 for seventh place in the standings, just .5 game behind New Haven at 4-4. Following the Owls' final home match on Friday, Southern will travel to Rockville Centre, N.Y. to take on Molloy for its final non-conference matchup of the year on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 12 p.m.
 
Follow It Live
Owls fans can catch all the action on The Owls Network by visiting scsuowls.com/theowlsnetwork and can also access live statistics at scsuowls.com/vbstats for Friday's match against New Haven. On Saturday, live video and live stats will be provided courtesy of Molloy Athletic Communications.  
 
The Postseason Picture
  • With three NE10 games remaining on its schedule, and a crowded standings board, the Owls have an opportunity of making the postseason bracket for the fifth-straight season.
  • Southern is currently 4-5 and tied for seventh with Saint Rose, who the Owls defeated on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in a five-set thriller.
  • Behind SCSU and Saint Rose are Le Moyne and Pace, both at 3-6 with three games to play. The Owls defeated Pace but lost to Le Moyne in conference play.
  • Following Friday night's matchup, the Owls will face Saint Michael's on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saint Anselm on Saturday, Nov. 5 in their season finale.
  • Southern could potentially finish as high as fourth place, and secure a home match in the NE10 Tournament First Round, but would need to win its final three games with Saint Anselm and Southern New Hampshire losing their remaining games.
  • Three wins in their final three games would clinch the Owls a spot in the tournament.
  • Two wins and a loss by Le Moyne and/or Pace would also clinch a spot.
  • If the Owls were only to win one, or less, of their final three matches, then their chances would depend on the outcomes of other matches. 
Owls Notes
  • Despite a 3-3 record in conference play for the month of October, the Owls picked up key victories against Saint Rose, Pace and Franklin Pierce to position the Owls ahead of them in the standings in case of a tie.
  • Southern Connecticut and New Haven faced each other earlier this month, in a non-conference matchup, that saw the Chargers sweep the Owls in three sets.
  • A win against New Haven on Friday would move the Owls into sixth place.
  • Of the Owls' conference opponents remaining after New Haven, Saint Michael's is 0-9 in NE10 play while Saint Anselm is 7-3 and in fifth place.
  • Individually, Gabriela Gaibur is one of six players in the conference to total over 300 points to date and sits at 303.
  • Gaibur is third in the conference with 268 kills while her 3.27 per set are tied for second. She also one of two players with 250 kills and 250 digs to date as she has totaled 285 for the year.
  • Gaibur also has 24 aces for the year.
  • Sara Enright checks in with 233 kills as well as 282 digs, making the Owls one of two teams with two players with 225-or-more kills in the conference.
  • Gaibur and Enright make Southern the only team in the conference with two players with 225 kills and 280 digs.
  • Taylor Jones is currently eighth in the conference with 481 assists while Lily Miller has totaled 290.
  • Heliceliz Rivera, coming off her second triple-double of the season against Saint Rose, is the only player in the NE10 this season with 130 kills, 130 assists and 130 digs. For the year, she's totaled 136 kills, 132 assists and 146 digs.
  • One of the Owls' most dynamic players, Rivera has also totaled 37 blocks for the season.
  • Payton Reis ranks fourth in the conference with 72 blocks, and is one of five players averaging a block per set (1.05).
  • Aubrey Villena is currently second in the conference with 45 service aces while also totaling 385 digs. 
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Players Mentioned

Gabriela Gaibur

#12 Gabriela Gaibur

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Taylor Jones

#2 Taylor Jones

S/DS
5' 2"
Junior
Lily Miller

#4 Lily Miller

S
5' 9"
Sophomore
Payton Reis

#17 Payton Reis

MH
6' 0"
Senior
Heliceliz Rivera

#21 Heliceliz Rivera

S/RH
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Sara Enright

#5 Sara Enright

OH
5' 9"
Junior
Aubrey Villena

#6 Aubrey Villena

L
5' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriela Gaibur

#12 Gabriela Gaibur

5' 9"
Senior
OH
Taylor Jones

#2 Taylor Jones

5' 2"
Junior
S/DS
Lily Miller

#4 Lily Miller

5' 9"
Sophomore
S
Payton Reis

#17 Payton Reis

6' 0"
Senior
MH
Heliceliz Rivera

#21 Heliceliz Rivera

5' 9"
Graduate Student
S/RH
Sara Enright

#5 Sara Enright

5' 9"
Junior
OH
Aubrey Villena

#6 Aubrey Villena

5' 1"
Freshman
L