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No. 7 SCSU Women's Volleyball Takes On No. 3 Adelphi In NE10 Semifinals

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No. 7 SCSU Women's Volleyball Takes On No. 3 Adelphi In NE10 Semifinals

NORTHEAST 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS
No. 7 Southern Connecticut State Universit Owls
vs. No. 3 Adelphi University Panthers
Location: Springfield, Mass. (American International College)
Time: 6:30 PM

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The No. 7 Southern Connecticut women's volleyball team will take on No. 3 Adelphi in the Northeast 10 Conference Championship Semifinals, hosted by American International College in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Live video will be available for Saturday's semifinal matchup. This is the Owls' fifth trip to the NE10 Semifinals, all-time, and the first time since 2018. 

How'd They Get Here
Southern Connecticut advanced to the NE10 Semifinals after shocking Bentley with a first-round upset, 3-1, on the Falcons' home court on Thursday, Nov. 10. All-NE10 pick Gabriela Gaibur (Monroe, N.Y.) led an Owls' lineup that handed Bentley its first loss of the year on their home court and also topped the Falcons for the first time in Southern's NE10 tournament history. Proving "three time's a charm", Southern lost in each of the last two seasons in the NE10 Quarters to Bentley before pulling the first round upset.

Gaibur, a NE10 First Team selection last season and a NE10 Second Team pick in 2022, led the charge with 21 kills and 10 digs for her 13th double-double of the season. Gaibur's 21 kills are the second-most this season in a four-set match, and her fourth 20-kill performance of the season. In addition, her performance against Bentley gives her 860 kills for her career, which stands as the fourth-most in program history, and with 1,001 career digs is just the sixth player in program history to reach the 1,000-dig mark. She's also the third player in SCSU history to reach 850 kills and 1,000 digs in her career.

In addition to Gaibur, four other Owls had six-or-more kills, including Kacey Deecher (Granby, Mass.) and Sara Enright (Yorba Linda, Calif.) with seven while Payton Reis (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Heliceliz Rivera (Corazol, Puerto Rico) had six apiece. Rivera continued her all-round play as she totaled 25 assists and 14 digs while also recording three blocks while Reis, who ranks among the NE10 blocks leaders, finished with four. Freshman Sofia Suarez Ramos (Canovanas, Puerto Rico) had four blocks as well while Deecher and Enright both had two blocks, each. As a team, Southern recorded nine blocks in the win against Bentley.

Aubrey Villena (San Diego, Calif.), the Owls' service ace leader, tallied four in the game while also leading Southern with 19 digs. Taylor Jones (Middletown, N.Y.) finished with 16 assists and eight digs.

The Owls In The NE10 Tournament
  • The Owls are 8-6 all-time in NE10 Tournament.
  • All-Time NE10 Quarterfinals Record: 5-3
  • All-Time NE10 Semifinals Record: 2-2
  • All-Time NE10 Finals Record: 1-1 
All-Time Results
2022 W, 3-1 vs. Bentley (Quarters)
11/12/2022 vs. Adelphi
2021 L, 3-1 vs. Bentley (Quarters)
2019 L, 3-1 vs. Bentley (Quarters)
2018

 		 W, 3-0 vs. So. New Hampshire (Quarters)
W, 3-1 vs. Saint Anselm (Semis)
W, 3-0 vs. American Int'l (Finals)
2017

 		 W, 3-1 vs. American Int'l (Quarters)
W, 3-2 vs. Saint Anselm (Semis)
L, 2-3 vs. New Haven (Finals)
2012
 		 W, 3-0 vs. Saint Rose (Quarters)
L, 1-3 vs. New Haven (Semis)
2011 L, 1-3 vs. Stonehill (Quarters)
2009
 		 W, 3-2 vs. New Haven (Quarters)
L, 1-3 vs. UMass Lowell (Semis)

 
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Players Mentioned

Kacey Deecher

#1 Kacey Deecher

OH
5' 8"
Junior
Gabriela Gaibur

#12 Gabriela Gaibur

OH
5' 9"
Senior
Taylor Jones

#2 Taylor Jones

S/DS
5' 2"
Junior
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
Sofia Suarez Ramos

#18 Sofia Suarez Ramos

OH/MB
5' 11"
Freshman
Aubrey Villena

#6 Aubrey Villena

L
5' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kacey Deecher

#1 Kacey Deecher

5' 8"
Junior
OH
Gabriela Gaibur

#12 Gabriela Gaibur

5' 9"
Senior
OH
Taylor Jones

#2 Taylor Jones

5' 2"
Junior
S/DS
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
Sofia Suarez Ramos

#18 Sofia Suarez Ramos

5' 11"
Freshman
OH/MB
Aubrey Villena

#6 Aubrey Villena

5' 1"
Freshman
L