Southern Connecticut Volleyball (8-5)
vs. Bentley University (8-4)
When: September 16, 2022
Time: 7 PM
Location: Pelz Gymnasium (New Haven, Conn.)
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The Southern Connecticut volleyball team will open Northeast 10 Conference play when it hosts Bentley University at Pelz Gymnasium on Friday, Sept. 16. The Owls and Falcons last squared off in the first round of the 2021 Northeast 10 Tournament where Bentley captured the three sets-to-one victory in Waltham, Mass. 

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All SCSU Athletics' home events, as well any games against Northeast 10 Conference competition, can be seen live on The Owls Network, which is free as part NE10Now.tv. Live statistics will also be available for all Owls' home games here.

Last Time Out
The Owls overcame a two-set deficit to storm back and defeat Queens in five games on Saturday, Sept. 10. The Knights took the first two games, 27-25 and 25-23, before the Owls won 25-16 and 25-19 in sets three and four and then cruising to a 15-9 win in the deciding game five. Southern improves to 8-5 on the season with the non-conference win while Queens drops to 3-7. Heliceliz Rivera posted the sixth triple-double in program history and the first since 2016. Rivera finished with 12 kills, 13 assists and 10 digs as well as two service aces. The second year Owl had a break-out weekend to lead Southern to a pair of wins this weekend after they defeated Le Moyne on Friday night.

Rivera was one of four Owls with double-digit kills, while Sara Enright and Kacey Deecher each posted double-doubles in the Owls' victory. Enright had a double-double with a team-leading 13 kills and 18 digs while Deecher totaled 12 kills and 19 digs. Lily Miller had 29 assists and 13 digs for a double-double while Sydney Bennett tallied 10 kills and five blocks. Bennett had 18 blocks over the Owls' last three games this weekend.

Up Next
The Owls will host Felician College in non-conference action at Pelz Gymnasium on Sunday, Sept. 18.