PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Southern Connecticut volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on the road at Keystone Arena to Kutztown University, 3-1, and Holy Family University, 3-0. With the losses, the Owls fell to 5-4 overall.

Game 1: Kutztown 3, Southern Connecticut 1
Gabriela Gaibur (Monroe, N.Y.) and Payton Reis (West Palm Beach, Fla.) led Southern's offense against Kutztown. Gaibur had a team-high 12 kills along with 11 digs, while Reis recorded eight kills , and a service ace and block. Heliceliz Rivera (Corozal, Puerto Rico) grabbed eight kills and two blocks, while Aubrey Villena (San Diego, Calif.) had a career-high 24 digs. Taylor Jones (Middletown, N.Y.) and Lily Miller (Ottawa, Ill.) contributed 18 assists and 13 assists, respectively, while Jones also registered 10 digs and two service aces.

Set Scores­
Set 1: SCS 25, KUT 14
Set 2: KUT 25, SCS 16
Set 3: KUT 26, SCS 24
Set 4: KUT 25, SCS 21

Game 2: Holy Family 3, Southern Connecticut 0
Gabriela Gaibur had eight kills for the Owls along with 10 digs and two blocks, while Payton Reis contributed six kills and a block. Aubrey Villena recorded 11 digs and three assists. Lily Miller had 15 assists in the loss. 

Set Scores
Set 1: HOL 25, SCS 19
Set 2: HOL 25, SCS 18
Set 3: HOL 25, SCS 9

Up Next
The Owls return home on Tuesday, Sept. 6 to host Dominican College in non-conference action at Pelz Gymnasium.