NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut volleyball will face Saint Michael's in the Northeast 10 Conference Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 5:00 p.m. in Pelz Gymnasium. This is the first NE10 Championship appearance for the Owls since 2022.
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals
#4 SCSU Volleyball (15-7, NE10 6-3) vs. #5 Saint Michael's (7-17, NE10 4-5)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 18
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: James Moore Field House (New Haven, Conn.)
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2025 Season Overview:
Overall Record: 15-7
NE10 Record: 6-3
The Owls started the 2025 season with a four-match win streak and then went on a seven-match win streak, halfway through the season. Southern Connecticut clinched the fourth-seed and a home postseason match in Pelz Gym in the NE10 Championship, with a huge 3-1 victory over Saint Anselm on Friday, Nov. 14.
In the NE10,
Sydney Bennett is ranked fifth in hitting percentage with .316 and is ranked fifth in blocks with an average of 0.97 blocks per set. For assists,
Kimi Mitchell is ranked fifth with an average of 7.16 assists per set.
Kerrigan Habing is ranked third in kills with an average of 3.20 kills per set and
Sydney Bennett is ranked eighth with an average of 2.72 kills per set.
Sarah Henault is ranked third in the NE10 in service aces with 0.55 aces per set and
Dylan Marney is ranked fifth in aces per set with 0.54 aces per set.
Sarah Henault is ranked second in digs with an average of 4.23 digs per set.
Kerrigan Habing is ranked fifth in points with a total of 286 points and
Sydney Bennett is ranked seventh in points with a total of 268.
Kerrigan Habing leads the team with 256 kills,
Kimi Mitchell leads the team with 573 assists,
Sarah Henault leads the team with 44 service aces and 338 digs, and
Sydney Bennett leads the team with 77 blocks.
This Season vs. Saint Michael's:
October 14 - SCSU, 3, Saint Michael's, 0
Southern Connecticut defeated Saint Michael's, 3-0, in Pelz Gym on Oct. 14.
Kerrigan Habing and
Kimi Mitchell both recorded double-doubles as Habing had a team-best of 15 kills and 10 digs while Mitchell had a team-best of 28 assists and 11 digs.
Sydney Bennett had eight kills and a team-best of three blocks.
Ceci Carter added six kills,
Sarah Stark and
Katie Bardak had two blocks each.
Dylan Marney had a team-best of three service aces as Mitchell had two and Sartell had one against the Purple Knights.
SCSU Volleyball All-Time NE10 Championship History
Overall Record: 8-7
Semifinal Appearances: 5
Final Appearances: 2
Championship Titles: 1
Runner Up: 1
2009
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #8 SCSU 3, #1 New Haven, 2
NE10 Championship Semifinals: #4 UMass Lowell 3, #8 SCSU, 1
2011
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #2 Stonehill, 3, #7 SCSU, 1
2012
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #4 SCSU 3, #5 Saint Rose, 0
NE10 Championship Semifinals: #1 New Haven, 3, #4 SCSU, 1
2017
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #7 SCSU, 3, #2 AIC, 1
NE10 Championship Semifinals: #7 SCSU, 3, #6 Saint Anselm, 2
NE10 Championship Final: #1 New Haven, 3, #7 SCSU, 2
2018
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #4 SCSU, 3, #5 SNHU, 0
NE10 Championship Semifinals: #4 SCSU 3, #8 Saint Anselm, 1
NE10 Championship Final: #4 SCSU, 3, #3, AIC, 0
2019
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #1 Bentley, 3, #8 SCSU, 1
2021
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #4 Bentley, 3, #5 SCSU, 1
2022
NE10 Championship Quarterfinals: #7 SCSU, 3, #2 Bentley, 1
NE10 Championship Semifinals: #3 Adelphi, 3, #7 SCSU, 0