SCSU Volleyball Sweeps Saint Anselm In NE10 First Round To Advance To Championship Semifinals

Saint Anselm SA 14-10,4-5 NE10

Southern Conn. St. SCSU 18-7,6-3 NE10

Saint Anselm SA

14-10,4-5 NE10

Final

Nov. 10, 2026

Southern Conn. St. SCSU

18-7,6-3 NE10

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Saint Anselm SA	24	14	18	(0)
Southern Conn. St. SCSU	26	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 11/10/2026 6:57:00 PM

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Southern Connecticut State opened its postseason with authority. Kerrigan Habing recorded 15 kills and Southern Connecticut State hit .268 as a team to sweep Saint Anselm, 3-0, in the Northeast 10 Conference Championship First Round matchup at Pelz Gym.

The Owls won 26-24, 25-14, 25-18 to improve to 18-7 overall and advance to the NE10 semifinals to face tournament top-seed Bentley on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. in Waltham, Mass. Saint Anselm finished its season 14-10.

Southern Connecticut overcame a slow start and 11 attack errors in the opening set to survive a back-and-forth battle before pulling away late. The Owls never trailed after the second set.

Habing led all players with 15 kills on 35 swings, hitting .314, and added three service aces, 11 digs and a block for a match-high 18.5 points. Sydney Bennett added 10 kills and five blocks, hitting .273, and finished with 13 points.

Katie Bardak chipped in eight kills on .368 hitting, Sarah Stark added seven kills and five blocks, and Marisabelle Sias provided seven kills off the bench on .462 hitting.

Setter Kimi Mitchell directed the offense with 40 assists, 10 digs, three blocks and a service ace, helping Southern Connecticut to 48 kills and 47 assists. Sarah Henault led the back row with 14 digs and Alyssa Ferreira and Habing each added 11. Southern Connecticut held Saint Anselm to .092 hitting.

The opening set featured 10 ties and five lead changes. Saint Anselm built a 14-13 lead on a three-point run, but SCSU answered with Habing's ace and consecutive kills from Bennett to take a 20-16 lead.

The Hawks rallied to tie it at 20-20, and again at 23 and 24. Stark gave SCSU set point with a kill from Mitchell, and Stark and Mitchell combined to close the set 26-24 on Stark's second straight kill.

The momentum carried into the second set. SCSU hit .429 in the frame with 15 kills and no errors, while limiting Saint Anselm to .024.

After an early 2-0 deficit, SCSU ran off four straight points behind Henault's serve and back-to-back kills from Bardak. Ferreira and Habing extended the lead to 9-4 with a block, and Sias and Bennett pushed the margin to 12-5. The Owls closed on a 13-5 run, winning the set 25-14 on Stark's block.

The third set was tied 7-7 before Southern Connecticut pulled away. Ferreira's ace made it 4-3, and Habing delivered back-to-back points — a kill and an ace — to push the lead to 17-11. Stark and Habing combined for three kills down the stretch, and Bennett sealed the sweep 25-18 with a kill from Mitchell.

Southern Connecticut finished with advantages in kills (48-31), aces (5-4), blocks (10-6), assists (47-28) and digs (56-53). The Owls also limited their errors after the first set, committing just three attack errors in the final two sets combined.

With the win, Southern Connecticut advances to face the highest remaining seed in the NE10 semifinals Friday, Nov. 13.

The Owls, who went 6-3 in conference play during the regular season, are seeking their first NE10 championship since 2018. They entered the tournament as one of the league's hottest teams, winners of five of their last six.

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