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SCSU Volleyball To Host Saint Anselm In NE10 Championship First Round

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SCSU Volleyball To Host Saint Anselm In NE10 Championship First Round

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — No. 4 seed Southern Connecticut State University will host No. 5 seed Saint Anselm in the first round of the Northeast 10 Conference Championship on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. at Pelz Gym.

The winner moves on to the NE10 semifinals Friday, Nov. 13. The semifinals and the championship match on Saturday, Nov. 14, will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.

Southern Connecticut (17-7, 6-3 NE10) has won four straight, closing the regular season with a sweep of Franklin Pierce on Senior Night. Saint Anselm (14-9, 4-5 NE10) has won its last two matches, beating Saint Michael's and Pace.

The Owls beat the Hawks 3-1 in the teams' Oct. 2 conference opener at Pelz Gym (17-25, 25-22, 25-15, 29-27). After dropping the first set, Southern took the next three and won a 29-27 fourth set to close it out.

Southern ranks among the NE10's best on both offense and defense. The Owls lead the conference in blocks with 2.24 per set and are first in opponent hitting percentage, holding teams to .127. They also allow the fewest aces in the league, 1.45 per set.

On offense, Southern is second in the NE10 in kills (12.72 per set), assists (11.93) and points (16.89). The Owls are third in hitting percentage at .225 and third in digs with 14.98 per set.

Kerrigan Habing leads the attack. She is fourth in the NE10 with 3.26 kills per set and third with 4.01 points per set. She is also seventh in service aces with 0.51 per set.

Sydney Bennett is fifth in the conference in hitting percentage at .327 and second in blocks with 1.06 per set. She is eighth in points with 3.26 per set.

Setter Kimi Mitchell, a two-time NE10 Setter of the Week this season, is third in the league with 9.20 assists per set. Libero Sarah Henault, a 2025 NE10 All-Championship Team pick, is fifth with 3.54 digs per set.

Saint Anselm leads the NE10 in team digs with 16.06 per set. Madeline Burke tops the conference with 4.45 digs per set. Sam Pila ranks 10th in kills (2.84 per set) and 10th in digs (3.29). Setter Mckenna O'Connell is fourth in assists with 8.87 per set, and Etta Rocco is sixth in hitting percentage at .294.

The Hawks are fifth in the NE10 in hitting percentage (.174) and kills (11.60 per set) but eighth in blocks (1.48 per set).

Head coach Lisa Barbaro is in her 23rd season leading the Owls. She led Southern to the 2018 NE10 championship, the first in program history. Barbaro has coached six 20-win seasons, including a program-record 25 wins in 2009.

Tuesday's match will be streamed live on FloCollege, with live stats available, at scsuowls.com.
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Players Mentioned

Sydney Bennett

#16 Sydney Bennett

RS
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Kerrigan Habing

#19 Kerrigan Habing

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Sarah Henault

#4 Sarah Henault

L
5' 4"
Senior
Kimi Mitchell

#3 Kimi Mitchell

S
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sydney Bennett

#16 Sydney Bennett

5' 11"
Graduate Student
RS
Kerrigan Habing

#19 Kerrigan Habing

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Sarah Henault

#4 Sarah Henault

5' 4"
Senior
L
Kimi Mitchell

#3 Kimi Mitchell

5' 10"
Sophomore
S