NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sydney Bennett and Kerrigan Habing each had 10 kills, Victoria Pascual served five aces and Southern Connecticut State beat Molloy 3-0 at Pelz Gym.
Southern Connecticut State (8-3) won 25-18, 25-17, 25-11. Molloy fell to 3-8. It was the Owls' sixth sweep of the season.Â
Bennett hit .444 with 10 kills on 18 attacks and added five blocks for 13.5 points. Habing had 10 kills, seven digs and four blocks for the Owls, who hit .229 for the match and held Molloy to -.072.
Sarah Stark had a career-best seven blocks — one solo and six assists — the most by an Owl this season. The previous high was six. Stark also anchored a defense that out-blocked Molloy 13-3.
Kimi Mitchell had 25 assists and seven digs, Sarah Henault had nine digs and Victoria Pascual had a season-best five aces and five digs. Mitchell now has eight games this season with 25-or-more assists.Â
Pascual broke the match open in the third set. Leading 9-7, she served 13 consecutive points, including three aces, as SCSU forced five Molloy attack errors to take a 22-7 lead. Southern Connecticut hit .389 in the set.
Southern Connecticut State will host Caldwell at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at Pelz Gym.
