NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Daemen College women's volleyball team earned a split of its weekend trip to Connecticut following a 3-1 non-league victory over Southern Connecticut State University here today. Daemen, which suffered a 3-0 loss at the University of Bridgeport yesterday, improved to 12-6 on the year. SCSU, which is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, fell to 9-10 on the year.

The Wildcats have now won 10 of their last 13 matches and have not lost back-to-back matches since Sept. 13.

HIGHLIGHTS

• SCSU posted a 25-18 win in set one. Daemen jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the set, but the Owls answered with a 10-4 run to take their first lead of the set. The hosts later took an 18-12 lead and Daemen came no closer than three points (21-18) down the stretch.
• Daemen answered with a 26-24 win in set two. The set featured 16 ties and neither team led by more than three points throughout the set. Daemen took a 21-18 lead following a service ace by junior Alison Post (Windsor, Calf.), but the Owls answered with a 6-2 run and were within a point of winning the set at 24-23. The Wildcats tied it at 24-24 following a kill by junior Jenn Heritz (Granger, Ind.), and then capped the win with back-to-back kills by Post.
• Daemen rallied for a 25-23 win in set three. Daemen held an 11-9 lead in the set when the Owls strung together five unanswered points. The hosts later took a 18-14 lead following a kill by freshman Ella White. Daemen regrouped following a timeout and scored six of the next seven points to take a 20-19 lead. The set was tied at 23-23 when the Wildcats earned set point following a SCSU service error. Another set-ending kill by Post earned Daemen the win.
• Daemen closed out the match with a 25-17 win in set four. The set was tied at 11-11 when the Wildcats ran off five unanswered points—four of which were the result of SCSU attack errors. The Daemen lead was three points (19-16) when the Wildcats got a kill from sophomore Hannah McKee (East Highland, Calf.), an ace from sophomore Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.) and back-to-back kills by Post to take a 23-16 lead. 
• Post finished with a team-high 17 kills for Daemen on 48 attempts. She also registered three service aces and a season-high 16 digs. Heritz added nine kills—with just one attack error—and five blocks. Logan chipped in eight kills and 15 digs.
• McKee, who transferred to Daemen after playing at St. Martin's University last year, turned in the most impressive effort of her career. She finished with a season-high 46 assists and also recorded a season-high eight digs. She has averaged 32 assists over the past three matches.
• Junior Ali Greenwood (North Aurora, Ill.) registered a team-high 24 digs, which marks the fifth time this season she has registered 20 or more digs in a match.
• White finished with a team-high 14 kills for SCSU, while senior Tea Carter handed out 34 assists.

GAME NOTES

• Daemen held a 52-45 advantage in total kills. The Wildcats posted a .165 hitting percentage, while the Owls hit at a .110 clip. Daemen also held a 50-39 edge in assists.
• Today's match marked just the second all-time meeting between the two programs. Daemen posted a 3-0 win over the Owls in the first meeting during the 2016 season.

UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to action Wednesday (Oct. 16) when they host rival Roberts Wesleyan College in an East Coast Conference match.


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