Manchester, N.H. (October 19) -- Led by Alana McNeil's (Lawrence, Mass.) 25 kills, the Hawks defeated Southern Connecticut, 3-2 (30-24, 17-30, 30-26, 23-30, 15-13), Friday evening at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium. The win improves the Hawks to 3-16, 2-9 Northeast-10, while the loss drops Southern Connecticut to 10-19 overall, 2-8 in league play.

For the Hawks, McNeil posted 25 kills along with a team-high four blocks. Stephanie Devlin (Middleton, Mass.) pitched in on offense with 10 kills, while recording nine digs, and 1.5 blocks. Kelly O'Dea (Andover, Mass.) led the team in passing with 47 assists, while Samantha Regan (Danville, N.H.) posted 23 digs. Crystal Vaughn (Farmington, N.H.) also helped the Hawks with a solid performance, picking up eight kills, four service aces, and 19 digs.

For the Owls, Lauren Coombs (Trumbull, Conn.) and Nekane Mendizabal (Stratford, Conn.) led the team with 16 kills.  Ashley Coombs (Trumbull, Conn.) recorded 27 assists, while Robin Priest (Cheshire, Conn.) and Maria Arenas (Stratford, Conn.) recorded the team-high with 15 digs apiece.  Marcia Hollingsworth (Alexandria, Va.) posted six blocks.

The Hawks return to the court tomorrow, hosting a tri-match between Saint Anselm, Adelphi, and Pace.  The Hawks take on Pace at 11:00 a.m., Pace plays Adelphi at 1:00 p.m., and the Hawks then take on Adelphi at 3:00 p.m.