NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's volleyball team was on both ends of a sweep during Saturday's day two of the Yale Invitational. The Pioneers started with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22) win over Villanova then fell 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-14) to the host Bulldogs.
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 6-7
 
Top Performers:
Camryn Luginbuhl: 11 kills, 6 digs vs. Villanova
Sarah Ciszek: 32 assists, 6 kills, 6 digs vs. Villanova 
Brooke Jeffrey: 10 kills vs. Villanova
Emma Smallcomb: 15 digs vs. Yale
 
Up Next:
Sacred Heart starts NEC action Friday when it hosts LIU at 5 p.m.
 
Of Note:
Setter Sarah Ciszek and opposite Brooke Jeffrey were named to the all-tournament team.
 
Against Villanova, SHU was able to win the key points down the stretch. The Wildcats got within 23-22 in set one, but a service error and Jasmine Rogers' kill ended the threat. In set three, Villanova pulled to 20-19, but the Wildcats gave SHU three points on errors and Camryn Luginbuhl produced a pair of kills.
 
Producing her third double-digit kill performance in a row was Luginbuhl with a match-high 11 kills. The rookie Jeffrey followed with 10 kills. 
 
Led by Emma Smallcomb's 14 digs, SHU had a 47-34 advantage over the Wildcats. SHU also had a .207-to-.132 hitting advantage.
 
Yale was able to jump out early in each set to establish a lead the Pioneers could not overcome. The hosts hit .253 to SHU's .020 and had a 46-39 advantage in digs.