FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's volleyball team remains perfect in Northeast Conference (NEC) play at 5-0 with Saturday's sweep of cross-town foe Central Connecticut State University at the Pitt Center. 

Records:
Sacred Heart: 6-10, 5-0 NEC
CCSU: 2-15, 1-4 NEC
 
Top Performers:
Gaby Zovko: 25 assists, 11 digs, 5 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks
Dominique Felix: 11 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks
Cristina Montanez: 8 kills, 8 blocks
 
How It Happened:
The Pios started the first set by winning 10 of the opening 16 points to go up 10-6. Dominique Felix led SHU in the opening run, tallying three kills. The Blue Devils answered with a 5-0 run to take an 11-10 lead, but that advantage was short, as the Pioneers scored the following five points to go up 15-11. CCSU again fought back to tie the score at 15-all until the Pios built a three-point lead, 20-17, late in the frame. SHU did not let up the advantage for the remainder of the first, taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-21 win. 

Sacred Heart burst out of the gates in the second, forcing a timeout after a set-opening 8-1 run. SHU went up by as much as nine, 11-2, before the Blue Devils began crawling back into the set. CCSU got within two, 18-16, before the Pioneers put the finishing touches on a 25-18 win with a 7-2 surge. Felix was key to the Pios' set-ending run with two kills. 

The Pioneers rode this momentum into a hot start in the third, going ahead 7-3 early on. However, the Blue Devils continued to battle, cutting the lead to one, 10-9, 19 points in. Sacred Heart held firm, not relinquishing the lead while stringing together a thrilling 7-0 run to go up a commanding 24-14. Cristina Montanez dominated the surge in the middle with three kills over the seven points. Gaby Zovko put the finishing touches on the home sweep with her fifth kill of the set to ice SHU's 25-15 win in the third. 

Zovko finished the night with her eighth double-double of the year, posting 25 assists, 11 digs, five kills, three aces and two blocks. Felix also finished with a stellar statistical evening with 11 kills, four digs and two blocks. After tonight's performance, Felix is up to 503 kills in her stellar career with the Pioneers. Montanez came close to posting a double-double with a stellar eight-kill, eight-block performance.

Up Next:
The Pioneer are back at home in their next match, as they welcome Saint Francis University on Friday, Oct. 13, for a 5 p.m. contest.