Thursday, August 31
Fairfield, Conn.
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart
0-3,0-0NEC
0
vs
3
Fairfield University
3-1,0-0MAAC
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
FinalF
Fairfield
25
27
25
3
Sacred Heart
13
25
15
0
Photo by: Greg Vasil
Pios Drop Home Opener Against Fairfield
8/31/2023 9:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Zovko tallied her second collegiate double-double with 25 assists and 10 digs
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's volleyball team fell to crosstown rival Fairfield in its home-opening match on Thursday evening at the Pitt Center.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 0-3
Fairfield: 3-1
Top Performers:
Gaby Zovko: 25 assists, 10 digs
Camryn Luginbuhl: 9 kills, 6 digs
Jasmine Rogers: 22 digs
How It Happened:
The Stags stormed out of the gates early to go ahead 7-1 after the first eight points. A 6-0 run a few points later strengthened the Fairfield lead, as the visitors took the opening set by a 25-13 final score.
SHU opened the second set by taking an early 6-2 lead. In the early stretch, Camryn Luginbuhl started a 4-0 run by the home team with a powerful kill, while Kate Anderson capped it with a strong spike of her own. The Pios kept the lead for the following few points until a 5-0 run by the visitors gave them a 15-13 advantage.
The Pios did not let the Stags hold the lead for long, as they won six of the next eight points to go ahead 19-17. Unfortunately for Sacred Heart, Fairfield again rallied, going on a 5-1 run to take a 22-20 lead. The Pioneers immediately answered with a 4-0 surge to force a pair of set points, but the Stags scored three straight to take a 25-24 lead. SHU held off the visitors' first set point, but back-to-back points by Fairfield sealed a 27-25 victory.
The third set started closely, with neither team building a lead larger than two until Fairfield took a 7-4 advantage. The Pios' deficit grew after a 6-1 Stags push gave the visitors a 13-5 lead. From that point, Fairfield never looked back on its way to winning the set 25-15 to seal a 3-0 victory.
First year setter Gaby Zovko tallied another noteworthy performance this evening, finishing with 25 assists and 10 digs for her second double-double in just three matches. Luginbuhl led the Pios' offense with nine kills, while Lauren Harrell was not far behind with seven. Defensively, Jasmine Rogers paced all players with a season-best 22 digs.
Up Next:
Sacred Heart will continue home play tomorrow evening when it welcomes UMBC for a 6 p.m. showdown at the Pitt Center.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 0-3
Fairfield: 3-1
Top Performers:
Gaby Zovko: 25 assists, 10 digs
Camryn Luginbuhl: 9 kills, 6 digs
Jasmine Rogers: 22 digs
How It Happened:
The Stags stormed out of the gates early to go ahead 7-1 after the first eight points. A 6-0 run a few points later strengthened the Fairfield lead, as the visitors took the opening set by a 25-13 final score.
SHU opened the second set by taking an early 6-2 lead. In the early stretch, Camryn Luginbuhl started a 4-0 run by the home team with a powerful kill, while Kate Anderson capped it with a strong spike of her own. The Pios kept the lead for the following few points until a 5-0 run by the visitors gave them a 15-13 advantage.
The Pios did not let the Stags hold the lead for long, as they won six of the next eight points to go ahead 19-17. Unfortunately for Sacred Heart, Fairfield again rallied, going on a 5-1 run to take a 22-20 lead. The Pioneers immediately answered with a 4-0 surge to force a pair of set points, but the Stags scored three straight to take a 25-24 lead. SHU held off the visitors' first set point, but back-to-back points by Fairfield sealed a 27-25 victory.
The third set started closely, with neither team building a lead larger than two until Fairfield took a 7-4 advantage. The Pios' deficit grew after a 6-1 Stags push gave the visitors a 13-5 lead. From that point, Fairfield never looked back on its way to winning the set 25-15 to seal a 3-0 victory.
First year setter Gaby Zovko tallied another noteworthy performance this evening, finishing with 25 assists and 10 digs for her second double-double in just three matches. Luginbuhl led the Pios' offense with nine kills, while Lauren Harrell was not far behind with seven. Defensively, Jasmine Rogers paced all players with a season-best 22 digs.
Up Next:
Sacred Heart will continue home play tomorrow evening when it welcomes UMBC for a 6 p.m. showdown at the Pitt Center.
Team Stats
Fairf
SH
Kills
31
33
Errors
14
29
Attempts
103
122
Hitting %
.165
.033
Points
46.0
37.0
Assists
28
28
Aces
5
1
Blocks
10
3
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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