Women's Volleyball vs. Rutgers-Newark and York | Women's Volleyball vs. Saint Elizabeth
Friday, Oct. 10 | 4:30 and 7 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 11 | 1 p.m.
Alumnae Hall | Immaculata, Pa.

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WHAT TO KNOW

• Immaculata (3-11) will be playing their fourth tri-match in as many weeks. (However, this will be a doubleheader, since Rutgers-Newark and York are only playing Immaculata, not each other). The Mighty Macs are looking to snap their six-match losing streak.
• The Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders (7-11, 1-3 NJAC) fell in NJAC action on Tuesday, as Ramapo defeated them in four sets. The Scarlet Raiders have lost four straight.
• The York College (Pa.) Spartans (5-10, 0-3 MAC) were swept on Wednesday by conference-rival Stevenson. The Spartans have also lost six consecutive matches.
• The Saint Elizabeth University Eagles (6-10, 1-1 AEC) are coming off a sweep at the hands of Marymount after an impressive four-set win over Neumann.

SERIES HISTORY

• Immaculata and Rutgers-Newark have never faced each other in women's volleyball.
• York leads Immaculata all-time 2-0. The two teams only played one another in 2018 and 2019.
• The Mighty Macs and Eagles will see each other for the first time on Saturday.

LAST MEETING

• The Mighty Macs and Spartans last met on Sept. 12, 2019, where the Spartans took the match in four sets.
  • Natalie Dependahl led Immaculata with 13 kills.
  • Megan Daugherty had a team-high 16 assists.
  • Mckenna Ryan was the leader of Immaculata's back row with 19 digs.

MIGHTY MAC NOTES

• Mia Esposito's 133 kills are first on the team. She had 13 in Immaculata's loss to Rutgers-Camden last week.
• Angelica Santini Bulerin has a team-best 293 assists. Against Rutgers-Camden, she recorded a new season-high of 36 dimes.
  • Santini Bulerin's 25 aces also are a team-high.
• Adriana Ventura (228) and Santini Bulerin (116) are the only two Mighty Macs with a minimum 100 digs.
• Antonia Antolini is first for Immaculata in blocks (29).

SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK

• The Mighty Macs will need to focus on the offensive attack of three Scarlet Raiders in particular. Jaedyn Simba-Malasarte leads the team with 155 kills. Shayla Moody-Santos (115) and Tracey Ilderis (106) are right behind.
• Angelyse Orellana has a team-best 288 assists. She's also tied for first with Simba-Malasarte with 31 aces.
• Cyan Long paces Rutgers-Newark with 245 digs.
• Mia Espinoza has logged 28 blocks, which tops that category for the Scarlet Raiders.

SCOUTING YORK (Pa.)

• Morgan Nolte is York's leader in kills (111). In second and third, respectively, is Saniya Esters (97) and Liz Kerin (92).
• Maddie Hoffman is the Spartans' primary setter with 241 assists.
• With 23 aces, Kerin is one of York's best servers.
• Sami Baer (161) and Hannah Runyard (100) are the only York players with at least 100 digs.
• Nolte and Kerin have a team-high 34 and 31 blocks, respectively.

SCOUTING SAINT ELIZABETH

• Dadlyna Louis has a team-high 149 kills. In second is Sienna Volpe (111).
• Three Eagles have at least 100 assists: Victoria Compton (170), Ericka Menaling Trajano (116), and Amyah Freeman (112).
• Marissa Heimbaugh's 46 aces are the best on the team.
• Leading Saint Elizabeth's defense are Alyssa Wells, who has 243 digs, and Louis, who has logged 37 blocks.

UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will host another doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Penn State Schuylkill Nittany Lions are up first, followed by the Washington College Shorewomen.