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IU Women's Volleyball's Mia Esposito in a match earlier this season

Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball Returns Home Tonight to Host Cedar Crest at Alumnae Hall

Women's Volleyball vs. Cedar Crest
Wednesday, September 24 | 7 p.m.
Alumnae Hall | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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WHAT TO KNOW
  • The Immaculata women's volleyball team (2-5) returns home to Alumnae Hall tonight when they host Cedar Crest College at 7 p.m.
  • Immaculata enters tonight's match after splitting their tri-match on Saturday, defeating Keystone 3-0, before falling to the host King's 3-0 in their second match.
  • Cedar Crest (1-13) enters tonight's match after defeating Goucher 3-0 in the second match of their tri-match at Ursinus. The Falcons lost to Ursinus 3-0 in their first match of the day.
 
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Cedar Crest are meeting for the 16th time in their series that began in 2007.
  • Immaculata is 8-7 all-time vs Cedar Crest.
 
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata fell to Cedar Crest 3-0 in their last meeting on September 24, 2022, at Cedar Crest.
  • Isabelle Davis had five kills, Emma Hodgson had four service aces, Emily Ettien had 10 assists, and Lily Burnette had 13 digs for Immaculata.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Mia Esposito leads Immaculata with 70 kills, averaging 2.69 kills per set, and leads the Mighty Macs with 14 total blocks.
  • Damani Myers has 57 kills, averaging 2.28 kills per set, and has 11 total blocks.
  • Angelica Santini Bulerin has 146 assists and is averaging 5.62 assists per set and leads the team with 11 service aces. She ranks second on the team in digs with 56.
  • Emma Hodgson 43 kills, and 10 service aces.
  • Adriana Ventura leads Immaculata with 112 digs, averaging 4.31 digs per set. She has nine service aces on the offensive side.
  • Antonia Antolini has 10 total blocks, and Eliana Szatkowski has nine total blocks.
  • Lauren Gartman has 45 digs for Immaculata.
 
SCOUTING CEDAR CREST
  • Senior Elise Everett leads Cedar Crest with 145 kills. She had 19 kills in Saturday's win over Goucher. She has a team high 20 total blocks.
  • Senior setter Tianlly Davila has 221 assists, averaging 4.8 assists per set. She had 30 assists in Saturday's win over Goucher.
  • First year, Sophia Curran has a team high 19 service aces.
  • First year libero Phoebe Pietila has a team-high 148 digs averaging 3.7 digs per set.
 
MAKING HISTORY
  • Mia Esposito tallied a career-high 19 kills in the match vs King's on Saturday. The 19 kills in a three-set match, ties the IU program record for kills in a three-set match held by Jayme Lenosky, who accomplished the feat on October 16, 2007, vs Rosemont.
 
AEC WEEKLY HONORS
  • Mia Esposito was named to the AEC Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon. Esposito delivered a standout performance across three matches for Immaculata, totaling 42 kills and seven blocks. She opened the week with 16 kills and two blocks in Thursday's matchup against Moravian. Esposito followed that with seven kills and one block in Immaculata's win over Keystone on Saturday. In the second match of the day, she posted a career-high 19 kills and added four total blocks in a strong showing against King's College. Her 19-kill outing tied the Immaculata program record for kills in a three-set match.
  • Angelica Santini Bulerin was named to the AEC Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon. Bulerin was a key force for Immaculata this week, racking up 85 assists, 29 digs, and six service aces across three matches. She set a new career high with 35 assists in Thursday's match at Moravian, adding 14 digs and three aces in a strong all-around performance. The first-year student continued her momentum into Saturday, recording 21 assists, eight digs, and three service aces in a win over Keystone. She closed out the day with 29 assists and seven digs against King's College.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata women's volleyball team will be back in action on Saturday, when they travel to Eastern University for a Tri-Match. Immaculata will play Susquehanna at 1 p.m., and Eastern at 3 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Mia Esposito

#18 Mia Esposito

MH
6' 0"
Senior
Lauren Gartman

#5 Lauren Gartman

L/DS
5' 5"
Sophomore
Emma Hodgson

#17 Emma Hodgson

MH
5' 9"
Senior
Eliana Szatkowski

#8 Eliana Szatkowski

M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Damani Myers

#24 Damani Myers

MB/OH
5' 10"
Freshman
Angelica Santini Bulerin

#16 Angelica Santini Bulerin

S
5' 7"
Freshman
Antonia Antolini

#12 Antonia Antolini

MB
5' 10"
Freshman
Adriana Ventura

#25 Adriana Ventura

L
5' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mia Esposito

#18 Mia Esposito

6' 0"
Senior
MH
Lauren Gartman

#5 Lauren Gartman

5' 5"
Sophomore
L/DS
Emma Hodgson

#17 Emma Hodgson

5' 9"
Senior
MH
Eliana Szatkowski

#8 Eliana Szatkowski

6' 0"
Sophomore
M
Damani Myers

#24 Damani Myers

5' 10"
Freshman
MB/OH
Angelica Santini Bulerin

#16 Angelica Santini Bulerin

5' 7"
Freshman
S
Antonia Antolini

#12 Antonia Antolini

5' 10"
Freshman
MB
Adriana Ventura

#25 Adriana Ventura

5' 2"
Freshman
L