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IU Women's Volleyball Adriana Ventura during a recent home match

Women's Volleyball

Women's Volleyball Heads to South Jersey to Play Rowan Tonight

Women's Volleyball at Rowan
Tuesday, September 30 | 7 p.m.
Esbjornson Gymnasium | Glassboro, N.J.
 
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WHAT TO KNOW
  • The Immaculata women's volleyball team (3-7) returns to action tonight with a 7 p.m. road match at Rowan.
  • The Mighty Macs are looking to bounce back after dropping both matches in Saturday's tri-match against Susquehanna and Eastern.
  • Rowan (9-4, 1-0 NJAC) comes into tonight's contest following a 3-0 sweep of Stockton in their NJAC opener on September 23.
 
SERRIES HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Rowan are meeting for the 11th time in their series that began in 2006.
  • Immaculata is 0-10 all-time vs Rowan.
 
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata fell to Rowan, 3-1, in their last matchup on September 5, 2015, at Rowan
  • Gabrielle Guerrera and Arden Vizzard each recorded 10 kills, while Maranda Jones tallied 25 assists.
  • Jones and Vizzard also led the defense with 15 digs apiece for the Mighty Macs.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Angelica Santini Bulerin leads Immaculata with 208 assists and 16 service aces, averaging 5.94 assists per set. Defensively, she ranks second on the team with 78 digs.
  • Mia Esposito is the team leader in kills with 100, averaging 2.78 per set. The senior is on pace to surpass her career-high 140 kills set in 2023. She also leads the team in total blocks with 19.
  • Damani Myers ranks second on the team with 81 kills (2.31 per set). She has also contributed 41 digs and 14 total blocks on defense.
  • Emma Hodgson has totaled 61 kills and 12 service aces. Defensively, she has recorded 20 digs and 10 total blocks.
  • Calissa Araujo has added 50 kills and 3 service aces, along with 26 digs and 7 total blocks.
  • Adriana Ventura leads the team with 164 digs, averaging 4.56 per set. Offensively, she has also tallied 39 assists and 12 service aces.
  • Antonia Antolini and Eliana Szatkowski have been key at the net, recording 17 and 14 total blocks, respectively.
 
SCOUTING ROWAN
  • Jessica Smart, a freshman outside hitter, leads the Profs with 165 kills, averaging 3.67 kills per set. She also has 16 total blocks on the defensive end.
  • Jena Kaul, a senior outside hitter, has contributed 83 kills and 20 service aces. Defensively, she's added 42 digs and 11 total blocks.
  • Raven Albrecht, a freshman setter, has tallied 393 assists (8.73 per set) and leads Rowan with 30 service aces. She also has 88 digs.
  • Vanessa Hutchinson, a senior defensive specialist, anchors the back row with a team-high 192 digs.
 
WEEKLY HONORS
  • Angelica Santini Bulerin was named to the Atlantic East Conference Weekly Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
  • The freshman setter totaled 62 assists, 4 service aces, and 22 digs across three matches last week.
  • She posted 31 assists and 3 aces in Immaculata's win over Cedar Crest on Wednesday.
  • Against Susquehanna, she followed up with 26 assists, 1 ace, and 16 digs.
  • Angelica is also featured as this week's guest on Episode 3 of the Tuesday Talk – IU Athletics Podcast, available this afternoon on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or through the Tuesday Talk Podcast link on the IU Athletics website.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Mighty Macs return to action on Thursday when they travel to Widener for a 7 p.m. match.
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Players Mentioned

Calissa Araujo

#11 Calissa Araujo

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Mia Esposito

#18 Mia Esposito

MH
6' 0"
Senior
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

Calissa Araujo

#11 Calissa Araujo

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Mia Esposito

#18 Mia Esposito

6' 0"
Senior
MH
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