Angelica Santini Bulerin
Johnathan Fevrier
Angelica Santini Bulerin (middle) after recording her 1000th career assist, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.
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Centenary (NJ) CentNJ 10-10,5-1 Atlantic East
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Winner Immaculata IU 9-16,4-2 Atlantic East
Centenary (NJ) CentNJ
10-10,5-1 Atlantic East
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Final
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Immaculata IU
9-16,4-2 Atlantic East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Centenary (NJ) CentNJ 25 22 13 25 (1)
Immaculata IU 19 25 25 27 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Santini Bulerin Notches 1000th Career Assist as Women's Volleyball Topples Centenary Cyclones

IMMACULATA, Pa. – Angelica Santini Bulerin was the star on Wednesday evening, as she became the sixth Immaculata women's volleyball player to record her 1,000th career assist. Despite a defeat in set one, the Mighty Macs stormed back for a 3-1 win and handed the Centenary University Cyclones their first conference loss of the season.

The Mighty Macs are 9-16 for the season. They are 4-2 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST CENTENARY (N.J.)
  • Centenary had the early momentum with a six-point lead, but Immaculata trimmed it to three on a Cyclones error. A 7-1 Centenary run gave them a comfortable margin the rest of the way for a 25-19 set one win.
  • After a quick four points from the visitors, the Mighty Macs got three of their own, capped off by back-to-back kills. Immaculata stole the advantage back on a 5-1 push, as Santini Bulerin's ace put the Mighty Macs up 18-17. Santini Bulerin earned her 1,000th assist on a Mel Mann kill to place the score at 22-20. With the score knotted at 22, Immaculata scored the final three points, with a Lucy Copeland ace at the end, for a 25-22 victory.
  • Immaculata's offense roared to life in set three, tallying a 13-2 outburst to lead by nine. Mann had two aces in the stretch, while Madi Kyle had four kills. Immaculata scored five consecutive points off Centenary errors, extending their lead to 11. Three more kills, one by Santini Bulerin, Antonia Antolini, and Kyle, were enough for the Mighty Macs to claim a 25-13 decision in set three.
  • Kyle continued her strong night in the fourth set. Five of the first seven Immaculata points in the set were off her kills. The two sides battled and took the lead from each other, with neither gaining an edge. Centenary had an 8-2 run to not only force a set "overtime," but they led 25-24, on the verge of forcing a fifth set. However, Immaculata finished off the Cyclones on three straight rallies. Kyle collected one final kill for the win. The Mighty Macs were victorious in set four 27-25, and the match 3-1.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Not only did Santini Bulerin hit the 1,000-assist mark on Wednesday, but her 36 assists were one shy of her career-high. She also had 10 digs for a double-double.
  • Kyle logged a season-high 19 kills.
  • Mann served three aces.
  • Adriana Ventura tallied 17 digs.
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs travel to Saint Elizabeth University on Saturday, Nov. 7 for their regular season finale. Match time with the Eagles is at 12 p.m.
 
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