Antonia Antolini and Tara Hirschtritt
Antonia Antolini and Tara Hirschtritt going for a block vs. Penn State Abington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.

Women's Volleyball

Women’s Volleyball Looking to Snap Skid in Saturday Tri-Match with Rutgers-Newark and Washington College

Women's Volleyball vs. Rutgers-Newark and Washington College
Saturday, Sept. 26 | 1 p.m. | 3 p.m.
Penny J. Fall Gym | Chestertown, Md.

Watch (Rutgers-Newark) | Watch (Washington (Md.)) | Live Stats

WHAT TO KNOW
  • Immaculata (2-11, 0-0 AEC) hopes to snap their nine-match losing streak on Saturday after a tough 3-0 defeat on Tuesday against Moravian.
  • The Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders (6-4, 0-1 NJAC) fell to the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors 3-1 on Tuesday.
  • The Washington College Shorewomen (7-3, 0-0 Centennial) have won four of their last five following back-to-back sweeps over Christendom and Wilson on Saturday and Thursday, respectively.
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Mighty Macs have a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series over the Scarlet Raiders.
  • The Shorewomen lead the all-time series 7-0.
LAST MEETING
  • The previous meeting between Immaculata and Rutgers-Newark was last year, on Oct. 10, 2025. Immaculata won 3-0 at home.
  • Immaculata and Washington College faced off on Oct. 14, 2025. The Shorewomen won over the Mighty Macs 3-0.
    • Esposito had six kills.
    • Santini Bulerin dished out nine assists.
    • Ventura's nine digs were at the top of the box score.
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Madi Kyle is up to 108 kills this season, the only Mighty Mac so far over 100.
  • Santini Bulerin has 184 assists, just ahead of Tara Hirschtritt (109).
  • Ventura has a team-best 169 digs and 15 aces.
  • Thirty-four total blocks belong to Szatkowski (eight solo, 26 assisted).
    • She needs eight more assisted blocks to surpass the three-way tie for 10th in a single season in Immaculata women's volleyball history.
SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
  • Immaculata will have three Scarlet Raiders at the top of the scouting report, offensively: Bella Foster, Cyan Long, and Jaedyn Simba-Malasarte, who have 98, 96, and 95 kills, respectively.
  • Nicole Sullivan is the team's setter at 212 assists.
  • Simba-Malasarte is up to 146 digs and 26 aces.
  • Foster is the team's leader in solo blocks (11) and tied for first with Shania Oigbokie in assisted blocks (9), for a total of 20 blocks.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON (Md.)
  • Izzy Diehl has 145 kills.
  • Alexis Stubbs and Kaysie Lynch are the primary setters with 190 and 142 assists, respectively.
    • Stubbs has added 29 aces.
  • Grace Salveron has contributed 82 digs.
  • Lyndsey Wessel and Bethany Haughton are tied with 32 total blocks each. Wessel has three solo and 29 assisted, while Haughton has five solo and 27 assisted.
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs host the Keystone College Giants on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Mia Esposito

#18 Mia Esposito

MH
6' 0"
Senior
Angelica Santini Bulerin

#16 Angelica Santini Bulerin

S
5' 7"
Sophomore
Eliana Szatkowski

#8 Eliana Szatkowski

M
5' 11"
Junior
Adriana Ventura

#25 Adriana Ventura

L
5' 2"
Sophomore
Tara Hirschtritt

#18 Tara Hirschtritt

S/RS
5' 9"
1st Year
Madi Kyle

#17 Madi Kyle

OH
5' 10"
1st Year

Players Mentioned

Mia Esposito

#18 Mia Esposito

6' 0"
Senior
MH
Angelica Santini Bulerin

#16 Angelica Santini Bulerin

5' 7"
Sophomore
S
Eliana Szatkowski

#8 Eliana Szatkowski

5' 11"
Junior
M
Adriana Ventura

#25 Adriana Ventura

5' 2"
Sophomore
L
Tara Hirschtritt

#18 Tara Hirschtritt

5' 9"
1st Year
S/RS
Madi Kyle

#17 Madi Kyle

5' 10"
1st Year
OH