Long Island University Athletics

Box Score
Fairfield, Conn. - The Long Island University volleyball team continued to roll, with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-15) win at Sacred Heart. The victory improved the Blackbirds to 12-0 in Northeast Conference action and 15-13 overall. Senior Svetlana Simic led all players with 14 kills.

 

After taking the first set 25-19, the Blackbirds gutted out a win in the second frame, using late kills by Simic and freshman Breanna Cullity to close out the set. In the third stanza, Long Island benefitted from a 7-0 run en route to a 25-15 win.

 

Senior Martina Racic tallied 11 kills and a match-high 12 digs. Simic also tallied a double-double, adding 10 digs of her own. Cullity finished with six kills two digs and a block.

 

Long Island hit .391 for the match, while Sacred Heart hit .196. The Blackbirds held a 45-33 advantage in kills.

 

Sacred Heart was led by nine kills from Johanna Ovsenek and 10 digs by Ashlyn Trimble. The loss dropped the Pioneers to 18-8 (8-2 NEC).

 

Long Island will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 7 with a visit to Saint Francis (Pa.) at 6:00 p.m.