CHICAGO, Ill. - The Long Island University women's volleyball team (8-7, 4-0 NEC) extended its winning streak to eight matches with a pair of straight-set victories over Chicago State last Friday and Saturday on the road. The Sharks improved to 4-0 in conference play with the 25-15, 25-18, 25-15 win on Friday and taking Saturday's match 25-14, 25-11, 25-18.
Sara van Gisteren led LIU with 14 kills in Friday's opener, hitting .545 with two errors on 22 attempts.
Bella Correia added 11 kills, while
Yasmeen Muhammad finished with eight kills without an attack error. Behind 43 assists from
Dilara Elmacioglu, the Sharks hit .476 as a team, recording 49 kills against nine errors.
LIU carried its offensive efficiency into Saturday's matchup. Correia led the Sharks with 12 kills on 23 attempts, committing just one error.
Sara Garcia contributed eight kills with a .636 hitting percentage. van Gisteren added 11 kills, and Muhammad recorded seven without an error. Elmacioglu finished with 29 assists as LIU hit .354 for the match.
The two wins moved the Sharks to 8-7 overall and kept them unbeaten through the four NEC matches this season.
LIU returns to Brooklyn next weekend for a two-match series against the University of New Haven (8-10, 4-0 NEC), beginning Friday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. as well as Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m.
