Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University volleyball team celebrated senior day on Saturday, October 5 with a, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-15) sweep of Northeast-10 opponent Saint Anselm College (19-5, 9-2 NE-10). 

Adelphi's (17-10, 8-4 NE-10) offensive effort was led by Melissa Rigo and Mandy Stanislovaitis who totaled 12 and 11 kills each, while Megan Manierski had a team-high 22 assists. Stanislovaitis completed her double-double with 15 digs, and Sierra Crook chipped in 14. 

The Panthers used an 8-1 run in the first set to turn a, 3-3 tie into a, 11-4 lead, thanks in part to back-to-back service aces by Rigo. Adelphi remained in control throughout the opening frame, cruising to a 25-19 victory, capped by a Madison Canestrari kill.

The Brown and Gold held a slight lead towards the end of the second set, 18-15, but out scored the Hawks 7-3 the rest of the way to take a two games to none lead in the match with a 25-18 win. In the third set, Adelphi used another run, this one a 7-1 spurt, to take control of the game and the match 15-9, including getting two kills from Rigo. Saint Anselm could get no closer then four points, with the Panthers ultimately winning, 25-15.

Up Next:
Adelphi takes the court again on Friday, November 11 when they travel to New Hampshire for a 7:00 pm meeting with Franklin Pierce.

Notes:
- With her 12 kills today, Melissa Rigo entered the top-five single season kills list with 385 and is just five kills out of fourth and 11 out of third.
- Sierra Crook continues to reach individual milestones and is the first player in program history over 2,200 career digs with 2,205.
- With today's victory Adelphi is now 10-1 all-time against Saint Anselm and have a combined 19-3 record against their final two opponents, Franklin Pierce (9-3) and Southern New Hampshire (10-0). 
 

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About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 20 regular season conference titles, 23 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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