Manchester, N.H. - With the help of a .310 hitting percentage for the match, Adelphi University volleyball team took a three-set victory from Saint Anselm College Friday evening. 

Leading the charge was McKenna Clawson, who was responsible for 15 kills behind a .289 hitting percentage and 13 digs on defense. Five other attackers registered two or more kills as Megan Manierski paced the offense with 37 assists and added three of the Panther's 13 service aces. Defensively, two other players reached double-figures as Leilani Vazquez and Katarina Warburton recorded 13 and 12, respectively. 

The visiting Brown and Gold stormed out to a 7-2 lead in the opening set, but that didn't last for long as the Hawks rattled off four unanswered points to come within one. With the help of kills from Madison Canestrari and Rebecca Seeba however, Adelphi continued to maintain the upper hand. Closing out the set, Clawson recorded two kills separated by a big block from Canestrari and Manierski to post a 25-19 decision. 

In the second set, Saint Anselm took their first lead at 9-8, but a kill from Manierski sparked a 6-2 run to put AU back on top. At 18-all the teams found themselves in a stalemate, but seven of the next eight points were in favor of the visitors, putting the Panthers up 2-0 in the match. 

Adelphi continued to roll as the third set began, but the home team was not letting down easy. With 11-11 on the scoreboard, Victoria Cast slammed home back-to-back kills which jump started a 6-0 nothing run and ultimately all the way to victory as AU collected the final four points en route to a 25-16 victory. 

The team has a quick turnaround as they return to Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday, October 28 with a 1:00 p.m. contest at Saint Michael's College. 

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Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past eight seasons, has collected 23 regular season conference titles, 25 tournament championships, 33 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while winning six NCAA Division II National Championships.

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