Box Score Colchester, VT - Nine different players chipped in on offense for Adelphi University volleyball as they defeated hosts Saint Michael's College Saturday afternoon. 

Victoria Cast was the leader on the afternoon, putting up nine kills with five digs. Megan Manierski continued to pace the attack - finishing the three-set match with 27 assists and four kills of her own. Defensively, Katarina Warburton accounted for 21 of the Panther's 50 digs. 

Adelphi (11-11, 7-3 NE10) found themselves trailing early in the first set, when Saint Mike's (1-15, 1-10 NE10) commanded a 12-7 lead. A five-point run, sparked by a Purple Knights service error put the visitors in the driver seat with their first lead of the contest. The teams went back-and-forth, experiencing several ties down the stretch, but the Panthers were responsible for six of the final eight points to capture the win. 

With momentum in their favor, the Brown and Gold jumped out to a 12-6 advantage in the second set. Bookmarked with kills from McKenna Clawson and Madison Canestrari, the Panthers continued to extend their lead, closing out the set with seven consecutive points for a 25-11 final decision. 

Cara McKenzie and Cast joined forces for a block at the net to make it 14-13 in the third set, a lead they never relinquished. Courtney Crook stepped in to set and recorded three assists for the Panthers' final three points en route to a 25-20 defeat of SMC to improve to 7-3 in NE10 action. 

AU volleyball program returns home for a non-conference tilt featuring regional foe New York Institute of Technology. The Bears are 6-4 in East Coast Conference action and stand at 18-7 overall. The last meeting for these two teams occurred in the 2016 NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament, hosted at Daemen College. Adelphi fell to NYIT, marking Head Coach Gail Wasmus's 600th career victory. 

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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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