📹 | "Mentally and physically, we have grown so much. Our serving has been exceptional. With that, our passing has helped our offense and our defense."

Natalie Shollin ended the night in the NESN winner's circle after her match high, 1⃣5⃣-kill performance. #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/TyJsJ38Dkg

— Northeastern Volleyball (@GoNUwvolleyball) October 28, 2019

📹 | "A big focus of ours was to continue to have a high-level serve and pass game, as well as connect a little bit better with our middles."@GoNUwvolleyball head coach Caitlin Schweihofer was very pleased with the #HowlinHuskies' winning effort on Monday against the Tribe. pic.twitter.com/0j4isCmhuY

— Northeastern Volleyball (@GoNUwvolleyball) October 28, 2019

BOSTON – With middle blockers Natalie Shollin and Nailah Jenkins combining for more than half of the team's 49 kills on Monday, the Northeastern women's volleyball team made easy work of William & Mary at Cabot Center, earning the straight-set victory (25-22, 25-19, 25-15).
 
Shollin smashed 15 kills on 21 attacks to notch a new three-set career high while Jenkins delivered 11 kills on 17 attacks, mimicking Shollin with a season-high performance.
 
Samantha Shupe racked up 40 assists, nine digs and two aces, helping guide the Huskies to the +22 advantage in total kills and the 7-3 edge in total aces.
 
Starting slow, Northeastern (12-11, 6-5 CAA) found its attacking rhythm midway through the opening set, staging a 12-3 scoring run to overcome its six-point deficit and lead, 19-16. Despite committing more attack errors (eight) than the Tribe (six), the Huskies cashed in their third set point to win the opener, 25-22.
 
Back-to-back kills by Shollin and Shupe during the second set sent Northeastern on an 8-3 scoring run that put NU in front, 13-9. Although William & Mary (6-15, 2-8 CAA) managed to draw even at 14-14, Shollin sandwiched two kills around an ace by Athena Ardila to break the tie and send the Huskies on their winning course to claim the two-set advantage.
 
Erica Staunton connected on the go-ahead kill for Northeastern that left behind the third set's 6-6 tie and prompted a string of five straight points that were won by the Huskies. NU completed the third set with 20 kills against three attack errors, limiting the Tribe to seven kills as the Huskies secured the match.
 
Autumn Brenner posted 26 assists and eight digs for William & Mary while Lauren Merrill led the visitors with eight kills. Julia Brown led all players with five blocks, including three solo rejections.