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DENVER — Freshman outside hitter
Rafaella Lepenioti led the Husky charge with 12 kills while sophomore outside hitter
Defne Arliel and junior outside hitter
Evelyn Gonzalez each added 11 of their own to push Northeastern women's volleyball (2-2, 0-0 CAA) to a 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21) victory over the Mercer Bears (3-1, 0-0 SOCON) in the first game of the Denver Tournament on Friday afternoon.
- Reigning CAA Setter of the Year, junior Samantha Shupe assisted her teammates 39 times in the effort.
- Gonzalez recorded the most points for the Huskies (15), adding two solo blocks and two assisted blocks.
- On the defensive side, the Huskies were solid, collectively making 72 digs and eight total blocks.
- Junior libero Kayla Martin led the back line effort, digging 19 and also receiving 20 serves.
- Martin also excelled while serving, giving the Huskies four aces and a .958 serving percentage.
- The Huskies dropped the first set by four points but cruised to three straight sets to take down the Bears.
- In the fourth and final set, the Huskies went on a 10-1 scoring run to take a 22-18 lead thanks to three of Martin's aces and four kills from Lepenioti.
After defeating Mercer in the first game of the Denver Tournament, the Huskies will take on the hosts Denver on Friday night at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver at 9 p.m and can be seen on
Pioneers All-Access.
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