#HowlinHuskies Head Coach Lenika Vazquez discusses today's five set win over Elon, and what Kayla Martin has meant to the program after tallying her 1,000 career dig in the match! pic.twitter.com/GLhSwnWgfp

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BOSTON – Senior libero Kayla Martin tallied her 1,000th career dig, and senior outside hitter Erica Staunton had another double-digit kill performance to lead the Northeastern volleyball team (5-8, 2-2 CAA) to a five-set victory over Elon (5-10, 3-3 CAA) on Sunday afternoon at the Cabot Center. With the win, the Huskies completed the weekend sweep over the Phoenix.
 
Staunton had another stellar day, finishing with a team-high 25 kills on .288 hitting, one shy of a career-high. The senior also picked up another double-double with 10 digs.
 
Six digs away from the 1,000 for her career, Martin notched the milestone in the first set. The senior then finished the match with a team-high 15 digs.
 
Northeastern def. Elon (15-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 16-14)

• Senior middle blocker Nailah Jenkins chipped in with nine kills and four blocks.
• Junior outside hitter Defne Arliel had seven kills and four digs.
• Sophomore outside hitter Rafaella Lepenioti was strong at the service line, with a career-high five aces to go with eight digs.
• Graduate student middle blocker Nikiya Mitchell had nine kills on .278 hitting, and also had three blocks.
• Sophomore setter Jessica Frannea dished out a team-high 48 assists. The Huskies hit a blistering .387 on her sets.
• Elon got off to a quick 8-4 lead in the fifth set, but Northeastern outscored the Phoenix 12-6 the rest of the way to seal the win.
• Northeastern hit -.062 and .069 in the first two sets, but bounced back by hitting .286, .229 and .524 in the third, fourth, and fifth.
• Elon is 0-10 all-time in Boston.

The Huskies will host UNCW in their Breast Cancer Awareness Match on Saturday, October 8. First serve is slated for 2 pm, and can be watched on FloVolleyball.
 
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