#HowlinHuskies Head Coach Lenika Vazquez recaps today's quarterfinal win over Elon! pic.twitter.com/1zbQKVAX0g

— Northeastern Volleyball (@GoNUwvolleyball) November 17, 2022

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TOWSON, MD.- Paced by a 20-kill performance from senior outside hitter Erica Staunton, the four-seeded Northeastern volleyball team (14-12) took down five-seeded Elon (13-14) in the CAA tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at SECU Arena.
 
The victory was Northeastern's first quarterfinal win since 2013.
 
Northeastern def. Elon (25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 26-24)

• Staunton hit .273, and also had nine digs and a block.
• Senior libero Kayla Martin notched a team-high 27 digs.
• Senior middle blocker Nailah Jenkins also had double-digit kills in the match. Jenkins finished with 12 kills on .400 hitting, and six blocks.
• Junior outside hitter Defne Arliel and senior outside hitter Evelyn Gonzalez each had five kills. Arliel was also stellar defensively with four blocks.
• Junior middle blocker Marika Virthe notched seven kills and four blocks.
• Sophomore setter Jessica Frannea dished out 39 assists and had eight digs.
• Northeastern had 11 blocks in the match, compared to Elon's five. 

The Huskies will face top-seeded Towson in the semifinals on Friday, November 18. First serve is slated for 4 pm, and can be watched on FloVolleyball.
 
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