FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's volleyball team continues its non-conference slate this weekend at the Black Knights Invitational, hosted by Army West Point, N.Y., beginning with a 3 p.m. match against Bryant. 

SHU AT BLACK KNIGHTS INVITATIONAL MATCH INFORMATION 
Match 1: Sacred Heart vs. Bryant – Friday, September 13; 3:00 p.m. 
Match 2: Sacred Heart vs. Hofstra – Saturday, September 14; 6:00 p.m. 
Match 3: Sacred Heart at Army – Sunday, September 15; 1:00 p.m.  

LAST TIME OUT
The Pioneers played a trio of difficult matches at the Seton Hall Classic this past weekend. SHU started the event with a four-set loss to the host Pirates before falling in a five-set classic against NJIT in the tournament finale on Sunday. Sandwiched between those contests was a thrilling five-set win over Kent State. 

HISTORIC WEEKEND
This weekend featured a handful of historic performances by the Pioneers. The first was Camryn Luginbuhl's outing against the Golden Flashes. The senior outside hitter, tied the program record for points in a five-set match with 35, tallying a career-high 30 kills with two solo blocks and four assisted blocks. Luginbuhl is on the cusp of more history as she needs just six more kills to reach 1,000 in her illustrious career. 

In addition to Luginbuhl's noteworthy weekend, first Year libero Miliani Villarreal made her mark in SHU's final match against NJIT. The Murrieta, Calif., native set a new five-set program record with 34 digs against the Highlanders, trailing only Jessica Colberg's program-record 36 that she recorded in a three-set contest against Central Connecticut State. This season, Villarreal's 34 digs are tied for the fourth most in a five-set DI match. 

CLEAN SWEEP
After their showing at the Seton Hall Classic, the Pioneers swept the women's volleyball MAAC weekly awards. Luginbuhl was named the MAAC Player of the Week, Gaby Zovko the Setter of the Week and Villarreal took home Libero and Rookie of the Week honors. The team continues to make an impact in the conference awards each week, as it is up to six MAAC honors through two weeks of the season.

Luginbuhl and Villarreal were recognized for their historic outings, while Zovko continued to make an impact all over the court. The sophomore setter finished the weekend with 118 assists (8.43/set) on the team's 173 kills. She also added 36 digs, 21 kills, nine total blocks and six aces, posting a double-double in all three matches. 

LOOKING ACROSS THE NET
Bryant

• The Bulldogs are 6-2 heading into Friday's match, last beating Holy Cross in straight sets on Wednesday. 
• Bryant swept Seton Hall, the two team's lone common opponent, at FAU's tournament at the start of the season. 
• SHU needs to be ready for to defend the serve against Bryant, as it ranks 58th in the country with 1.89 aces per set. 
• Sophomore setter Carrina Barron has been busy for the Bulldogs at the start of the season, ranking second in the America East with 103 digs (3.68/set) this season. 
• Barron also tallied a 19-dig, 16-assist double-double in Bryant's season-opening win over FAU. 
• The Bulldogs have seen a balanced offensive attack to start the season, as Aubrey LaPour, Arianna Ugolini and Fabi Castro all have 62 or more kills. 
• LaPour leads the team with 85 kills and 96.5 points. 

Hofstra 

• After winning their first two matches of the season, the Pride have lost four straight and are 2-4 heading into the weekend. 
• The team dropped three four-set matches at the 2024 Cavalier Classic last weekend, falling to hosting Virginia, Coastal Carolina and Binghamton. 
• Hofstra represents another challenge from the service line, as the Pride outranks Bryant at 46th in the country in aces per set (1.96).  
• Leading the charge at the line is freshman right side Constanza Perez Sain with 17 aces. 
• Perez Sain is second in the country in aces per set (0.94) and sixth in total aces.
• Junior outside hitter Izadora Stedile has been another key contributor for the team, pacing the Pride with 69 kills (3.14/set), while ranking second in digs with 83 (3.77/set). 

Army

• The Black Knights are 3-3 through the first six matches of the season, heading into their tournament fresh off of a five-set victory over Xavier on Saturday, Sept. 7. 
• Sophomore setter Juliette Myrick highlights Army's individual achievements this season as she is one of 12 Division I players to record a triple-double. 
• Myrick logged 28 assists, 12 digs and 11 kills in a five-set victory over Oakland on Aug. 31, the same day SHU's Zovko accomplished the feat against LIU. 
• Most of Myrick's assists have gone to the duo of Kingsley Wallace and Chloe Murakami. 
• Wallace leads the team with 74 kills (3.22/set), while Murakami is second with 70 kills (3.04/set).