SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College women's volleyball team solidified a top three Northeast-10 Conference finish with a 3-1 win over Saint Anselm College on Friday, November 12.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: AIC 3, St. Anselm 1
Set Scores: 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19
Records: The Yellow Jackets improve to 23-6 (10-2 NE10), while St. Anselm fall to 18-6 (8-4) NE10 play
Location: Butova Gym Springfield, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
AIC:
Andrea Serra-Rosa: 16 kills, nine digs, three blocks
Mai-Lani Hernandez: 15 kills, four blocks, three digs
Paola Soto-Burgos: 11 kills, three kills, four digs
Ulrika Blomegren: seven kills, 10 digs
Naomi Eckert-Rivera: 44 assists, eight digs
Amanda Rodriguez: 18 digs

St. Anselm:
Gabby Belcher: 15 kills, four digs
Lauren Casey: 11 kills, 10 digs
Lois Dogbe: nine kills, four digs
Michelle Henwood: 41 assists, nine digs
Caroline Belmontez: 24 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Hawks were red hot in the first set as they took the set 25-21.
• While the Hawks had an early 8-5 lead in the second set the Yellow Jackets started to turn things on. At 9-7 rookie Paolo Soto-Burgos started a run by the Yellow Jackets as they went on an 8-2 run to take the 15-11 lead.
• Leading 21-18 newcomer Ulrika Blomgen recorded a kill that allowed the Yellow Jackets to start to pull away. Graduate Andrea Serra-Rosa and sophomore Mai-Lani Hernandez sent back an attack before the Yellow Jackets forced an error to earn set point. Serra-Rosa ended the second set at 25-18 to even the match.
• The Yellow Jackets took an early 6-2 lead in the third set as they continued to roll. Leading 11-6 the Yellow Jackets went on a 7-1 run to extend their lead to 10. Trailing by 11, the Hawks brought it to 23-16 before the Yellow Jackets took the set 25-19.
• Leading 13-11 the Yellow Jackets extended their lead to 20-12 before taking the set 25-19 and ending the match 3-1.

SWEET SIXTEEN:

• AIC continued to extend the program's record winning streak, reaching 16 consecutive victories for the first time.
• The Yellow Jackets have taken 48 out of the past 52 sets during the streak.

PLAYOFFS? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PLAYOFFS?:

• The Yellow Jackets clinched at worst a third seed in the NE10 Tournament with the possibility of taking the top spot with a win and losses by Stonehill College and the University of New Haven.