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            GORHAM, Maine -- The Keene State College Owls swept the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 3-0, in a Little East Conference women's volleyball match Tuesday evening at the Warren Hill Gymnasium.  The game scores were 25-19, 25-11 and 25-11.

            The win was the eighth consecutive, and 11th in the last 12 matches, for the Owls who improve to 22-9, and remain undefeated in the Little East at 6-0.  The loss is the third straight for the Huskies, now 6-21 and 0-6 in the conference.

            Junior outside hitters Kristen Girard (Red Hook, N.Y.) and Bridget O'Bryant (Merrimack, N.H.) led the Owls offensively with 11 and eight kills respectively.  Sophomore right-side hitter Ali Facchini (Niantic, Conn.) added seven kills and five block assists, while senior setter Sammy Datti (Durham, N.H./Oyster River) had 29 assists.  Defensively, Jamie Levine (Medfield, Mass./Spaulding) led Keene State with 11 digs.

            Southern Maine senior outside hitter Shannon Shuttle (New Ipswich, N.H./Mascenic Regional) led the Huskies with eight kills, four digs and two solo blocks.  Senior setter Danielle Netland (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) had nine assists. 

            Southern Maine travels to nearby St. Joseph's College on Thursday (7:00 p.m.) for its next contest.  Keene State hosts nationally-ranked University of Massachusetts Boston (23-2; 6-0) on Thursday (7:00 p.m.) for a Little East Conference match.

At Gorham, Maine            1            2            3            Final

Keene State (22-9, 6-0)            25            25            25            3

Southern Maine (6-21, 0-6)            19            11            11            0