San Francisco, CA - Junior Laura Masciullo had 12 kills, senior Doris Bogoje added 11 and senior Michela Rucli posted 10 as the Hofstra Volleyball team swept Southern Utah on Saturday morning at War Memorial Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-5, 27-25 and 25-15. 

The five points allowed in the opening set were the fewest Hofstra has ever allowed in the rally scoring era (since 2001) and the fewest since the Pride defeated Towson, 15-4, in the fourth set of a 3-1 victory over the Tigers on November 18, 2000. 

The win moves the Pride's record to 7-2 this season as Hofstra has now won seven of its last eight matches. Southern Utah falls to 1-7 with the loss. 

The match got off to a great start as Hofstra was clicking on all cylinders in the opening stanza, hitting at a robust .458 clip, while holding the Thunderbirds to a negative .167 attack percentage. After the lopsided first set, SUU battled in the second set before Hofstra took control late before another strong performance in the final set to capture the easy victory. 

Freshman Aisha Skinner led Hofstra with 11 digs, while freshman Maddie Appleton added 10. Junior Luisa Sydlik dished out 40 assists and added nine digs for the Pride. Janet Kalaniuvalu posted 11 kills for Southern Utah, while Rylee Rogers and Miahna Waters each had 10 digs for the Thunderbirds. 

Hofstra will conclude its trip to California with a 7 p.m. (PST) match tonight at St. Mary's. 

NOTES
- Today marked the first-ever meeting between Hofstra and Southern Utah. 
- With 10 service aces in the match, it marked the third time this season Hofstra has tallied double figures in service aces. The Pride had a season-high 13 against Albany on September 1. 
- Bogoje tied her season-high with 11 kills. She tallied 11 against Temple back on August 25. 
- Appleton has double figures in digs in four straight matches.