WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley volleyball team enters the home stretch of the regular season, beginning with a non-conference match at Post Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m.
 
The streaks roll on
Bentley's overall winning streak is at 18, and it has won 44 consecutive matches against East Region teams. Last year, the Falcons put together a 23-match winning streak.
 
NE10 landscape
Bentley sits atop the Northeast 10 standings with an 8-0 conference record (19-6 overall). American International and Adelphi are both 6-1 in the NE10 – they both lost to Bentley in four sets. AIC is 22-2 overall, and Adelphi is 18-9.
 
Senior celebration
Preceding Bentley's sweep over Saint Michael's this past weekend (Oct. 31), Bentley celebrated five seniors and their loved ones: Elena Coban, Lauren Hallas, Sasha Luzina, Elliet Manning, Sofia Zingariello. During the ceremony, Luzina was surprised by video messages on the Dana Athletics Center videoboard that came from her friends and family in Russia. Each of the five seniors are three-time NCAA DII East Regional Champions. Zingariello totaled 13 digs against the Purple Knights, one shy of matching her career high from a year ago. Manning's 17 assists against Saint Michael's are the most she has had since 2024 (19 vs. Wilmington). Similarly, Hallas' 16 assists are the most she has had in two years (18 vs. Wilmington).
 
Regional rematch
Bentley and Post last went head-to-head during the second round of the 2025 NCAA East Regional. The Falcons won in four sets. Sophia Poehlein put away 21 kills in the contest, while Tory Vitko totaled 39 assists and seven blocks. As a team, the Falcons came away with a season-best 15 blocks.
 
Service with a smile
Bentley served up 23 aces during its 3-1 win over Franklin Pierce at home last week (Oct. 27).  It is the second-most aces in a four-set match by an NCAA DII team this season. That total is also the most by a Bentley team in at least 15 years. Tory Vitko delivered a career-high eight aces in the win. Heidi Anderson holds the Bentley record for most service aces in a match (11, vs. Saint Anselm, 1993).
 
Poehlein hits 1K
Junior Sophia Poehlein recently became the 10^th Falcon in program history to achieve 1,000 career kills. She reached the milestone during the first set of Bentley's sweep at Saint Anselm (Oct. 24). The last Falcon to reach 1,000 kills was Ingrid Murphy '24. Poehlein's 3.29 kills per set this season ranks third in the NE10.
 
Scouting Post (9-19, 6-7 CACC)
The Eagles start the week with three losses in their last four outings, including consecutive losses against Felician (Oct. 28) and Bridgeport (Oct. 31). Lilly Chavez leads the team in kills per set (1.99), and Kata Kovacs averages 0.56 aces per set. Posts often uses two setters. Catelina Luzader averages 3.37 assists per set, and Grace Tucker's average is 3.28.