WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley volleyball team can secure its second consecutive undefeated Northeast 10 season when the Falcons conclude the 2026 regular season at Southern New Hampshire Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m.
 
Forgot how to lose
Bentley started the season with 1-6 record, but the Falcons have since won 19 consecutive games as they enter this weekend with a 20-6 (8-0 NE10) record. A win against the Penmen would mark the second consecutive year that Bentley puts together a win streak of at least 20 matches (23 in 2025). The Falcons have also won 45 consecutive contests against East Region teams, dating back to the 2024 season.
 
Conference Queens
The Falcons' unblemished record in NE10 matches is effervescent in the stats pages. When it comes to conference-only contests, Bentley leads the NE10 in points per set (18.29), hitting percentage (.278), opponent hitting percentage (.115), and services aces per set (3.21). Among those NE10 matches, Tory Vitko leads the field in assists per set (9.42), Yasmin Tonon's 0.72 aces per set are second to none, Sophia Poehlein ranks second in kills per set (4.19), and Lulu Pavan's .381 hitting percentage also ranks second.
 
Senior smiles
Leading up to Bentley's sweep of Saint Michael's in the final home match of the regular season (Oct. 31), the Falcons celebrated five seniors and their loved ones:  Elena Coban, Lauren Hallas, Sasha Luzina, Elliet Manning, Sofia Zingariello.
 
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.
 
You've been served
Bentley served up 23 aces during its 3-1 win over Franklin Pierce at home (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).