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Volleyball Set to Conclude Regular Season at NJIT

| By: Anna Harris (aharris19@binghamton.edu)

Bearcats clinch regular season title with win Sunday

NEWARK, N.J. (binghamtonbearcats.com) - Binghamton Volleyball (18-9, 7-2) is set to finish out the regular season at NJIT (5-22, 0-9) Sunday afternoon, Nov. 17. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. inside the Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center. 

The contest will be broadcast on America East TV can be followed via live stats here at binghamtonbearcats.com. 

With a win Sunday, the Bearcats clinch the America East regular season title for the first time since 2022. A victory secures Binghamton as the hosts for the championship tournament, Nov. 22-23. 

Last time out, the Bearcats pulled off a five-set win at Lehigh, 3-2, Wednesday night on the road. Four Bearcats notched double-digit kills and digs while three recorded double figures in both categories. 

Tsvetelina Ilieva led the Bearcats with 22 kills and 15 digs vs Lehigh, her 11th double-double of the season. Lottie Scully notched 51 assists and 10 digs over the Mountain Hawks for her seventh double-double this year. Her 51 helpers are the most by an America East setter in a five-set match this year.

Ilieva earned her sixth Player of the Week nod this year, the 11th of her storied Bearcat career. Ilieva averaged 4.9 kills per set at .304 along with three digs and .75 blocks per set across the two matches. The outside hitter registered 19 kills at .457 in 3-0 sweep of UMBC Friday night then posted her tenth double-double of the year with 20 kills and a season-high 17 digs in 3-2 win over New Hampshire Sunday afternoon.  

Ilieva set a new Binghamton single-season program record Sunday against UNH with 459 total kills, besting Iva Partaleva's 2012 mark of 448 kills. Her 73 attack attempts against UNH also tied Katie Brody's 2005 single-game school record against Niagara. 

Scully picked up her third consecutive Setter of the Week distinction Tuesday, her fifth this fall and 12th of her Binghamton career. Scully averaged 11.1 assists, 4.3 digs and .86 blocks per set this weekend.

The junior posted two doubles with 40 assists and a season-high 18 digs against UMBC Friday night along with 49 assists and 16 digs over New Hampshire Sunday afternoon. Scully's 40 helpers vs. the Retrievers are the most by any America East setter in a three-set match this season.

Viktoria Dimitrova recorded her second Rookie of the Week win after she averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 kills per set for Binghamton last weekend. The right side hitter registered double-digit kills in back-to-back matches with 12 against UMBC and 13 over New Hampshire. She also chipped in seven digs and four blocks across the two contests. 

Binghamton leads the America East with 16.92 points per set and a .250 attack percentage. The Bearcats also rank second in the league with 12.90 kills, 11.97 assists, 2.32 blocks, and 1.69 service aces per set. 

Ilieva leads the conference with 4.72 kills and 5.46 points per set. She ranks fourth nationally with 532.5 total points, sixth with 459 total kills, ninth with 4.73 kills per set and tenth with 5.49 points per set.

Scully ranks first in the America East with 8.67 assists per set and 884 total assists  Misa Dlouha also sits first in the league with a .346 attack percentage and second with 1.24 blocks per set.

Binghamton leads the all-time series 8-2 over NJIT. The Bearcats picked up a 3-0 over the Highlanders at home earlier this season, Oct. 20. 

Up next, Binghamton will compete in its third consecutive America East Championship, Nov. 22-23. Match times and location will be announced following the results of Sunday's contests. 

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