by David F.P.

In just a few short hours the Long Island and Central Connecticut volleyball teams will take on each other on the CCSU campus in New Britain. Both are undefeated in NEC conference play so as they say often, something will have to give. Here is just a brief preview of each team’s progress so far drawing from stats from the Northeastern Conference. Note that Long Island has not only lost a match in the NEC, but has yet to lose a set. Central has not lost a conference match but did lose to conference opponent Sacred Heart earlier in the year in a non conference match.

Long Island 10-13 (7-0 NEC)

Out of conference wins (Narrow wins in bold):
Seton Hall, Colgate, Siena

Out of conference losses (Narrow losses in bold):
UMBC, Northeastern, Villanova, UConn, TCU, New Hampshire, Georgia, Cincinnati, Northwestern, St.John’s, Stony Brook, Hofstra

Conference Wins: Quinnipiac, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (NY), Fairleigh Dickinson, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Bryant

Central Connecticut 12-9 (6-0 NEC)

Out of conference wins (Narrow wins in bold):
Hartford, Seton Hall, Holy Cross, Binghamton, Hartford, Bryant, Providence

Out of conference losses (Narrow losses in bold):
Manhattan, NJIT, Manhattan, Fordham, Northeastern, Dartmouth, Sacred Heart (Non-Conference game), Yale, Columbia

Conference wins (Narrow wins in bold):
Quinnipiac, Quinnipiac, Bryant, St. Francis (PA), Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY)