MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team picked up a 3-0 victory over visiting Assumption University on Tuesday at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.

Saint Anselm moves to 9-1 when playing at home, upping its record to 14-5 overall on the year – the Hawks have won four out of their first six games in Northeast-10 Conference play. Assumption (7-7, 5-3 NE10) has lost eight consecutive matches to Saint Anselm, including the last five in straight sets.

Junior Lauren Casey (Jefferson City, Mo.) picked up a double-double for Saint Anselm, recording 13 digs and a team-leading 12 kills for the Hawks. Junior Michelle Henwood (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) dished out 30 assists and also had five kills on six errorless swings. Defensively, junior Caroline Belmontez (San Diego, Calif.) led the Hawks with 14 digs and also picked up five assists of her own.

Saint Anselm played the Greyhounds close in the first set with the score tied at nine near the midpoint of the match. From there, the Hawks fired off three consecutive points to capture a 13-9 lead, thanks to two attacking errors by Assumption. Saint Anselm used a late 5-2 scoring run and wrapped up the set with two consecutive points, winning by a 25-19 score in the opener.

With the score tied at six in the second set, Assumption used four attacking errors by Saint Anselm in a six-point span to capture an 11-8 lead. The Hawks swung momentum completely in their favor with each of the next six points issued Saint Anselm's way – with a 15-11 lead at that point, the Greyhounds would come no closer than one point the rest of the set.

Assumption led by as many as three points in the third set before the Hawks produced five consecutive points following a timeout, building a 10-9 lead. The advantage for the hosts grew to three points, 14-11, to force the Greyhounds to use a timeout themselves. The break worked as Assumption tied the game at 16 with a 5-2 scoring run.

With the third set tied at 18 following a Henwood kill, Saint Anselm scored three more points thereafter to take a 21-18 advantage. The Hawks kept Assumption at arm's reach from that point forward, never letting the Saint Anselm lead dip below two points – the final three points for the Hawks came off miscues by the Greyhounds.

The Hawks hit the road for two matches before wrapping up the regular season with three of its final five games at home on the Hilltop. Saint Anselm will travel to Southern Connecticut State on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m.