PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The University of New Haven women's volleyball team swept Northeast-10 Conference foe Pace on Tuesday evening in Pleasantville. The win was the program-record 577th victory in the career of Head Coach Robin Salters '91.
 
Salters, who owns a career mark of 577-160 (.783), surpasses the win total of her former coach and the program's founder, Deborah Chin. Chin coached New Haven to a 576-178 record from 1976-1993 and is the current Associate Vice President, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University.
 
Salters succeeded Chin in 1994 as the second head coach in program history and is now in the midst of her 21st season on the sidelines. She has led New Haven women's volleyball to 18 NCAA postseason appearances and eight NCAA regional titles.
 
When Salters earned her 500th career win on Oct. 29, 2011, New Haven became the first NCAA Division II program to boast a pair of 500-win coaches in its history.

With the win this evening, the Chargers improve to 15-5 overall and 7-1 in the NE-10. The Setters drop to 4-15 on the season with a 1-6 conference mark. New Haven claimed the match by set scores of 25-21, 25-12 and 25-11.
 
Kristy Atufunwa (Denver, Colo./Denver East) led all players in the match with 13 kills on .474 hitting (13-4-19) in addition to seven blocks. Kristen Lee (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty) also reached double figures with 11 kills and picked up 10 digs to complete her third consecutive double-doubles.
 
Lexis Peterson (Windsor, N.Y./Windsor Central) added five kills on nine errorless swings, with Margo Meteyer (Madison, Wis./Madison West) and Kaulana Ane (Paia, Hawai'i/Kamehameha) also notching five finishers apiece. Meghan Kennelly (Detroit, Mich./Eisenhower) came off the bench to chipped in with three kills as the Chargers hit a collective .242 in the three-set outing.
 
In addition to her five kills, Ane filled out her statsheet from the setter position with 33 assists, seven digs and six blocks.
 
Defensively, Kea-Marie Olaso (Kailua, Hawai'i/Le Jardin Academy) posted a match-high 14 digs. Annika Hacker (Bayreuth, Germany/Littleton (Colo.)) added 11 digs and also doled out four assists. At the end, Atufunwa's seven send-backs paced the Chargers to 11 team blocks. Peterson had a hand in four rejections.
 
The New Haven defensive effort limited Pace to a -.021 hitting percentage. The Setters were led by five kills apiece from Sydney Lecker and Alyssa Marchino. Sara Anastasi distributed 10 assists, and Marchino had a team-leading 11 digs.
 
The Chargers return to the court on Thursday, Oct. 23 for a non-conference visit from Mercy. The action from Charger Gymnasium begins at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live in high definition and free of charge on NewHavenChargers.com.