New Rochelle, NY – The Monroe University women's volleyball team returns home this weekend to host the Monroe University Invitational. The two-day event will see five teams compete across two days of competition.
 
The Mustangs enter the weekend with a 1-5 record, but four of their five losses came against ranked opponents. During the slate of games in Illinois, freshman Adriana Garcia shined with a team-high 49 kills. Sophomore Emma Dedushaj supplied tremendous defense over the course of the weekend too with 147 total digs.
 
Additionally, sophomore Mileyshka Melendez achieved a milestone with her 104 assists. She now sits fourth on the program's all-time assists leaderboard, surpassing Carla Soufront ('16).
 
On Saturday, Monroe will open the invitational against the College of Southern Maryland at 11:00 am. Following that outing, the Mustangs will face-off against No. 14 Richard Bland College at 5:00 pm in hopes of earning their first ranked win of the season.
 
The schedule stays the same on Sunday. At 11:00 am Monroe will take on Division III No. 14 Raritan Valley Community College before squaring off against Montgomery College at 5:00 pm.
 
All ten games of the invitational will be streamed on Monroe's YouTube channel.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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