Box Score (St. Joseph's-Long Island) 
Box Score (Manhattanville) 

WAYNE, N.J. – William Paterson volleyball head coach Sandy Ferrarella became the 20th Division III women's volleyball coach overall, and the 14th active DIII coach, to earn 500 career victories when the Pioneers (3-0) defeated St. Joseph's-Long Island (1-1) 3-2 Sept. 6. William Paterson later defeated Manhattanville (1-2) 3-0 during the Pioneers' first home matches of the year.

Ferrarella, who now owns a career record of 501-330 in her 30th season as her alma mater's head coach, didn't get her milestone win the easy way. St. Joseph's-Long Island jumped out to a 2-0 lead after winning the first two sets, 26-24 and 25-15. The Pioneers fought back during the third set, pulling ahead 20-10 and holding on for a 25-17 victory. The fourth set was a see-saw battle before WP extended a 20-16 edge into a 25-21 win, setting up the decisive fifth set. St. Joseph's took an early 3-1 lead in the race to 15 points, and the two sides were tied at 7-7 before William Paterson was able to score eight of the final 11 points, giving Ferrarella the historic victory at 15-10. 

Freshman Megan Maher (Wood-Ridge, N.J./Wood-Ridge) had a team-best 22 kills, adding eight assists, six digs and two service aces, while junior Kelly Helfrich (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson) posted a triple-double with her 14 kills, 11 digs and 12 blocks. Sophomore Jillian Bronowich (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus) contributed 19 assists, and senior Mailyn Rodriguez (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) and junior Samantha Reed (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) each chipped in 10 digs.

The Pioneers were never seriously challenged against Manhattanville, earning a 25-16, 25-9, 25-11 win. Maher had six kills, nine assists and 10 digs, Helfrich tallied nine kills and seven block solos, and Rodriguez collected nine digs.

William Paterson will remain at home Tuesday, Sept. 9, hosting Polytechnic at 7:00 p.m.