RIVERDALE, NY (November 3, 2001) - The Manhattan College volleyball team swept Canisius three games to none today in Draddy Gymnasium. The game results were 30-20, 30-21 and 30-27. This is the Lady Jaspers' third victory in a row.
Manhattan advances to 10-14, 4-2 in the MAAC, while Canisius falls to 3-15, 1-5 in the MAAC.
Kim Frederick (Orange, CA) led the Lady Jaspers to victory with 18 kills and a .593 hitting percentage. Junior captain Amy O'Dorisio (San Diego, CA) also played well collecting her 17th double double of the season with 16 kills and 11 digs.
In the first game an ace by senior Cheryl Sasadeusz (Granada Hills, CA), who totaled six kills and eight digs, sealed the game for the win, 30-20.
In the second game, despite a few setting errors, junior Bridgett Geddes (Escondido, CA) tipped two kills to win the game, 30-21. Geddes had 51 assists and a .500 hitting percentage for the match.
The Golden Griffs added pressure in the third game with outstanding attacks by Kim Hoffman (Babylon, NY) and Christina Wildes (Long Beach, NY), who had 13 and 11 kills respectively. However, the Golden Griffs could not hold on to the hitting of junior Lauren Belcher (Huntington Beach, CA) losing the game 27-30. Belcher totaled 11 kills for the day.
The Lady Jaspers return to action on tomorrow November 4th when they host Niagara in a MAAC contest at 11:00 AM.
