RIVERDALE, NY (November 1, 2002) - The Manhattan College volleyball team swept Rider University three games to none this evening in Draddy Gymnasium. The game results were 30-24, 30-17 and 30-23.
The Lady Jaspers advance to 23-2 overall and 5-1 in the MAAC, while the Broncs fall to 4-20 and remain winless in the MAAC at 0-6.
Manhattan and Rider exchanged rallies for most of the first game, until a kill by freshman
Megan O'Dorisio (San Diego, CA) put the Lady J's up by six. A solo block by freshman
Marija 'Maggie' Pfeifer (Liberty, MO) sealed it for the win at 30-24. Manhattan led 28-11 in the second game before the Broncs pushed back for five points. An assist by
Bridgett Geddes (Escondido, CA) to Allison O'Neill
(Houston, TX) ended the game at 30-17. In the final game, Rider came out fighting taking a 6-0 lead. Manhattan rallied back and tied the score six times before a kill by senior middle hitter
Lauryn McKinney (San Diego, CA) set the tempo for the Lady Jaspers. Manhattan then went on a 5-1 run to win the game 30-23.
The Lady J's were led by senior co-captain
Amy O'Dorisio (San Diego, CA), who had 10 kills, one error on 19 attempts for a .526 hitting percentage. Freshman libero player Ashley Davis
(Naperville, IL) led the defense with 10 digs, while Pfeifer totaled five service aces and four blocks.
Rider was led by Stefanie Lombardo, who had 11 kills for the night followed by Jaclyn Levi, who had a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs.
The Lady Jaspers will return to action tomorrow Saturday, November 2nd when they host Loyola for a 1:00 PM MAAC match-up in Draddy Gymnasium.
