RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan Jaspers Women's Volleyball team (6-19, 5-9 Metro) dropped to the Saints from Siena (16-12, 10-4 Metro) in straight sets (14-25, 18-25, 22-25) inside Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Abby Morreale served up back-to-back service aces to tie the opening set at five-all.
- After Siena gained the lead, a dual block from Morreale and Katie Powers slimmed the margin to three at 13-10.
- The visitors ripped off a 12-4 run the rest of the way to handily secure the first.
- Feeling each other out to start the second, four straight from the Jaspers was capped off by Helenn Montilla's kill to go up 6-4.
- Powers' service ace put Manhattan back on top 11-10 midway through the set.
- 10 of the next 11 were scored by the Saints to put the road team in the driver's seat.
- While the Green and White battled, Siena survived the wave and captured the second 25-18.
- Both teams kept pace with the other midway through the set, with a dual block from Montilla and Lyla Auth putting the hosts up 12-11.
- Back-to-back service aces from Montilla tied the third stanza at 17-all.
- Siena ripped off four in a row to go up 22-19.
- Despite trimming the margin to 22-21, the Saints tallied three of the final four to take the set and the match.
STATS AND NOTES
- Senior outside hitter Katie Powers led the way with eight kills.
- Sophomore middle blocker Helenn Montilla blocked five attacks.
- Junior and senior setters Ori Briger and Emilia Kuzniar spread the wealth the most, contributing 21 of the Jaspers' 26 assists.
NEXT UP
Head Coach Brooke Alverson and the Jaspers will be back in action on Friday, November 6 when they travel to Hamden, Connecticut to take on the Bobcats from Quinnipiac. Action from Burt Kahn Court is scheduled to get underway at 6:00 p.m..
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