Riverdale, NY (October 27, 2003) - The Lady Jaspers defeated MAAC foe Fairfield (3-9, 1-4) in five games, extending Manhattan's winning streak in the conference to six and extending its overall streak to 11. With the win the Lady Jaspers improve to 13-10 overall and 6-0 in the MAAC. Senior tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren led the way for Manhattan totaling 18 kills, 22 assists and 19 digs.
In the first game Manhattan jumped out to a 10-5 run, and did not trail any part of the game, winning 30-24. The second game began in a back and forth fashion until Fairfield took the lead at 8-7 and held on for a 30-18 victory. In game three the Lady Jaspers started the game on a 4-1 run, and ended the game on two straight kills from sophomore Maggie Pfeifer winning 30-24. In game four Fairfield pulled out the close game, which had seven lead changes, winning 30-26. In the fifth and final game, the Lady Jaspers trailed for most of the game until they took the lead at 12-11 and managed to pull out the 15-13 victory.
Sophomore Lori Bambauer added a team high 29 assists and 15 digs, and senior tri-captain Krista Thorsen recorded 13 kills and 15 digs in the victory. Pfeifer tallied 14 kills with a .323 hitting percentage helping the Lady Jaspers remain undefeated in the month of October.
Leading the way for the Fairfield Stags were Kristin Anderson with 17 kills and a .500 hitting percentage and Laurie Brands who tallied 13 kills and 15 digs.
The Lady Jaspers head back into action on Wednesday when they face MAAC foe Iona at 6 pm. On Saturday Manhattan hosts Fairleigh Dickinson at 2 pm.