Riverdale, NY (October 3, 2004)- Led by 14 kills and 11 digs from Jocelyn Teoh, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County knocked off Manhattan College in three games (30-24, 30-22, 30-17). Maggie Pfeifer had a match-high 18 kills and a .436 hitting percentage to lead the Lady Jaspers.
The first game was close throughout, and was tied at six early. UMBC moved ahead from there, taking a 14-9 lead, but the Lady Jaspers cut the deficit to two points at 17-15. However, the Retrievers went on a 10-5 run, punctuated by a kill from Julia Hood to grab their largest lead of the game at 27-20. Manhattan came back to take four of the next five points to shrink the lead to 28-24 on a service ace by Anna Lanyon. But UMBC rallied to take the next two points and closed out the first game.
The second game featured seven ties and four lead changes, as the Lady Jaspers jumped out to an early 10-7 lead on a kill from Whitney Judkins. The lead again switched hands and the game was tied at 17 when UMBC went on a 5-0 run to take a 22-17 lead. Manhattan again battled back to get within two points at 23-21, but UMBC scored six straight points behind a pair of service aces from Emily Berman to take a 29-21 lead and eventually tallied game point to take a 2-0 match lead.
After UMBC stormed out to a 16-2 lead to open the third game, the Lady Jaspers went on an 8-2 run to close to within eight points at 18-10. It would not be enough, however, as UMBC went on a 9-3 run of its own to put away the third game and take the match in three games.
For UMBC, Megan Gross recorded a double-double with 31 assists and 19 digs, to go along with three service aces and four blocks. Helena Ward chipped in with six kills and Anna Lanyon had a team-high 10 digs for Manhattan, which sees its record move to 4-14.
The Lady Jaspers will return to the court on Saturday, October 9, when Big East power Pittsburgh will come to Draddy Gymnasium. Game time is 6:00 p.m.