Riverdale, NY - The Jaspers' quest for their third-straight win ended Sunday as Marist took a home match from Manhattan 3-1 in Draddy Gymnasium. The Red Foxes went 25-15, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17 for the victory.
Manhattan falls to 5-17 overall this season and 3-7 in the MAAC, while Marist improves to 9-11 and 7-3 in conference play.
Highlights:
- Vivian Donovan (Newport Beach, CA / Newport Harbor) and Julia Menocal (Bronx, NY / Preston) each earned 14 kills on the day, the third-straight match Menocal has contributed double-digit kills for Manhattan.
- Donovan made it a kills-digs double-double for the match, adding a team-high 16 digs to her stat line.
- Just behind Donovan, teammate Nashally Eleutiza (Orlando, FL / Monroe) tallied 13 digs, bringing her average to 5.07 per set in MAAC play and ranking her fourth in the league.
- Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) led Manhattan with four blocks on the day, tying for a match-high. She added seven kills, hitting .318.
- Julieanne McKee (Poughkeepsie, NY / Spackenkill) totaled 39 assists against the Red Foxes. She's now averaging 8.45 assists per set against league opponents, ranking seventh in the MAAC.
- The Jaspers hit .289 in their victorious second set, with Menocal adding six kills in that stanza. Manhattan held the Red Foxes to .176 hitting in the set (the team's worst attack performance of the match), while putting together three team blocks on the way to a 25-22 win.
- Megan Fergus tallied a match-high 24 kills for Marist, with Sarah Austin added 14. Sophia Theriot added a match-high 18 digs.
Up Next:
Manhattan will host NJIT on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 pm in Draddy.
