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FAIRFIELD, CT – The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Volleyball team (5-16, 4-6 Metro) fell to the Stags of Fairfield (16-5, 10-0 Metro) in straight sets (10-25, 17-25, 20-25) on Friday evening at Leo D. Mahoney Arena. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED


The Stags used an 8-2 run midway through the first set to take a 16-8 advantage. 
Katie Powers accumulated three of the first eight kills for the Jaspers. 
Fairfield then scored nine of the final ten points to win the opening set. 
More of the same continued for the home team in the second, grabbing an 11-4 edge through 15 points. 
Two consecutive blocks ended a three-point run for the Green and White, with Helenn Montilla recording a solo on the former and a dual from Hanna Kaczynska and Emma Francesconi rounding it out. 
Ori Briger’s service ace finished off a 3-1 stretch, putting Manhattan back within three at 13-10. 
Another nine out of ten stretch from the Stags put them up 22-11 late in the second stanza. 
Three attack errors defined a 7-2 stretch from the Green and White, while Karsyn Harris started it off with a kill. 
Fairfield survived the late surge from the visitors, taking a two-set lead. 
Harris and Kaczynska recorded back-to-back kills to take a 5-3 advantage to open the third. 
After the Stags retook the lead, Kaczynska and Montilla teamed up for another block to keep the Jaspers within two. 
While the hosts steadily stacked their margin as the set progressed, a service ace from Emilia Kuzniar took the Green and White within two at 21-17. 
Similar to the second, Fairfield rode out the push from Manhattan, taking the set 25-20 along with the match. 

STATS AND NOTES


Seniors middle blocker Abby Moreale and outside hitter Katie Powers combined for 13 kills.
Sophomore middle blocker Helenn Montilla tallied five blocks, leading her teammates.
Manhattan hit at their best rate in the final set, with a .357 clip.
Junior and Senior setters Ori Briger and Emilia Kuzniar piled up the most assists, accounting for 19 of the Jaspers’ 24 assists. Each of them also logged a service ace.

NEXT UP
Head Coach Brooke Alverson and the Jaspers will stay right where they are in Fairfield for tomorrow, October 24. This time, they’ll go across town to face off with the Pioneers from Sacred Heart, with action from William H. Pitt Center slated to begin at 6:00 p.m., and can be streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription. 

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