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NEW BRITAIN, CT\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Volleyball team (1-9), in what is now Head Coach Brooke Alverson’s first career win, emerged victorious\u00a0over the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State (2-7) in five sets (25-23, 26-28, 25-20, 19-25, 16-14) inside Detrick Gymnasium Tuesday evening.\u00a0
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\n\tBrooke Johnson<\/a> and Emma Fracnesconi each registered kills early,\u00a0giving\u00a0the visitors a 5-3 lead in the opening set.
\n\tEmilia Kuzniar’s<\/a> emphatic kill extended it out to 14-10 midway through.\u00a0
\n\tA service ace from Abby Morreale<\/a>\u00a0put the Jaspers up 19-18 as the first stanza came down to the wire.
\n\tThrough a tie at 22-all, Manhattan tallied three of the final four points, with Hanna Kacyznska’s kill being the final blow.\u00a0
\n\tStarting off the second was a very even exchange, tying all 11 times through the first 22 points.\u00a0
\n\tCCSU took a 13-11 advantage midway through the set, later proving to tie for the biggest lead either side had until the end.\u00a0
\n\tThe Green and White’s Morreale\u00a0clocked another kill to put Manhattan up 24-22.\u00a0
\n\tWhile Kaczynska put the road team up 26-25, but the Blue Devils rallied for the final three and tie the overall match at one set per side.\u00a0
\n\tThe third set wasn’t the same trading of points, but Katie Powers’<\/a> kill at 15-all in set number three tied it for the fifth time.\u00a0
\n\tPowers later registered a service ace to tie it up again at 20 for each side.\u00a0
\n\tFive straight points after that was once again capped off by a service ace from Powers, taking the set and the match lead at 2-1.\u00a0
\n\tIn the fourth, Powers and Francesconi tallied back-to-back kills to make a quick 2-1 jump to begin the set.\u00a0
\n\tLater falling down 17-8, five straight points from the Green and White put the Blue Devils back on their toes.\u00a0
\n\tAnother service ace from Francesconi trimmed the deficit all the way down to two.\u00a0
\n\tIt was the Blue Devils shifting the tide in their favor from then on, winning the fourth 25-19 and forcing a final fifth set.
\n\tCCSU accumulated the first four points of the final dance, only for Manhattan to fire back with three of their own.\u00a0
\n\tThe hosts also took a five-point lead as late as 11-6 after a solo block from Breanna Ginley.\u00a0
\n\tDespite getting within one multiple times, CCSU gave themselves two opportunities at match point after going up 14-12.\u00a0
\n\tEven with their backs against the wall, the Jaspers refused to lose, scoring the final four points of the evening, with one fatal attack error putting the icing on the cake, and seeing Manhattan emerge victorious three sets to two.\u00a0
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\n\tSophomores outside hitter Emma Francesconi<\/a> (12) and\u00a0right side Hanna Kaczynska<\/a> (11), along with senior outside hitter Katie Powers<\/a> (10), each registered 10+ kills in the Jaspers’ win.\u00a0
\n\tThe Jaspers tallied 10 service aces throughout the match, only their second time doing so this season (8\/29 vs. Fordham)
\n\tManhattan hit at their\u00a0best rate in the second\u00a0set, with a .323\u00a0clip.
\n\tJunior setter\u00a0Ori Briger<\/a> spread the most wealth, serving up 28\u00a0assists on the evening.\u00a0
\n\tHead Coach Brooke Alverson has now won her first game as a collegiate head coach.\u00a0
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\nHead Coach Brooke Alverson and the Jaspers will play one final non-conference matchup tomorrow (Wednesday), September 16. The Green and White will go to Rhode Island a final time to take on the Bulldogs from Bryant. Action is slated to get underway at 6:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.\u00a0<\/p>\n