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RIVERDALE, NY\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Volleyball team (2-10, 1-0 Metro), in front of a white-out crowd inside Draddy Gymnasium, earned their first conference win over the Warriors of Merrimack\u00a0(0-14, 0-1 Metro) in four\u00a0sets (25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21) on Friday evening.\u00a0
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\n\tOver 500 Jasper faithful packed the bleachers inside the walls of Draddy, arriving in a sea of white.\u00a0
\n\tKnotted up at four through the first eight points, three unanswered points from Manhattan were capped off by an emphatic kill from Mikalah Curran<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tThat lead was extended to 13-9 after back-to-back kills from Katie Powers<\/a> and Lyla Auth<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tThe latter half of the set consisted of huge swings in both directions, as the Green and White took a 20-18 advantage following a dual block from Auth and Emilia Kuzniar<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tLater tying at 21-all, four of the final five were scored by the Jaspers, as a service error gave the opening set to Manhattan.\u00a0
\n\tThe hosts kept their foot on the gas in set number two, taking an 11-8 edge after kills from Hanna Kaczynska<\/a> and Emma Francesconi<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\t9-1 was the final number of the run that Merrimack ripped off midway through the set, grabbing back the lead at 17-13.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan kept things close at 20-18 after a Francesconi kill, but it was the Warriors pulling away this time to knot things up at one set aside.\u00a0
\n\tHelenn Montilla<\/a> scored the 12th point out of the first 18 in favor of the Jaspers, once again looking to maintain an early advantage.\u00a0
\n\tHolding that margin at 15-10, five straight including a service ace from Abby Morreale<\/a>\u00a0doubled up the home team’s margin on Merrimack at 20-10.\u00a0
\n\tMorreale slammed the door to close out the set, securing a 25-17 set three victory for the Jaspers.\u00a0
\n\tInitially going down 5-2 to start the fourth, an 11-2 surge from the Jaspers ran all the way to a dual block from Kuzniar and Montilla, going up 13-7.\u00a0
\n\tThe Green and White\u00a0never held more than a six-point edge the rest of the way, but Karsyn Harris’<\/a> final kill at 25-21 sent the Draddy crowd into a frenzy as Manhattan won their third set.\u00a0
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\n\tSophomore right side Hanna Kaczynska<\/a> led the way in kills amongst her Jasper teammates with 13, her fifth straight match with ten or more.\u00a0
\n\tSophomore outside hitter and Freshman defensive specialist Kaitlyn Doyle<\/a> tied with 16 digs, a career-high on the latter.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan hit at their\u00a0best rate in the third\u00a0set, with a .314\u00a0clip.
\n\tSenior setter Emilia Kuzniar<\/a> spread the wealth the most hanging 27 assists, a new season-high.\u00a0
\n\tJunior setter\u00a0Ori Briger<\/a> recorded three service aces.
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\n\tHead Coach Brooke Alverson: “I’m really proud of how the team came out and competed at home for our first night inside Draddy in front of a near sellout crowd. Kaitlyn [Doyle] had a career night in digs with her and Emma [Francesconi] each contributing 16 digs, and the versatility of this team shows in their play. Karsyn’s [Harris]\u00a0career-high in kills, plus Hanna\u00a0[Kaczynska] leading us with 13 showcases our team effort. We’ll celebrate tonight’s win and look ahead to tomorrow’s match against Quinnipiac.”\u00a0
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\nAlverson and the Jaspers will wrap up their weekend\u00a0tomorrow (Saturday), September 26, when the Green and White welcome the Bobcats from Quinnipiac. Action is slated to get underway at 2:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on the Jasper Sports Network.\u00a0<\/p>\n