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RIVERDALE, NY\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Volleyball team (3-14, 2-4 Metro), back inside Draddy Gymnasium, took home a tight victory against the Purple Eagles of Niagara (1-13, 0-6 Metro) in four\u00a0sets (27-25, 22-25, 25-21, 17-25, 18-16) on Friday evening.\u00a0
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\n\tPlay stayed even to open the first set, as a dual block from Helenn Montilla<\/a> and Hanna Kaczynska<\/a> gave the Jaspers their largest advantage of two at 7-5.\u00a0
\n\tNiagara tied at every point from 10-14, later taking a lead of their own at 17-14 following a Payton Lee kill.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tThe Purple Eagles got as close as 22-18 late in the first, but the Green and White clawed back to tie at 23 after two straight kills from Kaczynska.\u00a0
\n\tTwo straight attack errors on behalf of the visitors pointed the opener towards Manhattan 27-25, the first of which included a dual block from Katie Powers<\/a> and Abby Morreale<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tIt was the visitors who came out with a message to start the second set, as six straight scores included two service aces from Paisley Ka’ahanui.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan gradually crawled their way back, as Karsyn Harris<\/a> served up an ace of her own to cut the deficit to 10-8.\u00a0
\n\tNiagara went back up six midway through the set, only for the Jaspers to respond once more, with Morreale’s service ace tying the set at 18.\u00a0
\n\tThree straight errors from the Purple and White gave the hosts a 21-19 edge, but Niagara finished out on a 6-1 stretch to tie the match at one set apiece.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tA change of pace came in the third, reverting back to more of what the crowd saw in the first.\u00a0
\n\tEach side played close through the first 14 points, with Anna Duncan’s<\/a> service ace putting Manhattan up 10-7.\u00a0
\n\tThe road team roared back midway through, taking a two point advantage at 15-13.\u00a0
\n\tTwo consecutive dual blocks, with Montilla contributing to both, gave the Green and White their greatest lead of the set thus far at 21-16.\u00a0
\n\tPowers put the decisive kill down on the floor to win the third 25-21.\u00a0
\n\tNiagara won seven of the first 10 points to begin the fourth set.
\n\tA dual block from Kaczynska and Montilla trimmed that margin down to one at 11-10.\u00a0
\n\tThe visitor’ reestablished the pace they wanted to set, going up double digits at 22-12, later proving to be their largest lead of the set.\u00a0
\n\tMontilla contributed another block down the stretch, but the Purple Eagles forced a decisive fifth set 25-17.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan scored the first four of the final set, capped off by a service ace from Emma Francesconi<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tA service error on behalf of Niagara put the Jaspers up 6-2 through the first eight points.\u00a0
\n\tOut of a timeout, the Purple Eagles found a way to come all the way back, tying at 11 and later having match point at 14-11.\u00a0
\n\tThree straight points, capped off by a service ace from Emilia Kuzniar<\/a>, flipped the match on its head to tie at 14.\u00a0
\n\tWith two more deadlocks at 15 and 16, Manhattan scored the final three, with a Duncan service ace igniting the Jasper faithful for a five-set victory.\u00a0
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\n\tSophomore right side Hanna Kaczynska<\/a> led the squad in kills with 15, only the third time she’s hit the mark in 2026.\u00a0
\n\tSenior outside hitter Katie Powers<\/a> followed shortly behind with 13 of her own, second-most of her season.\u00a0
\n\tSophomore middle blocker Helenn Montilla<\/a> contributed the most to the block party, setting a new career-high with nine.\u00a0
\n\tSenior middle blocker Abby Morreale<\/a> served up four aces.
\n\tManhattan hit at their\u00a0best rate in the second\u00a0set, with\u00a0a .355 clip.
\n\tJunior and Senior setters Ori Briger<\/a> and\u00a0Emilia Kuzniar<\/a> spread the wealth the most, accounting for 47\u00a0of the Jaspers’ 49\u00a0assists.\u00a0
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\nAlverson and the Jaspers will continue their home stint\u00a0tomorrow, Saturday, October 10,\u00a0playing host to the Golden Griffins of Canisius. Action from Draddy Gymnasium\u00a0is slated to begin at 2:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on Jasper Sports Network.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n