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LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Volleyball team (5-15, 4-5 Metro), wrapping up their road stint in the Garden State, fell to the Broncs of Rider\u00a0(5-13, 4-5 Metro) in four sets (17-25, 14-25, 26-24, 25-22) on Saturday\u00a0evening at Canastra Hammer Arena.\u00a0
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\n\tRider scored seven of the first nine in the opening set, with back-to-back kills from Abby Morreale<\/a> closing the margin to 11-10.
\n\tFour straight from the Broncs midway through put them in the driver’s seat at 24-16.
\n\tDespite a dual block from Morreale and Hanna Kaczynska<\/a>, Rider took the first set on the next point.\u00a0
\n\tThe hosts continued their pace from the first, scoring 11 of the first 16 capped off by four in a row from the Broncs.\u00a0
\n\tAnother dual block from Kaczynska and Laura Hernandez<\/a> put the Jaspers within seven at 19-12.\u00a0
\n\tRider continued the momentum to the end of the set, taking the second 25-14.\u00a0
\n\tThe Green and White completely flipped the script to open the third, as five straight points capped off by a dual block from Morreale and Katie Powers<\/a> to go up 11-4.\u00a0
\n\tWhile the Broncs clawed back to within one,\u00a0four out of five from Manhattan\u00a0with another dual block from Morreale and Emma Francesconi<\/a> created more separation.\u00a0
\n\tOn set point at 24-22, Rider scored two crucial points to tie the set.
\n\tTwo in a row from Manhattan, with yet another dual block from Morreale and Powers, finished the job.\u00a0
\n\tPlay was more even to open the fourth, knotting up through the first 24 points.\u00a0
\n\tMidway through, Mikalah Curran<\/a> slammed down a kill to trim the deficit to 17-15.\u00a0
\n\tA block from Curran and Helenn Montilla<\/a> put the Jaspers within one at 23-22, but the final two were scored by Rider to secure the set and match.\u00a0
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\n\tSenior and Redshirt Junior outside hitters Miklah Curran and Katie Powers<\/a> combined for 20 kills, tallying 10 each.
\n\tSenior middle blocker\u00a0Abby Morreale<\/a> led the block party with six of her own.\u00a0
\n\tSophomore outside hitter Emma Francesconi<\/a> led the group with 12 digs.\u00a0
\n\tManhattan hit at their\u00a0best rate in the fourth set, with\u00a0a .242\u00a0clip.
\n\tJunior and Senior setters Ori Briger<\/a> and\u00a0Emilia Kuzniar<\/a> spread the wealth the most, accounting for 40\u00a0of the Jaspers’ 43\u00a0assists.\u00a0
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\nHead Coach Brooke Alverson and the Jaspers will stay out on the road next weekend, this time in Connecticut starting on Friday, October 23. They start with the Stags from Fairfield, with action from Leo D. Mahoney Arena slated to begin at 5:00 p.m.,\u00a0and can be streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.\u00a0<\/p>\n