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FAIRFIELD, CT\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers Women’s Volleyball team (5-16, 4-6 Metro) fell to the Stags of Fairfield\u00a0(16-5, 10-0\u00a0Metro) in straight\u00a0sets (10-25, 17-25, 20-25) on Friday evening at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.\u00a0
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\n\tThe Stags used an 8-2 run midway through the first set to take a 16-8 advantage.\u00a0
\n\tKatie Powers<\/a> accumulated three of the first eight kills for the Jaspers.\u00a0
\n\tFairfield then scored nine of the final ten points to win the opening set.\u00a0
\n\tMore of the same continued for the home team in the second, grabbing an 11-4 edge through 15 points.\u00a0
\n\tTwo consecutive blocks ended a three-point run for the Green and White, with Helenn Montilla<\/a> recording a solo on the former and a dual from Hanna Kaczynska<\/a> and Emma Francesconi<\/a> rounding it out.\u00a0
\n\tOri Briger’s<\/a> service ace finished off a 3-1 stretch, putting Manhattan back within three at 13-10.\u00a0
\n\tAnother nine out of ten stretch from the Stags put them up 22-11 late in the second stanza.\u00a0
\n\tThree attack errors defined a 7-2 stretch from the Green and White, while Karsyn Harris<\/a> started it off with a kill.\u00a0
\n\tFairfield survived the late surge from the visitors, taking a two-set lead.\u00a0
\n\tHarris and Kaczynska recorded back-to-back kills to take a 5-3 advantage to open the third.\u00a0
\n\tAfter the Stags retook the lead, Kaczynska and Montilla teamed up for another block to keep the Jaspers within two.\u00a0
\n\tWhile the hosts steadily stacked their margin as the set progressed, a service ace from Emilia Kuzniar<\/a> took the Green and White within two at 21-17.\u00a0
\n\tSimilar to the second, Fairfield rode out the push from Manhattan, taking the set 25-20 along with the match.\u00a0
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\n\tSeniors middle blocker Abby Moreale and outside hitter Katie Powers<\/a> combined for 13 kills.
\n\tSophomore\u00a0middle blocker\u00a0Helenn Montilla<\/a> tallied five blocks, leading her teammates.
\n\tManhattan hit at their\u00a0best rate in the final\u00a0set, with\u00a0a .357\u00a0clip.
\n\tJunior and Senior setters Ori Briger<\/a> and\u00a0Emilia Kuzniar<\/a> piled up the most assists, accounting for 19 of the Jaspers’ 24 assists. Each of them also logged a service ace.
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\nHead 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.,\u00a0and can be streamed live on ESPN+ with a paid subscription.\u00a0<\/p>\n