Oct. 31, 2009
Box Score
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The Marist volleyball team won its fifth straight match on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Manhattan 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20) at Draddy Gymnasium. The Red Foxes' winning streak is its longest since winning five straight matches from Aug. 29-Sept. 6. Senior outside hitter Alexandra Schultze (Austin, Texas) led Marist with 12 kills and hit a match-high .455 for the match. Schultze was also in on four blocks and had eight digs.
Freshman Emily Brosky (Whitehall, Pa.) led the Red Foxes with 13 digs, while Lindsey Schmid (Austin, Texas) had four blocks.
Marist (15-9, 9-4 MAAC) got off to a strong start in the opening set, getting out to a 7-3 lead after an Estes kill. Manhattan answered the Red Foxes' with a 6-0 run highlighted by three Jaci Rahey kills to go ahead 9-7. Schmid put down a kill to put Marist back on serve at 9-8 and the Red Foxes then scored four straight points to go ahead 12-9. The Red Foxes grew their lead to five at 17-12 after consecutive Schultze service aces. Manhattan got within one at 19-18 on a block by Rahey and Maddie Heck, but an Estes kill put Marist back up two, 20-18. Marist earned a set point at 24-19 after a Manhattan error, but the Lady Jaspers got two Diane Strutner kills to stay in the set at 24-21. Schmid got Marist the first set win with a kill to make the score 25-21.
Manhattan (7-18, 3-10) jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead to open the second set, getting kills from Rita Welsh and Casey Tidwell. Marist then went on an 8-4 run capped off with a Schmid ace to get within one at 10-9. Marist tied the set at 11-11 on a Manhattan error and the two teams traded points until 13-13. The Lady Jaspers took the lead on a Marist error, then got a Welsh kill to go ahead 15-13. Manhattan led 18-16 when the Red Foxes got a Joanna Foss (Northville, Mich.) and a Lady Jaspers error to tie the set at 18-18. Marist trailed 20-19 when a Kayla Burton (Kissimmee, Fla.) kill tied the set at 20-20. Estes then hit two straight kills to put the Red Foxes ahead 22-20. The Red Foxes earned set point on a Schmid kill at 24-22. Manhattan fought off one set point with a service error, but gave the point right back with an error to give Marist a 25-23 win in the second set.
The Lady Jaspers controlled the early part of the third set, taking an 8-6 lead. A Schultze kill made the score 8-7. Foss then hit four kills in the next five points to put Marist ahead 12-8. Manhattan got within two at 14-12 on a Welsh kill, but that would be as close as the Lady Jaspers would get. Marist hit a match-high .277 in the third set, getting 17 kills with only four errors. The Red Foxes took their largest lead of the set at 22-16 on a Burton kill, her fifth of the match. Marist won the set 25-20 on a Schultze kill to complete the sweep.
Marist hit .231 for the match, holding Manhattan to a .150 hitting percentage. The Lady Jaspers held a 50-46 edge in digs, while the Red Foxes had a 6-5 advantage in blocks. Rahey and Strutner each had 12 kills to lead Manhattan, while libero Julie Bies had a match-high 19 digs.
The Red Foxes open their final homestand of the 2009 season Sunday afternoon with a 2 p.m. match at the McCann Center against Iona. Sunday's match is the last of three events as part of the "Rae of Hope" series. "A Rae of Hope" started as a school project for four seniors. Over the past month it has clearly turned into something more than a project. The first event raised an estimated $650 at Applebee's with over an hour wait at points in the night. Ten percent of every check that had a voucher was donated to Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Pediatric Cancers in the name of Raeanna Gutkowski. The group raised the most money in Applebee's District history. The second event was an Information Session held on the campus of Marist College by Dr. Mary Dunne and counselors Allison Friedman and Andrea Pesavento. The third and final event is the Osteosarcoma volleyball benefit match to be held this Sunday.
