Oct. 16, 2010
Box Score
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The Marist volleyball team won its fourth straight match after defeating Manhattan, 3-1, (25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 25-23) on Saturday afternoon in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) match. With the victory, Marist has won six of its last seven matches.
Marist (11-10, 6-3 MAAC) won the first two sets behind seven kills from sophomore Katie Estes (Saugus, Calif.) and nine kills by freshman Grace Hill (Portage, Mich.).
The Red Foxes held a 12-8 lead midway through the opening set, but the Jaspers hung close and eventually tied up the score at 14-14. From there, Marist went on a 5-1 run to take a 19-15 lead which they would not relinquish en route to claiming the first set, 25-23.
In the second set, Marist held a 14-8 lead before the Jaspers mounted another comeback. With the score tied 19-19, a kill by Estes put Marist ahead by one. The Jaspers scored the next point to tie up the set at 20-20, but two Manhattan attack errors put Marist back on top as they went on to close out the second set victory, 25-21, and held a 2-0 lead in the match.
After winning the third set, Manhattan (10-11, 4-5 MAAC) held an 18-11 lead in the fourth game as it looked to force the match into a deciding fifth set. But Marist would remain within striking distance as it fought back to cut the Jaspers' lead to 23-22. The Red Foxes closed out the match on a kill by Hill and two Manhattan errors to claim the 3-1 victory.
Senior Emily Brosky (Whitehall, Pa.) led Marist with 22 digs in the match while Hill finished with a match-high 19 kills and 16 digs for the Red Foxes. Junior Leeann Harridsleff (Simi Valley, Calif.) added 11 kills for Marist in the winning effort.
The Jaspers received 14 kills by Diane Strutner and 12 kills by Alexa Lampasona.
Marist returns to action Sunday afternoon when it faces Saint Peter's at 2 p.m.
