RIVERDALE, New York – The Marist volleyball team earned a four-set triumph at Manhattan in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match on Sunday. The Red Foxes prevailed by scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-12.
 

Summary

• Manhattan scored the first six points of the match. Marist battled back to take a 21-19 lead in set one, but the Jaspers answered with five straight points and took set one.
• Manhattan held a 20-16 lead late in the second set, but the Red Foxes closed out the set with three straight points to even the match at one apiece.
• A 6-0 run midway through set three propelled the Red Foxes to a 25-19 victory.
• A 7-0 run early in the fourth set gave the Red Foxes a lead they did not relinquish, and they closed out the set with four straight points to win the match.

 

Stats

• Gabrielle Heller had a match-high 22 kills and tied for the match lead with 12 digs. She hit .450.
• Jordan Newblatt tied Heller with 12 digs, and added 10 kills.
• Vanessa Zolg had a team-high eight kills, followed closely by Sasha van der Merwe with seven.
• McKinley Fox and Claire Lewis each totaled 28 assists.

 

Notes

• Newblatt has double-digit digs in nine straight matches.
• Heller has had double-figure kills in eight straight matches. She notched her sixth double-double of the season.
• Marist completed a season sweep over Manhattan, and now has six straight wins against the Jaspers.

 

Records

• Marist is now 13-10 overall and 9-4 in the MAAC.
• Manhattan is 1-22 this season and 1-12 in the MAAC.

 

Up Next

• Marist will return to McCann Arena for its final two home matches this weekend.
• The Red Foxes will host Rider on Saturday (6 p.m.) and Saint Peter's on Sunday (2 p.m.).
• Sunday's match will be Senior Day.