LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey - The Marist Volleyball team closed out the Weekend in New Jersey with a 3-1 victory over Rider on Sunday Afternoon.

 

Recap

• The Red Foxes fell behind early in the first set, the deficit reaching five with Rider leading 11-6 at one point.
• Marist did fight back and eventually tied the match 13-13 thanks to a kill from Sasha van der Merwe. The rest of the set went back-and-forth with Rider eventually securing the first set 25-23.
• The second set saw the Red Foxes take early control with kills from Jordan Newblatt, Alyssa White and Gabriella Heimbauer.
• Though the Broncs did eventually tie things up several times, the Red Foxes won the second set 25-23
• The third set was the Red Foxes most dominant of the match, taking an early 5-1.
• Despite a push from Rider halfway through the game, Marist ended up taking the set 25-19 thanks to a kill from Vanessa Zolg
• The fourth set was extremely close from start to finish with several instances on Rider tying the score.
• However, Marist stood firm, eventually securing the fourth set 25-23 and the match 3-1.

Stats

• Sasha van der Merwe tallied a double-double with 19 kills and 15 digs.
• Gabriella Heimbauer had 17 kills and seven digs.
• Jordan Newblatt collected a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs.
• Claire Lewis had 50 assists four digs and two kills.

Up Next

• Marist returns home to host Iona on Friday, Oct. 6.
• The match is set to begin at 6 p.m.