FAIRFIELD, Connecticut- The Marist women's volleyball team fell in the MAAC Championship opening round, Friday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell to Iona three sets to two in the first round of playoff action.
 

Summary

• In the first set, the Red Foxes trailed the Gaels 15-11. Later in the first set, the Red Foxes mounted a run over Iona and took a 22-19 lead with three kills from Sasha van der Merwe and Gabriella Heimbauer.
• Iona took a late lead in the first set over the Red Foxes and led 23-22.
• The Red Foxes fell in the first set against Iona 25-23.
• The Red Foxes trailed early in set two against Iona 9-5 and looked to complete a comeback.
• In the middle of the second set, the Red Foxes took a 14-11 lead after trailing early in the set.
• The Red Foxes grew their lead in the second set 20-16 over Iona.
• The Red Foxes maintained the lead in the second set and took the second set 25-23 against Iona.
  • The Red Foxes and Gaels were tied through two sets 1-1.
• In the third set, the Red Foxes took an early 3-1 lead over Iona. Iona took a 9-6 lead later in the set after a run of their own.
• The Red Foxes rallied back in the third and took a 12-11 lead against Iona.
• The Red Foxes kept the lead in the third set, defeating Iona 25-21.
  • The Red Foxes led the match two sets to one set.
• In the fourth set of the match, the Red Foxes and Gaels exchanged leads multiple times.
• Iona forced a fifth set with a 25-21 win in the fourth over the Red Foxes.
• The Red Foxes fell in the fifth set against Iona 15-12, being eliminated from the MAAC Tournament.

 

Stats

• The Red Foxes tallied 74 kills in the match against Iona.
  • Sasha van der Merwe tallied 28 kills.
  • Jordan Newblatt tallied 21 kills for the Red Foxes.
• Claire Lewis tallied 63 assists in the match against Iona.
• The Red Foxes recorded 94 digs in the match.