POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist volleyball team was defeated in its home opener by Iona 3-1 on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Sara Dasic collected a double-double with season-highs in kills and digs with 20 and 17 respectively.

Katherine Thompson tallied season-high 17 digs. She also collected four assists and three service aces.

With this loss, the Red Foxes move to 0-13 on the season and 0-4 in MAAC play.

LOCATION
McCann Arena | Poughkeepsie, NY

RECORDS
Marist (0-14, 0-4 MAAC) | Iona (4-12, 2-2 MAAC)
 

Set One 25-23 Marist

Though Iona opened up the scoring, it was the Red Foxes that would go on to take a 10-6 lead in the early stages of the first frame. Iona would put on the pressure later in the set, tying the score at 20-20.

Marist was able to take the set 25-23 thanks to a kill from Sara Dasic.
 

Set Two 26-24 Iona

Early on in the second frame, the score was tied at 11-11 despite the efforts of Sara Dasic and Taylor Miller. Kills from Miller and Alyssa White would break the deadlock. Shortly after this however, Iona would go on a four-point streak. Both teams would battle back and forth for the remainder of the set.

Iona would go on to take the second set 26-24.
 

Set Three 25-20 Iona

The Red Foxes would have a strong start in the third set, with contributions from Taylor Miller, Katherine Thompson and Alyssa White putting the Red Foxes up 3-1. Iona would not go away quietly however and would continue to battle the Red Foxes. With the score sitting at 15-11 in favor of Marist, the Gaels would go on an eight point streak to put the score at 19-15.

The Gaels would go on to take the set, 25-20.
 

Set Four 25-23 Iona

The fourth set started similarly to the rest with an early back and forth struggle resulting in a 5-5 scoreline. This trend would continue for a majority of the set, with Iona eventually going on the advantage later on thanks to a five-point rally.

The Gaels would seal victory for themselves after taking the match, 25-23.
 

Notes

• Sara Dasic collected a double-double with season-highs in kills and digs with 20 and 17 respectively.
• Katherine Thompson tallied season-high 17 digs. She also collected four assists and three service aces.
• Taylor Miller collected career-highs in kills with 18, digs with seven, and points with 19.5.
• Jamison white collected 42 assists and a season-high 10 digs.

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes will host Manhattan on Sunday, Oct. 6.
• First serve is set for 1 p.m.

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