Riverdale, NY (September 15, 2004)- Led by 52 assists from Lisa Tedder and 27 digs from Nicole Colaluca, St. John's came back to defeat Manhattan tonight at Draddy Gymnasium, 3-1 (28-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-20). Manhattan was paced by 23 kills from
Maggie Pfeifer, 16 kills from
Megan O'Dorisio and 40 assists from Lori Bambauer.
The lead changed hands several times during the first game, but Manhattan took its largest lead at 15-10. St. John's came back to tie the game at 18, and eventually took a late 26-25 lead. However, the Lady Jaspers won the next three points and took the first game from the Big East powerhouse.
St. John's took leads of 11-5 and 21-15 in the second game, but the Lady Jaspers came back, closing to within two at 28-26 and 29-27 late in the game. The comeback fell just short as St. John's eventually tallied the deciding the point to even the match at a game apiece.
Manhattan jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start the third game, but St. John's came back to take a 15-12 lead. Manhattan rallied to tie the game at 17, but St. John's pulled away from that point to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
The fourth game also began auspiciously for Manhattan, as the Lady Jaspers took an early 5-2 lead. The lead changed hands again, as Manhattan clung to a 12-10 margin. However, St. John's used a 10-0 run to pull ahead and eventually took the match.
The loss drops Manhattan's record to 1-7 while St. John evened its record at 3-3.
Manhattan will return to the court on Friday, September 17, when they travel across the Bronx to participate in the Rose Hill Classic at Fordham University. The Lady Jaspers will play Fordham at 7:00 p.m.
