Volleyball Falls In Battle Of The Bronx

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Riverdale, NY - Fordham defeated Manhattan 3-0 in the annual Battle of the Bronx at Draddy Gymnasium.

The Rams won by scores of 25-22, 26-16 and 25-19 in moving to 4-0 on the year while the Jaspers fall to 0-4.

Senior Mary Donnelly (Temecula, CA / Chaparral) had a team-high six kills and seven digs while junior Zoe Lindsey (McHenry, IL / McHenry CC) had 12 assists and nine digs to pace Manhattan.

Junior Alyssa Rehrer (Lorton, VA / South County) also notched eight digs with freshman Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) adding four kills and three blocks.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
* After Fordham jumped out to a 19-13 lead in the first set, Manhattan ripped off a 7-2 run to draw to within one at 21-20. Junior Olyvia Chaltas (Temecula, CA / Great Oak) led the charge with a pair of kills. Unfortunately, the Rams ended the set with a 4-2 spurt to take the set by a 25-22 count.

* After spotting Fordham a five-point lead in the second set, the Jaspers ripped off a 12-5 run thanks to three kills and an ace from Donnelly.

* The loss snapped Manhattan's seven-match winning streak in home openers.  

* Fordham's Olivia Fairchild paced all players with 11 kills.

* A boisterous crowd of 300-plus showed up to support the Jaspers.

UP NEXT
Manhattan will take part in the Holy Cross Invitational, beginning with a 5:00 pm match against Brown on Friday, September 1.