Jaspers Foiled By North Alabama

Cleveland, TN - Manhattan volleyball fell to North Alabama Friday, September 13, dropping the match in three sets. The Jaspers moves to 2-5 on the year, while the Lions improve to the same record. 

Highlights:

• North Alabama triumphed with a three-set score of 26-24, 25-19, 25-16.
• Junior middleblocker Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) paced Manhattan with seven kills, adding a block. 
• Freshman Lizzi Brown (Orlando, FL / Bishop Moore) contributed a game-high five aces, her collegiate best. She added six kills for the afternoon. 
• Libero Nashally Eleutiza (Orlando, FL / Monroe) earned a match-high 15 digs, giving her a 3.80 digs/set average for the year. 

Notes:

• Manhattan jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first set, taking advantage of sharp serving from Brown, who had two aces in the run. The Lions then went on a 6-2 streak, paced by three kills from Alyssa Dutton. Two aces from defensive specialist Katelynn Riner (Kennesaw, GA / Georgia Southern) halted the Lions' run, and Manhattan was able to bring its advantage to 19-13 late in the first. But it wasn't enough to stop North Alabama indefinitely: Down 24-21, the Lions scored the next five points, including two kills from Dutton, to take the first.
• North Alabama also went on a 6-1 run to end the second, and an 8-0 run to close out the match in the third.

Up Next:
Manhattan will play two matches at the Chattanooga Classic on Saturday, September 14. The Jaspers will take on tournament host Chattanooga first at 12:30 p.m., then face Tennessee Tech at 4:30 p.m.