Riverdale, NY - Fordham volleyball staged a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Jaspers Wednesday, September 18, stopping Manhattan from winning its 2019 home opener.
The Jaspers move to 2-8 on the year, while the Rams improve to 7-3.
Highlights:
- Manhattan won the first two sets, holding a 25-21 advantage in the first and outlasting the Rams 26-24 in the second. Fordham went on to finish out the match 25-13, 25-21, 15-7.
- Four Jaspers hit in double figures against Fordham, with Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) and Julia Menocal (Bronx, NY / Preston) leading the pack with 13 a piece.
- Thirteen kills marks a career-high for Menocal, who is on a three-match double-digit kill streak. Hoener hit a team-best .310 for the match.
- Vivian Donovan (Newport Beach, CA / Newport Harbor), making her first start of the season, contributed 12 kills, while Meagan Miller (Oakville, ON / Oakville Trafalgar) added 10.
- The Jaspers held a 58-54 kill advantage over Fordham.
- Abby Wilde (Parkesberg, PA / Octorora) tied her career-best 42 assists against the Rams, adding four kills and seven digs to her night.
- Nashally Eleutiza (Orlando, FL / Monroe) snagged a team-high 19 digs on the night, while Lizzi Brown (Orlando, FL / Bishop Moore) added a career-best 15. Katelynn Riner (Kennesaw, GA / Georgia Southern) contributed 12.
- At the net, Hoener tallied three blocks, helping to keep the Fordham attack under .200 through the first three sets. Menocal added two blocks to the effort.
- Fordham's attack was led by Olivia Fairchild, who had a match-high 15 kills.
Up Next:
Manhattan will face its first MAAC opponent of the season Saturday, September 21, hosting Saint Peter's at 1:00 p.m. in Draddy.
