The victories were the first and second on the young season for the Jaspers, who move to 2-3 overall.
Match One Highlights:
- Manhattan defeated Delaware State 3-0 (25-10, 27-25, 25-22) for the Jaspers' first three-set victory since they defeated Siena on October 7, 2018.
- Brown, in her third start of her collegiate career, earned 12 kills against the Hornets, her best performance of the season and a match-high. She hit .500 in 20 total attempts, in addition to adding two blocks and two aces to her performance.
- After a quick victory in the first set, Manhattan gritted out a closer second set, going up 23-22 on straight aces from Abby Wilde (Parkesberg, PA / Octorora) and Reyn Hoffman (Ventura, CA / Ventura).
- A kill from sophomore Julia Menocal (Bronx, NY / Preston) gave Manhattan the one-point lead, while Kelly Markowski (Winter Park, FL / Lake Highland Preparatory) secured the second-set win for the Jaspers on a kill of her own.
- Determined to sweep the match, Manhattan jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the third. But the Hornets stayed alive through a series of runs, including a 4-0 span that tied the set up at 18 all.
- Brown tallied the last three kills of the match to close it out for the Jaspers.
- Meagan Miller (Oakville, ON / Oakville Trafalgar) earned a career-high 13 kills against the Leopards, helping Manhattan to a 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 21-15, 25-17) victory in the team's second match of the day.
- Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) also set a career-high, tallying a match-high seven blocks. She added 12 kills of her own.
- Brown and Menocal added four blocks apiece to the Jaspers' defense, helping keep Lafayette to a .141 hitting percentage for the match.
- Wilde contributed a match-high 36 assists, while also nabbing two aces.
- Nashally Eleutiza (Orlando, FL / Monroe) totaled double-digit kills, leading all players with 22 and averaging 4.29 digs per set for both Friday matches.
- Up 2-0 in the match, the Jaspers went down 20-13 to the Leopards in the third. An ace and kill by Brown helped spark a 4-0 Manhattan run to pull the team within three at 20-17, but the earlier gap was too much to overcome as Lafayette earned it's best hitting percentage of the match at .244.
- Grace Tulevech nabbed 13 kills for the Leopards, while teammate Elli Carrera-Justiz added 12.
Manhattan wraps up the Crosstown Tournament Saturday, September 7 at Lehigh starting at 3:30 p.m.