Loretto, P.A. – Manhattan finished up the Red Flash Classic tournament this weekend, losing the match against StonyBrook 0-3, and to Purdue Fort Wayne 3-1.
The Jaspers played their first match of the day against Stony Brook, losing the match 0-3. The Jaspers came close to winning the first set against the Seawolves, coming within three points when the set ended at 25-22. The Jaspers started off strong, scoring the first two points of the set, the first with a kill by Zoe Muller, and the second with a service ace from Camila Gomez.
As the back-and-forth set continued, the Jaspers went on a 7-1 run, putting them up by four. The Seawolves would answer back, however, going on a 10-1 run to take the lead. The Jaspers would make one more four-point run at the end; however, it was too late to retake the lead from the Seawolves.
In the second game of the day, this time against the Mastodons, the Jaspers played a similar tune to the game against the Seawolves. However, this time the Jaspers used last game's momentum to win the first set against the Mastodons.
The Jaspers started off the set by taking the first five points of the game. The Mastodons answered back with a three-point run of their own; however, it wasn't enough to take the lead from the Jaspers. As the set went on, each team began to trade points. However, the Jaspers were able to sneak in some extra points into this back-and-forth exchange, slowly expanding their lead. The Jaspers finished out this set winning 25-20.
The highest performers for the Jaspers today were found in the second match-up of the day against the Mastodons. Leading the Jaspers in kills was
Laila Glover with 10 kills, followed by
Mikalah Curran with nine.
Katie Powers and
Elenoa Sing each had two blocks. Leading the defense was
Maike Bertens with 10 digs, followed by
Sophia Lotto with eight.
Manhattan plays again on Friday, September 8th, at 7:00 p.m. against Columbia University in New York, N.Y., in the Columbia Tournament.
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