Manhattan drops home match-up with Niagara - Manhattan University Athletics

Riverdale, NY — The Jaspers fell a few points shy of extending Saturday afternoon's match-up with the Niagara Purple Eagles, and instead lost 3-0 inside Draddy Gymnasium. The turning point in the match was a 32-30 loss for the Jaspers in the second set which presaged the tough ending.

-Manhattan had four set points in the second set (26-25, 27-26, 28-27, 29-28) before dropping it. The 62-point set was the Jaspers' longest of 2024 so far.

-Freshman outside hitter Fiona VanDyke turned in her latest strong performance with 11 kills and 16 digs. VanDyke registered 5 kills in the opening set before adding 3 more in the second set.

-Laila Glover contributed 11 kills and Maike Bertens recorded 9 kills to go along with her 16 digs.

-Glover's breakout moment came in the second set when her first kill gave the Jaspers' an early 4-3 lead. Junior setter Sarah Emmons later set up Glover for back to back kills which cut the Jaspers' deficit to 16-13. Emmons also left her imprint on the kills category with a pair set dumps late in the second set which kept Manhattan right in it.

-Emmons finished with 31 assists, 6 digs and 2 kills.

Next Time Out

Manhattan will look to get on the right track when they host Canisius (9-10, 5-3) at 1 PM on Sunday. The program will host their Dig Pink Game to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. All fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of the cause.

The game will be streamed live on the Jaspers Sports Network.

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