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Manhattan MAN 5-16, 2-6 MAAC
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Winner Niagara University NIA 7-13, 5-3 MAAC
Manhattan MAN
5-16, 2-6 MAAC
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Final
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Niagara University NIA
7-13, 5-3 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Manhattan MAN 22 20 25 19 (1)
Niagara University NIA 25 25 17 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Purple Eagles Top Jaspers For Third Straight Win

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Manhattan Jaspers in four sets on Sunday for their fourth straight victory and to improve to 5-0 at home this season.  


Match Summary
  • The opening set went back-and-forth before Niagara seized momentum late in the set. With the score knotted at 21-21, a kill by Nicole Matheis followed by a pair of kills by Caroline Leitch surged NU ahead en route to claiming the set, 25-22.  
  • After trailing 10-6 in the second set, the Purple Eagles crept back into the match to tie the set four times. A kill by Madison May put NU in front, 18-17, as the Purple Eagles pulled away for the 25-20 victory.
  • The Jaspers answered in the third set with their most efficient set of the match. Manhattan had 15 kills on a match-best .394 hitting percentage, while was 13-for-17 (.76) on sideouts. Manhattan never trailed on its way to winning the set.
  • In the fourth set, Niagara built an 11-6 lead after going on a 5-0 spurt. The Purple Eagles' lead was trimmed to 12-11, but they halted any comeback attempt with their lead increasing as much as seven points.

Purple Points
  • Niagara has won three straight matches and five of its last six matches.
  • NU is off to its best home start since 2011 (won eight straight).
  • The Purple Eagles snapped an eight-match losing streak to Jaspers (first win since 2011).
  • Madison May led the match with 14 kills.
  • A pair of Purple Eagles had double-doubles. Alexis Gray had her team-leading eight double-double with 39 assists and 12 digs. Nicole Matheis had 13 kills and a team-high 17 digs for her seventh double-double.
  • Draik Banks had a career-high 10 kills to join May and Matheis in double figures. She also had a career-high four block assists.
  • Rylee Hunt extended her double-digit digs streak to 19 matches after chipping in 15 digs.  
  • The Purple Eagles tied a season–high in digs with 66.

Coach's Corner
  • "I thought the team played with great emotion and our defensive intensity was the difference in the end. Manhattan came out with a great push, especially after dropping the first two sets, and I was really proud of the way our team fought off the late surge by Manhattan." – Head coach Vilis Ozols

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles travel to play archrival Canisius on Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m.

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