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Team
1
Rider Rider 6-10
3
Winner Niagara Niag 3-10
Rider Rider
6-10
1
Final
3
Niagara Niag
3-10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rider Rider 25 22 20 10 (1)
Niagara Niag 20 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Purple Eagles Defeat Rider For Third Straight Win

Match 14
SCORE Niagara 3 – Rider 1 (25-20, 25-22, 25-20, 25-10)
RECORDS Niagara (4-10, 3-1 MAAC) – Rider (6-11, 3-2 MAAC)
LOCATION Gallagher Center
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara volleyball team earned its third straight victory, and first home victory of the season, when it defeated Rider, 3-1, on Saturday.

Match Summary
First Set
  • The Purple Eagles and the Broncs went back and forth to start to first set, but four straight points from NU put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 9-5.
  • Niagara soon went on another 4-0 run, including three kills from Jaycie Roberts, to extend its lead, 13-6.
  • The Broncs answered with five straight points to cut Niagara's lead to two, 13-11.
  • Niagara and Rider continued to go back and forth, but the Broncs closed out the set with six straight points to earn the set one win, 25-20.
Second Set
  • Rider led the Purple Eagles early in the second set, but Niagara went on a 5-0 run, capped by kills from Caroline Leitch, to take the lead, 7-6.
  • The Purple Eagles and the Broncs traded points and Rider led narrowly, 18-16. Niagara, however, scored six straight points, including two more kills from Leitch, to get back ahead, 22-18.
  • Niagara was ahead, 24-19, but the Broncs scored three straight points to cut the lead to just two, 24-22. Leitch, however, iced the Purple Eagles 25-22 set win with her eighth kill of the set.
Third Set
  • The Purple Eagles led the Broncs, 17-12, before Rider scored four straight points to cut NU's lead to just one point, 17-16.
  • Niagara and Rider tied the score three times and were tied at 20 points apiece, but Niagara closed out the set strong, scoring five straight points to win the set and take the lead in the match, 2-1.
Fourth Set
  • Niagara dominated the fourth set. The Purple Eagles jumped out to a quick start, 10-7, and never relinquished their lead.
  • The Purple Eagles scored eight straight points, including three kills from Roberts, to extend their lead, 16-7.
  • Niagara allowed the Broncs just three more points and won the set, 25-10, their largest margin of victory in a set so far this season.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Roberts recorded her eighth double-double of the season with a team-high 17 kills and 15 digs.
  • Leitch also had a double-double with 16 kills and 14 digs.
  • Emillie Wright led the team in digs with 32, which is her career-high. She also led the team in service aces with two.
  • Jessica Streuer had a team-best 48 assists.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles take on the Saint Peter's Peacocks in the Gallagher Center on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1:00 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.

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