Riverdale, NY - The Lady Jaspers captured a 3-0 victory over Big East member Seton Hall, extending their winning streak to 14. With the win Manhattan improves to 17-10 overall and 7-0 in the MAAC. Leading the way for the Lady Jaspers was sophomore
Maggie Pfeifer who recorded 11 kills, 5 digs, 1 solo block and 5 block assists along with a .435 hitting percentage.
Manhattan who with the win extends their home winning streak to 19, played a back and forth first game eventually capturing the lead at 27-26, and finished the game with a block by
Whitney Judkins and
Krista Thorsen winning, 30-27. The second game included five ties, but Manhattan managed to go on a 3-0 run at the end to hold of the Pirates, 31-29. In game three, Manhattan pulled away from the Pirates with a 10-4 run to end the game, winning the third game, 30-23.
Senior tri-captain
Krista Thorsen tallied 8 kills, 3 assists, 2 service aces and 13 digs with a .250 hitting percentage. Senior tri-captain
Luka Van Cauteren added a triple double with 11 kills, 25 assists, 10 digs, and 3 block assists, and Junior
Helena Ward added 9 kills, 4 digs and 2 block assists with a .286 hitting percentage.
The Pirates (19-11, 2-7 Big East), were led by Katherine Whitney who notched 22 kills and 17 digs with a .260 hitting percentage. Shan Mahmoudi added 16 kills with a .600 hitting percentage, in the loss.
Manhattan is back in action on Saturday, when they head to Lawerenceville, NJ to face MAAC foe Rider at 2 pm. The Lady Jaspers finish out the week in Balitimore, MD against MAAC rival Loyola (MD) on Sunday at 12 pm.
