Match Notes:
- Manhattan (0-11) last faced Iona (2-4) on November 4, 2017 at Draddy, with the Gaels taking the 3-0 win. In that match, the Jaspers were led by Olyvia Chaltas (Temecula, CA / Great Oak) and Sandra Lozanova (Pernik, Bulgaria / Fresno State), who each had a team-high eight kills. Alyssa Rehrer (Lorton, VA / South County) also had a match-high 15 digs.
- Rehrer enters Saturday's match ranked third in the MAAC in digs per set (4.31). She has 151 digs for the season and 1,199 for her career, good for the eighth spot on the program's all-time digs list.
- Manhattan middle-blocker Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) ranks seventh in the conference for blocks per set (0.81). The sophomore has 25 total blocks this season, a team-high. She also leads the team in kills, with 47.
- Freshman setter Shruti Mangipudi (San Ramon, CA / Dougherty Valley) ranks 10th in the MAAC in assists per set (5.03). Mangipudi leads the Jaspers in assists for the year, totaling 156 so far this season.
- Coming into their first MAAC match-up, the Gaels rank second in the league in team hitting percentage, tied with Rider at .177. Senior Claire Archibald leads the MAAC in kills per set (3.87).
- Iona setter Emma Rose leads the conference in assists per set, averaging 9.87. As a team, the Gaels also lead the MAAC in this category, averaging 12.17 assists per set.