Manhattan moves to 6-22 overall this season and 3-12 in the MAAC. Iona improves to 5-21 and 5-11 in the conference.
With the loss, the Jaspers are unable to qualify for conference play this season, as just the top six teams moves on to the MAAC tournament.
Highlights:
- Iona took the match 25-23, 25-16, 25-22.
- Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) led the Jaspers with nine kills and five blocks, bringing her career block total to 255, good for eighth place all-time.
- Her 197 career block assists also ranks her at seventh all-time.
- With 24 solo blocks this season, Hoener is tied for 10th on the program's single season top 10 list.
- Libero Nashally Eleutiza (Orlando, FL / Monroe) secured a game-high 16 digs in the match, bringing her season total to 436, just 36 digs away from Manhattan's single-season top 10 digs list with three matches left.
- Abby Wilde (Parkesberg, PA / Octorora) made it a double-double Saturday, earning 18 assists and 13 digs for the match.
- Iona's Tess Connolly led all players with 14 kills, while teammate Julia Stewart added 10.
Manhattan will kick-off a three-match week at Rider on Wednesday, November 13. First serve will go at 7:00 pm.