Manhattanville Downs Women's Volleyball

PURCHASE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set decision to Manhattanville College (5-25, 11-25, 21-25) on Monday night from Kennedy Gymnasium.

How it Happened

The Valiants (16-4, 7-1) opened the first set on a 19-1 run. Teuta Hoxha (Kew Gardens, N.Y./Queens Metropolitan) picked up a pair of kills prior to the hosts taking the frame.

Sandwiched between Ayomide Adeoye's (Brooklyn, N.Y./Edward R. Murrow) kill, Manhattanville led 10-1 to begin the second stanza. Hoxha, along with Autumn Poppett (San Diego, Calif./Mission Hills) and Jillian McGinty (Glendale, N.Y./Queens Metropolitan) racked up kills before the Valiants claimed a 25-11 set.

The Bears (4-11, 3-5) got off to a hot start in the third set, holding a 6-1 advantage. The Valiants slowly chipped at the SJBK advantage but Poppett and Martina Urgo (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) combined for four kills since the Bears' five-point lead to stay afloat. Trailing 20-17, Manhattanville picked up eight of the final nine points to erase their deficit and completing the sweep.

For the Bears

• Poppett lead the Bears' attack with five kills. Hoxha and Adeoye each had three kills.
• Adeoye and Kaitlyn Intindola (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) recorded the lone service aces for SJBK.
• Intindola dished out six assists while Rachel Meltsin (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) had five.
• Carol Melo (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) led the defense with 17 digs.

Up Next

The Bears host their DigPink game on Wednesday, October 19 against the College of Mount Saint Vincent. First serve from The Hill Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. with live stats and video available on sjbkathletics.com/live.