Highlights:
- Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) and Julia Menocal (Bronx, NY / Preston) combined for 10 kills on the Jasper attack, each finishing with five. Freshmen Lizzi Brown (Orlando FL / Bishop Moore) and Kelly Markowski (Winter Park, FL / Lake Highland Preparatory), both making starts in their first collegiate matches, added four kills apiece.
- The Jaspers' top blocker last season, Hoener contributed four blocks against the Colonials, while Menocal added three.
- Starting in the setting position for the Jaspers, Abby Wilde (Parkesberg, PA / Octorora) tallied 17 assists on 21 total team kills.
- Nashally Eleutiza (Orlando, FL / Monroe College) led Manhattan with 13 digs in her Jasper debut, followed closely by another double-digit performance from fellow junior transfer Katelynn Riner (Kennesaw, GA / Georgia Southern), who had 10.
- Despite losing in three, Manhattan kept each set competitive throughout, in particular the second, where the Jaspers pulled within four at 20-16 behind straight kills from Menocal and Meagan Miller (Oakville, ON / Oakville Trafalgar).
- Robert Morris boasted three players with eight kills apiece, helping the Colonials to a 40-21 advantage in that stat column.
- RMU put together 12 total blocks Friday, holding the Jaspers to a .000 hitting percentage for the day.
- The Colonials' Maria Alfano finished the match with eight kills and eight blocks.
Manhattan will play both McNeese State (11:00 a.m.) and Elon (2:30 p.m.) on Saturday, August 31 as the Jaspers close out the three-game RMU Sheraton Invitational.