Manhattan University Athletics

TEANECK, N.J. – Manhattan dropped a Tuesday night contest against FDU in three sets. The Knights won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-22.

The offense was lead by Julia Menocal having a team-high 11 kills tonight. To back up those kills Julieanne McKee had 10 assists. Defensively, Teresa Garza led the team with 7 total digs for the game. 

Despite taking the early lead in sets one and two, Manhattan (0-10) had a hard time defending against FDU's offensive attack. In the first set, Manhattan was able to up jump out to an early 4-0 lead. That lead was maintained until the Knights took a 10-9 lead. In the second set, it was a back and forth affair, where neither team could open up a lead greater than two points. However, towards the middle of the set, FDU went on a seven-point run, kicked off by an attack error by the Jaspers, to make the set 18-10. 

The third set was the most exciting of the night, with a final score of 25-22. Towards the end of the set, a kill by Menocal was able to bring the game within one point making the score 22-21. Unfortunately, right after that FDU was able to score two back to back points, ultimately taking the set out of reach for the Jaspers. 

Manhattan makes their home opener on Saturday September 24th at 1 p.m. against the Saint Peters Peacocks. This marks the end of away games for Manhattan until October 5th.