Health & Fitness
College Volleyball: Marist College 3, Rider University 1
Despite 15 kills and 10 digs each from junior Bridget Sheerin and junior Megan Knott , the Rider University volleyball team saw its winning streak snapped by Marist College on Saturday (Oct. 13).
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Despite 15 kills and 10 digs each from junior Bridget Sheerin (Oak Lawn, Ill./Marist) and junior Megan Knott (West Caldwell/James Caldwell), the Rider University volleyball team saw its three-match winning streak snapped as Marist College defeated the Broncs Saturday afternoon (Oct. 13).
Marist won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22.
Also for the Broncs, sophomore Ashlee Amatulli (Menifee, Calif./Temecula Valley) had 49 assists and 11 digs with senior Stephanie Nagy (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) adding 10 kills.
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Senior Brittany Gajewski (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) had 13 digs for Rider (9-9, 3-6 MAAC).
Marist visits Lawrenceville for the return match Nov. 11.
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Former Northeast Conference rivals, Rider has won 13 of the 31 matches all-time against Marist. The Red Foxes swept the Broncs by identical 3-1 scores last season. The Broncs defeated the Red Foxes in two out of three matches in 2010 including a 3-0 win in the MAAC Championship Tournament and a 3-2 win in Alumni Gym that saw the Broncs rally from two sets down.
Rider travels to Siena for a MAAC match on Sunday.
