Volleyball Has Rally Fall Short at Manhattan on Wednesday

The Central Connecticut volleyball team was unable to comeback against Manhattan and lost, 3-1, on Wednesday night in Riverdale, NY. After dropping the first two sets, CCSU won the third set and was one point away from forcing a fifth set before falling.

 The Blue Devils are off until opening Northeast Conference play at LIU on September 22. 

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 1, Manhattan 3 (25-12, 25-22, 23-25, 27-25)
Records: CCSU (1-10), Manhattan (1-8)
Location: Draddy Gymnasium | Riverdale, NY 

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils would open the match with kills by Weronika Poczynek, Lauren Milani and Kaylin Hadley to build a 3-0 lead. CCSU would lead by four points before the Jaspers rallied to seven straight points and take a 9-6 advantage. Manhattan would close the set by outscoring Central, 13-2, and take an early edge in the match.
• The Jaspers continued the momentum in the second set, scoring the first five points and would lead, 10-4, before forcing a CCSU timeout. The Blue Devils would charge back and following a block by Hadley and Mia Lombardo they would score seven straight points to get within, 19-18. Central would not be able to even the score and Manhattan would hold on to take the set.
• In the third set Central trailed, 23-20, before a kill by Kylee Baranski sparked a closing run of five straight points. Baranski would serve the final four points, while Poczynek had consecutive kills to extend the match.
• Manhattan would lead,  5-2, in the early going of the fourth set, and that matched the largest lead by either side in the set. A block by Hadley and Lombardo would tie the set at 19-19, but the Jaspers would go ahead on the next point and would have match point at 24-22. A kill by Isabelle Roufs, followed by back-to-back errors by Manahattan teed up set point for Central. Following a timeout, the Jaspers would rattle off three straight points to win the match.

NUMBER TO KNOW

10– Central posted its second-best total team blocks of the season with 10.0

NOTES

• The Blue Devils had a four-match win streak in the series snapped.
• Weronika Poczynek posted her third double-double of the season, and second straight, with 15 kills and 16 digs. She would hit .800 and total eight kills and five digs in the third set alone.
• Isabella Bratzke finished with 11 kills and seven digs, along with two blocks.
• Hadley and Lombardo led the CCSU defense with five and four blocks, respectively.
• Baranski started her first career match and finished with 36 assists, four digs, three blocks and two kills.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils are off until opening Northeast Conference play at LIU on September 22.

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