When the Manhattan volleyball team stepped onto the floor on Nov.15 against Iona, it was confronting a match with several implications. Not only was Manhattan in dire need of a win in order to stay in the race for second place in the MAAC, but it was also the last match of the season. With a win, the Jaspers would lock up a second consecutive … Continue reading Jaspers Clinch Third Seed on Senior Day
As the volleyball season comes to a close, the Manhattan Jaspers find themselves in a heated battle for playoff positioning. With only one match left on the schedule, Manhattan sits in third place in the MAAC, with a chance to move to second if it gets a combination of results in its favor on the final day of the regular season. For the Jaspers to … Continue reading Jaspers Fight for Second Place with One Match Left on the Season
As Manhattan’s volleyball season enters its home stretch, the contributions it gets from its players become that much more important. The Jaspers are fighting for the No. 2 seed in the MAAC and one slip up can prove costly. But in the month of October, three Jaspers, Jade Gray, Claire Van Dyk and Malia McGuinness, have gone on career stretches, putting up numbers that have … Continue reading Volleyball Trio Lead Team as Season Winds Down
In her senior year at Manhattan College, Malia McGuinness has certainly made her mark on the women’s volleyball program. During the team’s match at Ryder on Oct. 4, McGuinness recorded her 1,000th career dig, securing her spot as only the fifth Jasper to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. She had previously recorded her 1,000th career kill during the match at Fairfield on … Continue reading McGuinness Makes Manhattan History
It had been eight years since the Manhattan College volleyball team last defeated the Iona Gaels at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, but that changed on Saturday after Manhattan emerged victorious in five sets over the Gaels. Here are a few statistical highlights of what Manhattan’s win over Iona means. Snapping an Eight-year Losing Streak Manhattan had not beaten Iona on the road … Continue reading Jaspers Beat Iona on the Road for First Time Since 2006
It was a busy week for the Manhattan College volleyball team, playing three matches at home, but it was a successful week as the team won all three contests. The week, which included matches on Oct. 8, Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, was a pivotal one for the Jaspers, who had gone in as losers of four of their last five matches. The Jaspers did … Continue reading Jaspers Volleyball: Week in Review
On a day where setter Jade Gray had the best performance of her collegiate career, it was only fitting that the match ended with a kill from her part to give the Jaspers a four set victory at home against the Niagara Purple Eagles—24-26, 25-22, 25-11, 25-17. “I think I definitely had a big role that I had to fill the shoes of,” Gray said … Continue reading Gray Has Career Performance in a Jasper Victory
There are times when teams get off to a hot start in a season, but as is the case with most of those teams, there comes a point where they play a game that serves as a wakeup call. The Manhattan Jaspers reached that point in its season when it hosted the Marist Red Foxes on Sept. 27. The matchup provided the Jaspers, who came … Continue reading Jaspers Lose in Straight Sets to Marist
It is safe to say it was not a great weekend at home for the Manhattan volleyball team. After losing in straight sets on Saturday against Marist, the team was defeated once again on Sunday by Siena. The match, which ended in straight sets (26-28, 25-27, 14-25), marked the first back-to-back straight-set-defeat for Manhattan since the 2012 season, when it lost on Oct.24 against Army … Continue reading Jaspers Fall to Siena in Straight Sets
