LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University volleyball team scored a resounding 3-0 victory against visiting Saint Francis Brooklyn on Wednesday evening at Alumni Gymnasium. The Broncs (2-2, 0-0 MAAC) won their home opener against the Terriers for the second straight year by scores of 25-22, 25-20 and 25-17.

As a team, Rider had 36 kills and took advantage of 20 Saint Francis attack errors. Offensively, senior Jennifer Borio (Ridley Park, PA/Padua Aca) led the Rider attack with 12 kills, while junior Hailey Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) chipped in eight of her own.

Defensively, Rider had five total blocks and 34 digs. Leading the way for the squad was Evelyn Shanefield (Drexel Hill, PA/Upper Darby) with three block assists, while senior Emma Aldaya (Prospect Park, PA/Merion Mercy Academy) had a team-best nine digs.

Rider trailed early in the first set, but rallied to win thanks to strong performances at the service line by freshman Danielle Blanco (El Paso, TX/Franklin) and Aldaya.

Notes & Quotes
"It's always good to win 3-0," Rider Head Coach Chris Feliciano said. "It wasn't always pretty at time, but we found a way to win. We're still ironing some things out with lineups and figuring out who works best together on the court. We found ways tonight to break them down and get them out of their system."

"I would like to see us more in system through serve receive and free ball reception," Feliciano added. "We called an early timeout and I tell them to get going. I don't think we did a good job of balancing our anxiety early. After the timeout they reacted well."

- Rider opened its home slate against the Terriers for the second year in a row.
- The Broncs are now 25-1 all-time against Saint Francis Brooklyn.
- Rider snapped a two-match losing streak with the triumph.
- The Broncs have won their last six home openers (All of which under Feliciano).

Broncs by the Numbers
- Borio has led the team in kills in two of the first four matches. She has a team-best 36 kills (2.57 per set). Riede is currently second on the Broncs with 35 kills (2.50 per set).
- Four different Broncs had five or more kills.
- Three different Rider players had six or more digs.
- Blanco had eight digs defensively. She has recorded seven or more digs in three of the four Rider games this season.
- Veronica Koval, Emma Aldaya and Blanco all had two service aces apiece.
- Koval had another strong game setting, dishing out 27 assists.

Up Next
The Broncs are set to return to action on Friday, September 1, traveling to Poughkeepsie, New York to take the part in the Rose Hill Classic. On Friday, Rider is scheduled to face Binghamton in a neutral-site clash at Marist before traveling to Bronx to face Fordham on Saturday. Visit the volleyball schedule page on GoBroncs.com for live stat links for both matches.