POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Rider University volleyball team fell to Binghamton, 3-1, on Friday afternoon in a neutral-site clash at the McCann Center on the campus of Marist College as part of the Rose Hill Classic. The Broncs (2-3) dropped their third straight contest away from home, falling to the Bearcats (1-3) by scores of 24-26, 25-12, 25-18 and 25-15.  

As a team, Rider had 36 kills and scored 49 total points. Offensively, juniors Hailey Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) and Savannah Logan (Jupiter, FL/Benajmin) paced the Bronc attack with eight kills apiece. In the middle, senior setter Veronica Koval (Allentown, PA/Parkland) continued her solid play with 29 assists.  

Defensively, Rider had 10 total blocks and 65 digs. Leading the way for the squad was Perry Williams (Drexel Hill, PA/Upper Darby) with one solo block and five block assists, while senior Emma Aldaya (Prospect Park, PA/Merion Mercy Academy) had a team-best 16 digs.

Notes & Quotes
"We need to score points," Rider Head Coach Chris Feliciano said. "Our first and second touches were really good today. We need to stop making unforced errors. "

- Rider lost when winning at least one set for the first time this season.
- The Broncs are 1-2 all-time against Binghamton as the Bearcats avenged a loss to Rider in their last meeting in 2014.
- Rider is 1-3 outside of the Garden State this season.
- The team recorded 35 or more kills for the second straight game and the fourth time this fall.
- The Broncs set a new season-best with 65 total digs it also marked the second time this autumn that the team had 10 or more total blocks.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Riede led the team in kills for the second time this season. She is tied with Jennifer Borio for tops on the team with 43 kills.
- Four different Broncs had six or more kills.
- Four different Rider players had six or more digs.
- Aldaya has registered 15 or more digs in three matches this season. She leads the team with 69 digs through five matches.  
- Veronica Koval dished out 25 or more assists for the fourth time this season. She has 138 assists and has chipped in 37 digs. Koval had a season-best 15 digs on Friday.
- Meredith Pellegrino recorded six kills (it was the second straight match in which she did so).
- Rachelle Runyon had a season-best 10 digs.
- Danielle Blanco had 10 digs, it was the second time in her career she reached the double-digit dig mark.

Up Next
The Broncs conclude the 2017 Rose Hill Classic on Saturday, September 2, traveling to the Bronx to face Fordham. The meeting is the first between Rider and the Rams since the 2015 season. Visit the volleyball schedule page on GoBroncs.com for live stat links for the match.