Hackensack, NJ – The Rider University volleyball team blanked Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0, on Tuesday evening at Stratis Arena inside the Rothman Center. The Broncs (5-6) topped the Knights for the second time this autumn. Rider defeated Fairleigh Dickinson by scores of 25-19, 25-20 and 25-17.  

The Broncs scored their third shutout win this year thanks to recording 45 kills and 67 digs as a team. Junior Hailey Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) paced the Rider attack once again with 13 kills, while senior Jennifer Borio (Ridley Park, PA/Padua Academy) and junior Savannah Logan (Jupiter, FL/Benjamin) each chipped in 11 kills apiece.

Senior Veronica Koval (Allentown, PA/Parkland) had another double-double for Rider thanks to 36 assists and 13 digs. Defensively, Emma Aldaya (Prospect Park, PA/Merion Mercy Academy) had a match-high 26 digs and both freshman Danielle Blanco (El Paso, TX/Franklin) and Brynn Sherbert (Temecula, CA/Great Oak) both recorded six digs.   

Notes & Quotes
"We had a total team effort tonight," Rider Head Coach Chris Feliciano said. "The team played great volleyball in a gym that hasn't been very friendly to us in the past. "

- Veronica Koval was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. She became the first Bronc to earn league-wide distinction this season and she picked up weekly accolades for the first time in her career. Last week, she averaged 9.79 assists per set and recorded a pair of double-doubles as Rider went 2-2 at the 12th Annual Friar Classic hosted by Providence College.
- The Broncs are now 31-18 all-time against Fairleigh Dickinson. It marked the fourth straight win for Rider versus the Knights after sweeping FDU in 2016.
- The Broncs are 2-0 in the Garden State.
- The win was the first true road victory of the season for Rider and the fourth outside of Lawrenceville.

Broncs by the Numbers
-Two Broncs had 10 or more digs.
- Three different Broncs had 10 or more kills.
- Koval's double-double was her third in a row and her second this season against the Knights. Koval has registered 30 or more assists in three consecutive matches. She has topped the 30-assist plateau four times this season.
- Aldaya has now registered 20 or more digs in three straight games. Over her last appearances she has recorded 85 digs and averaged 7.72 digs per set. She now has 1,797 career digs and is 34 digs away from setting a new program record.
- Savannah Logan has registered 10 or more kills in three straight matches.
- Hailey Riede has also recorded 10 or more digs in three matches in her. It marked her fourth match with 10 or more kills this season. Riede had a .344 hitting percentage in the victory. It was the fourth match this season she had an attack percentage over .300.
- Jennifer Borio has registered 10 or more kills in four matches in 2017.

Up Next
The Broncs return to action and open their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) slate this weekend, September 16-17. Rider hosts Canisius on Saturday at 1:00 pm before taking on Niagara on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Both matches will take place inside Alumni Gym and will feature both live stats and video. For links for this weekend's contests visit the women's volleyball schedule page on GoBroncs.com.