Fairfield, CT – The Rider University volleyball team fell on the road in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action to Fairfield, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon. The Stags (8-6, 3-0 MAAC) topped the Broncs (6-8, 1-2 MAAC) by a score of 25-17, 11-25, 25-20 and 25-21.

The Broncs fought hard in the fourth set, reaching 20 points before the Stags, but the hosts rallied to score the four-set victory.

Junior Hailey Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) paced the Rider attack once again with 11 kills, classmate Savannah Logan (Jupiter, FL/Benjamin) and sophomore Evelyn Shanefield (Drexel Hill, PA/Upper Darby) each chipped in six kills apiece.

Senior Veronica Koval (Allentown, PA/Parkland) had another solid performance for the Broncs, dishing out 25 assists to go along with nine digs, four block assists, one kill and one service ace.

Defensively, Emma Aldaya (Prospect Park, PA/Merion Mercy Academy) and Brynn Sherbert (Temecula, CA/Great Oak) both also contributed nine digs apiece, while Danielle Blanco (El Paso, TX/Franklin) and recorded eight digs of her own.   

Notes & Quotes
"I thought we battled very well today," Rider Head Coach Chris Feliciano said. "With that being said, we have to do a better job controlling the ball when a touch is off."

- Rider had 31 kills and 47 digs as a team.
- The Broncs are 1-4 in true road games this season and 3-7 in total outside of Lawrenceville.
- Rider has lost two straight league matches after winning its MAAC opener against Niagara last Saturday.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Four different Broncs had eight or more digs.
- Koval has had 25 or more assists in 11 of the team's 14 games.
- Aldaya is now two digs away from setting a new Rider record. She has 1,829 career digs. This season, she has registered 206 digs and is averaging over four digs per set in 2017.
- Savannah Logan has registered at least six kills in six consecutive matches.
- Riede has now reached double-digits in kills in a match seven times this fall, including six matches in a row. In conference play, she is averaging over 13 kills per match.

Up Next
The Broncs close out a weekend of road MAAC play on Sunday, September 24, with a match versus Quinnipiac at 1:00 pm in Hamden. The contest will feature both live stats and video. For links visit the women's volleyball schedule page on GoBroncs.com.