POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Senior Hailey Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) registered 15 kills and freshman Anilee Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) recorded her 14th double-double of the fall to lead the visiting Rider University volleyball team past Marist, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action at McCann Arena.

The Broncs (13-9, 8-5 MAAC) won their fifth straight match and avenged a 3-0 setback to the Red Foxes (11-12, 8-5 MAAC) earlier this autumn in Lawrenceville. Rider won by scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-21 and 25-19 to earn their fourth MAAC victory in a row.  

Rider fell behind early in the first game, but answered to change the momentum for the remainder of the match. Marist jumped out to an early 18-14 advantage, but the guests responded with eight straight points to take the wind out of the Red Foxes' sails. The Broncs had 24 kills over the final two sets and took advantage of 17 Marist attack errors during that time to pull away and secure the victory.

Leading the charge offensively for Rider was Riede. She had 15 kills and an impressive .382 hitting percentage to go along with two block assists. Sophomore outside hitter Meredith Pellegrino (Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon) continued her strong play with 14 kills for the Broncs.  

In the middle, freshman setter Anilee Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) continued her strong first collegiate season with her team-leading 14th double-double. Sher dished out 40 assists and added 12 digs.

On the defensive end, junior libero Rachelle Runyon (Aliso Viejo, CA/Aliso Niguel) had another solid match for the Broncs with 23 digs. Sophomore Danielle Blanco (El Paso, TX/Franklin) contributed seven digs on the backline for the Broncs, while senior Savannah Logan (Jupiter, FL/Benjamin) had six of her own.   

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was an excellent team win today. Our blocking really dictated the flow in critical points of the match. Offensively we leaned on Hailey and Meredith. Anilee did an excellent job seeing the block and creating good hitting situations for our hitters. Our first touch group did a very good job alleviating the pressure off of everyone else, this allowed everyone to get into a rhythm." – Rider Head Coach Chris Feliciano

- Rider had 45 kills, 42 assists, four service aces, 10 total blocks and 57 digs.
- Rider had 11 or more kills in three of the four sets on Saturday.
- Rider took advantage of 33 Marist attack errors, three bad sets, and nine Red Fox service errors.
- The win snapped a two-match losing streak for the Broncs versus the Red Foxes.
- Rider is now 6-1 on Saturday's in MAAC play this fall.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Runyon had 10 or more digs for the 20th straight match. It was her seventh match this fall with 20 or more digs and her third in a row. In her last two matches she is averaging 5.88 digs per set.    
- Pellegrino was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday. She recorded 14 or more kills for the fourth match in a row. It was her sixth match this fall with 14 or more kills.
- Riede had 10 or more kills for the 12th match this autumn. She did so for the fourth time in her last five matches.
- At the net, Perry Williams had two solo blocks an six block assists. It was her sixth match in 2018 with six or more block assists.

UP NEXT
Rider closes out a busy week of play on Sunday, October 28, with a road conference clash against Siena that is slated to get underway at 1:00 pm. The Broncs are looking to complete the regular-season sweep of the Saints after topping Siena, 3-0 earlier this autumn in Lawrenceville.