RIVERDALE, NY – Senior Hailey Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) and junior Alexa Shello (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) each registered 11 kills apiece to lead the Rider University volleyball team past host Manhattan, 3-0, on Wednesday evening in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action inside Draddy Gymnasium.

The Broncs (17-9, 12-5 MAAC) won their ninth straight match, while the Jaspers (4-25, 2-14 MAAC) suffered their sixth consecutive setback. Rider won by scores of 25-16, 25-14 and 25-14 to earn their eighth MAAC victory in a row. The 12 MAAC wins are the most in a single season in program history for the Broncs.

It was a two-headed attack for the guests as Riede and Shello continued their strong play. Riede had a .296 hitting percentage to go along with two block assists, while Shello recorded a .280 attack percentage. At the net, Perry Williams (Portland, OR/Cleveland) and Caprice Clarke (Toronto, Canada/Blyth Academy (Yorkville)) each chipped in five kills apiece.

In the middle, Sher was solid on both sides of the ball as she eight digs and dished out 31 assists.  

On the defensive end, junior libero Rachelle Runyon (Aliso Viejo, CA/Aliso Niguel) had another impressive match for the Broncs with a match-high 17 digs. Senior Savannah Logan (Jupiter, FL/Benajmin) added nine digs for Rider.    

NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was a great team effort and a true example of what it takes to be a student-athlete. Everyone had to go to class, grab food and then get on a bus to compete." – Rider Head Coach Chris Feliciano

- Rider had 51 points, 38 kills, 35 assists, nine service aces, four total blocks and 47 digs.
- The Broncs swept the season series with the Jaspers after topping Manhattan, 3-1, on Saturday, November 3. Rider has now won five consecutive matches versus Manhattan.
- Rider has now won 10 or more MAAC games for the fifth year in a row.
- The 12 MAAC wins were the most in program history. The team has twice won 11 conference games (2015 & 2016).
- The senior class of Perry Williams, Hailey Riede and Savannah Logan have won 44 MAAC matches. That is a program-record for the most in a four-year span.
- The Broncs had 11 or more kills in all three frames. Rider registered a team attack percentage of .346 in the third set.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Runyon had 10 or more digs for the 24th straight match. On the season, she has a team-best 470 digs and she's averaging 4.75 digs per set. She has the seventh-most digs in single-season program history.      
- On Tuesday, Runyon was named the MAAC Libero of the Week and Anilee Sher was tabbed as the MAAC Rookie of the Week. It was the second week in a row that they each earned league-wide distinction.
- Riede had 10 or more kills for the 16th match this autumn. She did so for the eighth time in her last nine matches.
- It was Shello's fifth MAAC match with 10 or more kills and her third in a row.
- Sher now has 887 assists this year. That is the seventh-most in a single season in program history. She is looking to become just the fifth different player in Rider history to dish out over 900 assists in a year.
- Perry Williams had two block assists. She currently leads the MAAC in solo blocks (28), block assists (77), total blocks (105) and blocks per set (1.07).

UP NEXT
Rider closes out the 2018 regular season on Saturday, November 10, with a road conference showdown against hOURglass rival Saint Peter's that is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm in Jersey City. The Broncs are looking for the regular-season sweep of the Peacocks after topping SPU, 3-0, in Lawrenceville earlier this autumn.