LOUDONVILLE, NY – Three different players recorded 10 or more kills as the Rider University volleyball team defeated host Siena, 3-1, on the road in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Broncs (11-13, 8-4 MAAC) completed the regular-season sweep of the Saints (9-13, 4-7 MAAC) thanks to winning by scores of 21-25, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-12.
 
Freshman Morgan Romano (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) paced the Rider attack with her eighth double-double of the season. Romano had a match-high 14 kills to go along with 17 digs.
 
Offensively, freshman Morgan Koch (Bloomington, IL/Central Catholic) had a breakout match for the Broncs with a career-high 13 kills and junior Ali Ward (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) chipped in 10 kills of her own.
 
In the middle, Anilee Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) registered 46 assists and 10 digs. It was her seventh double-double of the year.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"First, it's great to come away from this weekend 2-0. We talked about the importance of these next few weeks and our ability to win on the road. We had a slight emotional letdown in the first set today, after a fiery win yesterday. The team responded very well to that first set, and executed better. I like that we were able to grind out this win, as this speaks to the mettle of this group." – Rider Head Coach Jeff Rotondo
 
- Rider scored its fifth straight win against Siena.
- The Broncs have swept the regular-season series with the Saints in each of the last two years.
- Rider had 57 kills, six aces, 14 blocks and 75 digs.
- The 14 blocks were  season-high for the Broncs.
- On Tuesday, Morgan Romano was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week for the eighth time this season.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Morgan Romano now has 405 kills on the year. She is the first Rider player with over 400 kills since Jaclyn Levi had 427 in 2004. For the weekend she averaged 5.00 kills per set (35 kills) in victories over Marist and Siena.
- Morgan Koch had 10 or more kills for the second time in her career. She recorded a career-high 18.5 points thanks to adding a career-high seven block assists and two service aces.
- Ali Ward continued her strong campaign for the Broncs. She has now registered 10 or more kills in a match nine times this year.
- Defensively, Rachelle Runyon had 17 digs. On the year, she has 425 digs.
- Pamela Loh had 10 digs for Rider. It was her fifth match with 10 or more digs this year.
 
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action on Saturday, November 2, with a home conference match against Canisius that is slated to begin at noon. The Broncs are looking to avenge a five-set loss to the Griffs earlier this season in Buffalo.