RADFORD, VA – The Rider University volleyball team played a pair of neutral-site matches as part of the Radford Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Broncs opened the day with a 3-1 setback against Toledo and Rider fell to Fordham, 3-1, in the nightcap.
 
In the opener, Rider battled back to tie the game at one after dropping the first set. Toledo responded by taking the third and fourth sets, respectively. Freshman Morgan Romano (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) recorded her second career double-double in a losing effort thanks to a 24-kill, 10-dig performance.
 
In the finale, Rider dropped the first two sets against Fordham before showing grit in the final two frames. Romano once again paced the Bronc attack against the Rams. Defensively, Rachelle Runyon (Aliso Viejo, CA/Aliso Niguel) had a match-best 22 digs, while Evelyn Shanefield (Drexel Hill, PA/Upper Darby) registered seven total blocks.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"As a group we are seeing some improvements in certain phases, but cannot seem to put everything together just yet. There are moments of inconsistency and discipline that are costing us right now. There are definitely some things I can do better as a coach tactically to help to foster more discipline and help put us in some advantageous positions. We'll see if the players and the staff can make some adjustments overnight and compete very well tomorrow." – Rider Head Coach Jeff Rotondo
 
- Versus Toledo, Rider had 49 kills, nine blocks, seven aces and 59 digs.
- Against Fordham the Broncs totaled 42 kills, 10 blocks and 66 digs.
 
BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Morgan Romano has recorded 94 kills through her first six career matches. She had 14 kills against Fordham. She has registered 11 or more kills in all six of her appearances for the Broncs.
- Rachelle Runyon had 23 digs in the opener and 22 in the nightcap. She has totaled 20 or more digs in three matches this year. In the first match of the day, she moved into 10th-place in program history in career digs. She now has 1,149 digs in her career and this year, she is averaging 4.74 digs per set.
- Anilee Sher had a season-best 40 assists versus Toledo to go along with three kills and five digs. She followed that up with her second double-double of the year. Against Fordham, Sher had 38 assists and 10 digs.
- Alexa Shello had 12 kills versus Toledo.
- Morgan Koch had a career-high 10 kills against Fordham.
 
UP NEXT
Rider closes out action at the Radford Tournament with two matches on Saturday.