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Anilee Sher
Peter G. Borg (Rider University)
0
Manhattan MC 5-7,4-4 MAAC
3
Winner Rider Rider 5-4,3-2 MAAC
Manhattan MC
5-7,4-4 MAAC
0
Final
3
Rider Rider
5-4,3-2 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Manhattan MC 22 21 14 (0)
Rider Rider 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Cruises Past Manhattan Into MAAC Semifinals

Broncs advance to MAAC Semifinals for Third Time

ALBANY, NY – Anilee Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) had 30 assists and Morgan Romano (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) and Ali Ward (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) had nine kills apiece as the fourth-seeded Rider University volleyball team defeated fifth-seeded Manhattan, 3-0, in the MAAC Championship Quarterfinals Thursday evening at the Albany Convention Center. With the win, Rider (5-4) moves on to face eighth-seeded Siena (1-6) in the semifinals. The Saints advanced following top-seeded Fairfield's withdrawal from the tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test within the program.

Rider took the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-21, respectively, before cruising to a 25-14 win in the third to clinch the match.

QUOTES & NOTES
"Throughout the match, as we kind of got into it, our serve-pass game just got a little bit better. We were a little bit sloppy on the serve line at the beginning and we weren't receiving the ball really well to start. So, we kind of put our hitters in some tough spots to start. They were getting some really good digs. And credit to (Manhattan). They played really great defense behind their block tonight. It was really frustrating our hitters. But we found our rhythm finally. Once we started to get better in those two phases, it definitely helped." – Rider Head Coach Jeff Rotondo

- Rider has now won nine of the last 10 against Manhattan, including all three this season.
- The Broncs advanced to the MAAC Semifinals for the third time in program history (2004, 2018).
- A win Friday would give Rider its first-ever appearance in the MAAC Championship match.  

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Sher distributed 30 assists and also had four digs and two blocks.
- Romano and Ward had nine kills apiece. Romano also contributed eight digs and a team-high three service aces.
- Danielle Blanco (El Paso, TX/Franklin) had a team-high 14 digs.
- Caprice Clarke (Toronto, Ontario/Blyth Academy (Yorkville)) had a team-high five blocks.
- Morgan Koch (Bloomington, IL/Central Catholic) had seven kills, hitting a team-high .385 from the middle.

UP NEXT
Rider faces eighth-seeded Siena at 7 p.m. on Friday from the Albany Convention Center. The match will be aired live on ESPN+.  
 
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