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Caprice Clarke
Peter G. Borg (Rider University)
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Siena Siena 1-7,0-7 MAAC
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Winner Rider Rider 6-4,4-2 MAAC
Siena Siena
1-7,0-7 MAAC
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Final
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Rider Rider
6-4,4-2 MAAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Siena Siena 21 25 20 17 (1)
Rider Rider 25 21 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Advances to MAAC Championship Match With 3-1 Win Over Siena

Sher dishes out 56 assists, five different Broncs total double-digit kills

ALBANY, NY – Anilee Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill) distributed 56 assists and five different Broncs had at least 11 kills as the fourth-seeded Rider University volleyball team defeated eighth-seeded Siena, 3-1, in the MAAC Championship Semifinals Friday night at the Albany Capital Center. With the win, the Broncs (6-4) to advance to the MAAC Championship match for the first time in program history. They'll face second-seeded Canisius tomorrow at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

Morgan Romano (Oviedo, FL/Hagerty) led the Broncs with 16 kills, while Caprice Clarke (Toronto, Ontario/Blythe Academy (Yorkville)) added 13 kills, hitting .579 from the middle, while also contributing five blocks. Jillian Chan (Watchung, NJ/Watchung Hills Regional) and Ali Ward (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) had 12 kills apiece, while Morgan Koch (Bloomington, IL/Central Catholic) chipped in with 11 kills, hitting .474, while adding four blocks. Sher also had 15 digs, while Danielle Blanco (El Paso, TX/Franklin) led Rider with 22 digs.

Rider took the first set, 25-21, before Siena answered with a win by the same score in the second. The Broncs won the third, 25-20, before closing out the match, 25-17.  

QUOTES & NOTES
"Obviously, really thrilled for our kids. I know how hard they've worked and how hard we've been working at this. All of the protocols for COVID since August and to have them have this opportunity, me and Susan are thrilled about that."

"Hats off to Siena. They were fantastic tonight. Really played a really gritty match. They're going to be something to be reckoned with for sure."

"We looked at the numbers. Not trying to be mean, but they were giving up a .400 hitting percentage on certain sets. So we just looked at it and said, 'hey, we've got to get this going and it'll hopefully establish and establish,' and it just kind of carried us through the match. Cap and Morgan Koch did really, really well to be able to perform like that." – Rider Head Coach Jeff Rotondo

- Rider has now won its last six meetings with Siena.
- Playing the MAAC Semifinals for just the third time, Rider will advance to the MAAC Championship Match for the first time in 24 years in the league.
- The Broncs faced the eighth-seeded Saints after Siena advanced with a no contest against top-seeded Fairfield following the Stags' withdrawal from the tournament with a positive COVID-19 test.   
- Rider competed in three-straight NCAA Play-In Games 1994-96, winning the play-in in 1994 against Army to advance to the main draw, where they fell to Northern Iowa in the first round.
- Rider and Canisius split in two matches in Lawrenceville on March 19. The Broncs were up 14-10 in the fifth set of the first match before the Griffs won six-straight points to steal the match. Rider responded with a 3-0 sweep in the second match.  

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Sher distributed a season-high 56 assists, three off her career-high of 59.
- Clarke had a career-high 13 kills to go along with five blocks.
- Prior to tonight's match, when five Rider players had at least 11 kills, the Broncs had three players with double-digit kills just once.
- The Broncs hit a season-high .359, easily besting their previous high of .261.

UP NEXT
Rider faces second-seeded Canisius at 4 p.m. on Saturday from the Albany Capital Center. The match will be aired live on ESPN+.  
 
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