Rhode Island Starters
Melton, McCarles, Abuto, Rolle, Vente, Jonick, Houchens (L), Henry (L)

Manhattan Starters 
Kuzniar, Francesconi, Morreale, Montilla, Kaczynska, Garza (L)

How It Happened
Manhattan (3-9) dominated from the start, sweeping Rhode Island 25-18, 25-18, 25-15 Saturday afternoon. Emma Francesconi had 14 kills and Fiona VanDyke added 12 as the Jaspers hit .358 as a team. Rhode Island (3-9) fell in its final non-conference match of the regular season.

Set One – Manhattan 25, Rhode Island 18
The host Jaspers led from wire to wire to take control early. Emma Francesconi and Fiona VanDyke each had five kills for Manhattan, which hit .393 and had 13 kills in the opening set.

Set Two – Manhattan 25, Rhode Island 18
Rhode Island led 17-16 following a Chloe Abuto service ace. However, Manhattan used a 9-1 run to close out the set. It was Emma Francesconi leading the way with seven kills for the Jaspers.

Set Three – Manhattan 25, Rhode Island 15
With the score tied 5-5, Manhattan went on a 9-2 run to open a 14-7 lead. From there, Rhody could not get any momentum going, and the host Jaspers cruised to the win.

Inside the Box Score

• Chloie Abuto led the Rams with six kills.
• The Rams hit .090 as a team, recording 25 kills and 17 errors in 89 attacks.
• Manhattan had 13 service aces.
• The Jaspers had 36 kills with just seven errors in 89 attacks.

Up Next
Rhode Island travels to George Washington to begin Atlantic 10 play. The teams will play Friday, Sept. 26 (6 p.m.) and Saturday, Sept. 27 (1 p.m.). The Friday match will stream on ESPN+.