Old Westbury, N.Y. - The Adelphi University volleyball team traveled just up Glen Cove Road on Thursday, October 27 for a non-conference contest with NYIT (19-3), and unfortunately, could not find their offensive flow, falling 3-1. 

Melissa Rigo and Mandy Stanislovaitis led the offense with 16 and 10 kills respectively, while Megan Manierski had a team-high 30 assists. The Adelphi (14-10) defensive effort was paced by Sierra Crook's 21 digs and Rebecca Seeba and Manierski also reached double figures with 18 and 10 digs. 

The first and second sets both went to the hosts, who totaled 26 kills to Adelphi's 16. The Panthers struggles at the net earned them an attack percentage of just 0.065, falling behind 2-0, with game losses of 25-19 an 25-17. However, the Panthers came alive in the third set, staving off defeat with a 25-19 victory on the back of 12 kills. Unfortunately, the Brown and Gold momentum stalled in the fourth game when the hosts recorded 16 kills to 10 for Adelphi and hit 0.342, putting an end to the match, 25-17.

Up Next:
Adelphi returns to the court on Saturday, October 29 when they travel to North Andover, Massachusetts for a 1:00 pm Northeast-10 Conference contest with Merrimack. 
 

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About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 18 regular season conference titles, 23 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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