Jaspers Head To Toledo For Blue And Gold Tournament

Toledo, OH - Manhattan volleyball will play its final non-conference tournament of the season this weekend at the University of Toledo's Blue and Gold Tournament. The Jaspers open up against Duquesne on Friday, September 7 at 5:00 pm, and continue to Saturday with matches against Morehead State at 10:00 am and Toledo at 7:00 pm. The weekend tournament is a homecoming for Manhattan Head Coach Lora Sarich, who played volleyball at Toledo and graduated in 2007. This will be her first visit back as a head coach, as well as her first return during volleyball season. "I think this will be a neat opportunity to show the team, as I'm building this program, what my background is," Sarich said. Game Notes:

On August 31, Toledo's Maurissa Leonard broke Sarich's all-time digs record (1,736). Toledo will honor Leonard before the Jaspers' match with the Rockets on Saturday.
Manhattan senior libero Alyssa Rehrer (Lorton, VA / South County) earned her place on Manhattan's top 10 all-time digs list this past weekend. She currently sits at 1,150 for her career, and will look to catch up to former Jasper Tahleen Varian (1997-2000) who is in eighth place at 1,184. Rehrer is averaging a team-high 4.43 digs per set.
Manhattan (0-7) is looking for its first match win this season. Senior Kenza Hall (Oakland, CA / Middle Tennessee State) is hitting .224 and averaging 1.31 kills per set for the Jaspers, while senior Casey Monroe (Riverview, FL / Riverview) has registered a team-best 1.73 terminations per set.
Manhattan's Erin Hoener (St. Louis, MO / Incarnate Word) ranks in the MAAC's top 10 for blocks per set. The sophomore middle blocker has 14 blocks for the season and averages 0.74 per set.
Senior defensive specialist Samantha Wagner (Sandy, UT / Hofstra) leads the MAAC in service aces per set (0.5). In 16 sets played so far this season, Wagner has tallied eight aces.
The Duquesne Dukes (3-3) are coming off a five-set win against Saint Francis University on September 4. Reigning A-10 Defensive Player of the Week Camryn Vecera had 20 digs for the Dukes, while Camryn Thomas finished with career-highs nine kills and hit .353 with two solo blocks and five block assists.
Setter Dani Suiter leads Duquesne (3-3) in assists this season (232), ranking second in the Atlantic 10. She also leads the league in service aces (12) and aces per set (0.5).
Morehead State (5-2) is averaging 12.7 kills per set, while the Eagles' opponents are averaging 11.4. Morehead State is also averaging 14.9 digs per set as a team.
Outside hitter Olvia Lohmeier leads the Eagles with 90.5 points so far this season, as well as 80 kills.
Toledo (1-5) has averaged 39.5 attacks per set, 13th-most in the NCAA so far. In addition, opponents are hitting just .158 against Toledo, the lowest of any MAC team.
Toledo is the only team in the MAC with two players in the top 10 for assists per set: Maddie Fogg (8.43, sixth) and Carly Townsend (7.58, seventh).