JERSEY CITY- The Peacocks (5-15,4-3 METRO) fall to the Jaspers in four sets (21-25,25-15,25-23,16-25)
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Saint Peter's recorded 133 total attacks, with Alondra Fargas getting 21 of SPU's 46 assists in the match.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
The Jaspers would take control early with an 8-3 run, and a kill from Karolina T. Rodriguez Mendez put a stop to Manhattan's offense.
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Addison Baglio also got a kill to cut the lead to 8-6; later on, the Jaspers continued to put on the points with the Peacocks struggling to catch up till the very end, where Victoria Pruvost and Baglio split two kills to cut the lead to three at 21-24.
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Manhattan would take the set with a kill to end it at 21-25.

SET TWO-
The second would start off similar to the first, with the Jaspers playing an aggressive form of offense, with the Peacocks' struggles continuing from the first set.
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Later on, Manhattan added three more kills to extend their lead to 12-20 to force SPU to call a timeout.
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After the timeout, Valeria Pagan Munoz and Mendez both added kills to cut the deficit, but it was not enough as the Jaspers finished the set with a kill and a forced attack error to end the set at 15-25.

SET THREE-
The Peacocks came to life in the third set as they kicked off the set with a 3-2  scoring run to open the scoreboard, with Natasha Tejada and Mendez getting the kills for the early lead.
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Manhattan would come back as they went on a run of their own to take the lead at 5-6, with Julia Whaley getting a kill later in the set to cut the Jaspers' lead to two points.
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Fargas showed up for the Peacocks as she dished out assists to Mendez and Baglio in addition to two attack errors and served an ace to take the lead at 14-11 with no end in sight for the Saint Peter's offense.
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The Jaspers attempted another comeback at the end of the set with a 9-4 run, as the match sat at 23-23 after Manhattan called a timeout.
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Saint Peter's shut the door on the Jaspers with two attack errors to end the set at 25-23.

SET FOUR-
Manhattan took control of the fourth and final set starting with a 5-2 run, with Whaley interrupting it with a kill.
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Tejada, Pruvost, and Mendez tried to pull the Peacocks out of the deficit but were unable to, as the Jaspers kept on piling up the points, leading to SPU using both of their timeouts.

Baglio and Whaley added two more kills to cut the lead down to 15-24, with the Jaspers wrapping the set up with a kill shortly after.
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UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are back tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 17th, as they welcome Iona to Run Baby Run Arena at 1 p.m. Read Full Article