HACKENSACK, Nj- FDU women's volleyball (5-10) took home a victory in their first match at Stratis Arena this season defeating Manhattan (0-10) 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-22.) 

• Samantha Wittholz and Hannah Schmidt led the team in aces with three. 
• Kylie Nott had 12 kills hitting .400 for the match.

Set 1 

• Manhattan took the first four points but FDU closed the gap to 9-9 after a line-drive kill from Sophia Spiridonakos on the right and gained a lead with two four-point runs to win the set 25-18. 

Set 2

• The score was 4-4 before Wittholz subbed in to get two instant aces.
• The Knights hit .478 whereas the Jaspers hit -.167 which was the defining stat of the second set (25-14).

Set 3 

• The third set was close throughout with the knights unable to pull away until late in the set. 
• Giorgia Vaschetti put the finishing touches on the match with a kill down the middle to end the set 25-22.

"It feels good to be back at the Rothman Center," said David Nguyen. "Our team took care of business tonight. We are looking forward to our first conference match this weekend."

FDU opens NEC play against Merrimack at 5 p.m. on Friday and Stonehill at 4 p.m. on Saturday in Stratis Arena. Watch all the action live on NEC Front Row. 

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