Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Volleyball team looks to stop a six match losing streak on Tuesday when it plays host to conference front runner Manhattanville. The Knights and Valiants are scheduled to get underway at 7:00 p.m. with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.
 
At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary is in search of its first victory since a four set triumph over Maritime on September 28 and enters Tuesday's tilt at 7-14 overall on the season and 2-3 in Skyline Conference play. Most recently, the Mount suffered a straight set loss on the road at Rutgers-Newark on Saturday afternoon.
 
Freshman Grace Riddle (Wantagh, N.Y.) continues to lead the Mount's offensive attack with 221 kills, averaging 2.95 winners per set for the Knights. She also sits atop the team leader board in service aces with 45 and ranks second on the squad in digs with 198 and total blocks with 26.
 
Morgan Burke (Ringwood, N.J.) has totaled 49 blocks through 21 matches to lead the Knights and ranks second on the team with 123 kills and fifth in service aces with 22. Junior Danielle Kralik (Bedford Hills, N.Y.) checks in third on the team in kills with 111, fourth in total blocks with 11 and fifth in digs with 109.
 
Senior Emily Mazzurco (Middletown, N.Y.) and freshman Fran Cammarata (Carmel, N.Y.) have each handed out better than 200 assists on the season, with Mazzurco leading the way with 261. Mazzurco adds 23 service aces for the Knights.
 
Alyssa Barbara (Islip Terrace, N.Y.) paces the Mount with 299 digs and is second on the team with 32 service aces, while Renee Hydo (Bethpage, N.Y.) checks in with 116 digs, 66 kills, 27 aces, 14 assists and 10 total blocks.
 
Last Time Out: The Mount returned to the road and suffered a 23-25, 18-25, 15-25 non-conference loss at Rutgers-Newark on Saturday. The Mount finished the match with a 37-30 advantage in kills, but was limited to a .168 attack percentage, with the Scarlet Raiders converting at a .253 clip.
 
Riddle continued her standout rookie season with a team-high 13 kills, hitting .353, and lifted 11 digs. Hydo put away nine winners, while Mazzurco handed out 23 assists and Barbara totaled 15 digs for the Knights.
 
Viewing The Valiants: Manhattanville comes to town sporting an unbeaten 5-0 mark against league rivals and a 16-5 record overall. The Valinats have won four straight matches, including league wins over Maritime and USMMA and non-conference triumphs over Colby-Sawyer and Lasell.
 
Austen Brauer leads three players with at least 100 kills with 247 winners, averaging 3.58 kills per set while hitting .270 on the season. Vianca Vital leads the way with 54 service aces and is averaging 8.39 assists per set. Geena Torres and Vital have lifted 274 and 264 digs, respectively with Hannah Pena posting a team-high 34 total blocks.
 
League Leaders: Both sides have several players among the league's best in each statistical category entering the week. For the Mount, Riddle ranks sixth in kills per set and 10^th in aces per frame, while Mazzurco checks in seventh in assists per set. Defensively, Burke is third in the league in blocks per set, while Barbara stands fourth in digs per stanza.
 
Brauer ranks second in the conference in kills per set and sixth in attack percentage for Manhattanville, with Vital ranking third in helpers per frame and fifth in aces per set. Torres opens the week sixth among the conference leaders in digs per set.
 
Recent History: The two teams have not met since the 2015 season, with the Knights holding a 2-4 record against the Valiants spanning 2008-15. The Knights dropped a four set decision in the most recent meeting on October 10, 2015, with the Knights' last win coming on September 19, 2012 in a sweep at the Kaplan Center.
 
What's Next: The Knights will play the first of back-to-back road league matches on Saturday when it heads to St. Joseph's-L.I. First serve with the Golden Eagles is set for 12:00 p.m.