By Steven M. Glassman
Director of Sports Information
November 10, 2018
2017 Season: Manor College Women's Volleyball returned to the court for the first time the 2015 season. The Blue Jays' finished the season 2-10 overall (0-8 NJCAA Region XIX Division III and 0-10 EPAC).
Returning Players: Manor returned the following players from the previous season: Maryam Abdulmatin (Philadelphia, PA/Friere Charter), Samantha Diaz (Philadelphia, PA/Fels), Kedliany Ramirez-Rodriguez (Philadelphia, PA/Frankford), Pricilla Vega (Philadelphia, PA/Olney), and Tyanna Williams (Philadelphia, PA/Saul).
2018 Season Schedule:
2018 NJCAA Opponents' 2017 Overall Won-Loss Record (Percentage): 61-72 (0.459).
2018 NJCAA 2017 Region XIX Division III Postseason Tournament Opponents (Date/s): Montgomery County Community College (Quarterfinals) (September 4 and 22), Harrisburg Area Community College (Quarterfinals) (September 6 and October 2), and Bucks County Community College (Quarterfinals) (September 15 and 29).
Altogether, the Blue Jays' 2018 schedule featured six of its 16 contests versus teams who qualified for the 2017 postseason.
Manor's 2018 opponents finished with an 84-97 overall won-loss record (0.464).
Read All about It: Some of Manor's game recaps with statistics can be read at this link.
Statistical Leaders: Williams led the Blue Jays with 50 sets played. Diaz paced Manor in the following categories: kills (55), kills per set (1.12), attack attempts (207), service aces (48), service aces per set (0.98), digs (98), points (104.0), and points per set (2.1). Ramirez-Rodriguez led the Blue Jays in assists (132) and assists per set (2.75). Freshman Kat Kilmer (New York, NY/Columbia Prep) paced the squad in digs per set (2.04).
Postseason-Bound Opponents: The following Manor opponents qualified for NJCAA Region XIX Division III Postseason Tournaments: Bucks County, Harrisburg Area, Lehigh Carbon Community College, and Montgomery County. Harrisburg Area won the Region XIX Division III Postseason Tournament and was the District L Champions. They finished 11th in the NJCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. The following Blue Jay opponents qualified for the NJCAA Region XIX Division II/District L Postseason Tournament: Harcum and Lackawanna College. Harcum won the Region XIX Division Postseason Tournament and was District L Runners-Up. Altogether, the Blue Jays' postseason-bound foes accounted for 11 of the Blue Jays' 16 matches.
Final 2018 Regular Season Record and NJCAA Region XIX and EPAC Finishes: Manor finished the regular season 2-14 overall (2-10 in Region XIX Division III and 2-12 in EPAC). The Blue Jays are 12-107 overall (9-85 in NJCAA Region XIX Division III and 9-82 in EPAC) since they became NJCAA members in 2010 and EPAC in 2012.