HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson volleyball team fell in straight sets to Rider (25-19, 25-20, 25-17) at the Rothman Center on Tuesday night.
 
In the loss, senior Taylor Wyckoff nearly recorded a double-double with 10 kills and nine digs to go along with a match-high three block assists, while freshman Magdalena Maksimovic tallied double-digit kills for the third time in the last four outings with 14 kills on the night.
 
The Broncs (5-6), who topped the Knights (3-8) for the second time in three days were led by Hailey Riede's 13 kills and .344 attack percentage.
 
The first set saw the Knights capture a 9-8 edge before the Broncs went to work and eventually took control 20-14. Rider junior outside hitter Savannah Logan racked up seven of her 11 kills on the night in the first frame as the Broncs finalized the six-point victory.
 
Kills by freshman Allison Koester and sophomore Erika Sullivan helped the Knights jump out to a 4-0 lead in the second set and forced a Rider timeout. With Wyckoff and Maksimovic leading the way, the Knights maintained their edge to until it was 14-10.
 
A 6-2 spurt by the Broncs, spurred by Riede resulted in a 16-16 tie. Tied at 19-19, the Broncs took advantage of some Knights' miscues to score six of the final seven points of the set and take a 2-0 match lead.
 
In the third and final frame, the Knights built their largest lead of the match 11-4 with Maksimovic providing three kills along the way. The freshman from Serbia registered a match-best .351 attack percentage, committing just one attack error in 37 attempts.
 
The Knights' lead proved to be short-lived as the Broncs responded with a 9-2 run aided by three kills from senior Jennifer Borio. Borio, who netted 11 kills on the night, was one of three Broncs to finish with double-digit kills in the win.
 
The momentum continued for the Broncs as they pulled away from an 18-16 score to finalize at 25-17 match-clinching victory.
 
Rider senior libero Emma Aldaya provided the Broncs with stellar defense as she amassed 26 digs on the night.
 
In the loss, three Knights totaled double-digit digs led by freshman Jamie Rogers' 15. First-year setter McKenna Setterlund added 14 digs to her 23 assists, while senior libero Carly O'Sullivan finished with 14 digs.
 
Next up, the Knights begin a stretch of six straight road matches this weekend when they travel to the Lafayette Invitational to face NJIT (9 a.m.) and the host Leopards (3 p.m.) this Saturday, September 16 in Easton, Pennsylvania.