Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — Manchester (1-13-1, 1-7-1) lost to Rose-Hulman (10-2-3, 5-1-3) 1-0 on Wednesday at Spartan Stadium. Manchester recorded 15 saves while facing 31 shots and 17 shots on goal, but it was limited to two shots and one on frame.

Manchester withstood several extended Rose-Hulman stretches, starting with an early first-half sequence at 0-0 in which Rose-Hulman recorded eight shots and a corner kick without scoring. With Rose-Hulman ahead in the second half, Manchester again kept the margin from growing during a seven-shot stretch, then later got through another sequence that included three shots and four corner kicks.

Rose-Hulman finished with 31 shots and 17 shots on goal, while Manchester generated two shots and put one on frame. Reagan Claus played the full 90 minutes in goal for Manchester and finished with 15 saves. Delaney Kelly recorded Manchester's shot on goal, and Lily DeTray added the team's other shot. Manchester was whistled for five fouls and one yellow card, while Rose-Hulman committed one foul.

Manchester absorbed sustained Rose-Hulman pressure throughout the first half and kept the match scoreless, with Claus making six saves and the team recording another stop. Rose-Hulman put three shots on frame in the opening nine minutes, and Manchester also came through a 9:55-to-21:26 stretch that included nine Rose-Hulman attacking actions without conceding. After Rose-Hulman earned corners in the 28th and 30th minutes, Manchester generated its lone corner of the half at 35:37. Rose-Hulman added late pressure, including a corner in the final minute, but Manchester kept the visitors off the board and the half ended 0-0.

Manchester fell behind 1-0 in the 47th minute on a Rose-Hulman goal. Claus helped keep Manchester within that scoreline, making saves on Rose-Hulman chances in the 54th minute and again through a busy stretch from the 62nd to the 73rd minute. Manchester's best earlier look came in the 56th minute, when Kelly put a shot on frame. Rose-Hulman continued to pressure with corners and shots late, but Claus added saves in the 80th, 84th and 87th minutes before DeTray sent Manchester's final attempt wide left with two seconds remaining, leaving the Spartans on the short end of a 1-0 final.

Claus recorded 15 saves over 90 minutes, making six in the first half and nine in the second while allowing one goal. Kelly put Manchester's lone shot on goal.

Manchester finishes the season 1-13-1 overall and 1-7-1 in conference play. 

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — Manchester (9-8, 4-2 HCAC) lost to Franklin (19-5, 4-2 HCAC) 3-1 on Wednesday. Manchester took the third set 25-20 and finished with nine aces, but dropped the other sets 23-25, 21-25 and 19-25.

Manchester repeatedly worked back into sets rather than letting early deficits stand, twice taking leads after trailing by three points. In the opening set, Manchester moved from down 12-9 to in front 14-13, and it followed a similar pattern in the second by turning a 15-12 deficit into a 17-16 lead. Another scoring stretch came in the fourth, when Manchester won five of six rallies to move from a 4-4 tie to a 9-5 lead, including four straight service points during that run.

Manchester finished with 49 kills on a .223 hitting percentage, while Franklin had 54 kills and hit .235. Serving gave Manchester chances, with nine aces compared with Franklin's three, though Manchester also committed 15 service errors. Alicia Simmons led Manchester with 13 kills and 16 digs, Kyana Martinez added 12 kills, and Morgan Howard finished with 40 assists as Manchester generated 48 assists as a team. Tiffany Watterson contributed four of Manchester's nine aces and added 12 digs.

Manchester battled back from multiple deficits in the first set but could not finish off the final push, falling 25-23 after tying the score at 23-23. Earlier, Manchester settled in after Franklin scored the first three points, using kills from Lily Lichtenbarger, Simmons and Izzy Renz to work back to ties at 5-5 and 6-6. After trailing 12-9, Manchester moved in front 14-13 behind a Howard kill, a Howard service ace, two Franklin attack errors and a Martinez kill. Franklin later built a 23-19 lead, but Manchester answered with Simmons kill, two Franklin miscues and another Simmons kill before Franklin scored the final two points.

Manchester erased a 15-12 deficit in the second set and moved ahead 17-16, as Aubrey Hreha served an ace, Howard and Delaeni Hixson added kills, and Martinez put Manchester in front with a kill from Howard. Earlier, Simmons accounted for three early kills, the last giving Manchester a 7-6 lead, and Lichtenbarger and Howard combined on a block during a back-and-forth start. After Martinez's go-ahead swing, the teams were tied at 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, with Martinez adding three more kills and Renz tying the set off Alena Naddaf's set. Franklin then scored the final four points to take the set 25-21.

Manchester built separation in the third set and withstood a Franklin push before finishing a 25-20 set win. Simmons opened the set with a kill from Howard, Hreha followed with an ace, and Manchester later moved ahead 9-4 behind Tiffany Watterson's ace and a Franklin setting error. After Manchester led 15-9, Franklin answered with four straight points, but Hixson and Simmons combined on a block to help stop the run. Martinez and Howard added late kills as Manchester stayed in front, and Howard finished the set with a kill from Kiera Aguirre.

Manchester could not hold a 16-13 lead in the fourth set, as Franklin rallied late and won the set 25-19. Earlier, Manchester matched Franklin through a 5-5 start, getting kills from Lichtenbarger, Simmons and Hixson in the opening stretch. Watterson then served four straight Manchester points from 5-5 to 9-5, recording three consecutive aces before Renz finished a Howard set. Manchester stayed in front behind an Aguirre ace and kills from Martinez and Lichtenbarger, with a Franklin attack error giving Manchester its 16-13 edge. Franklin answered with four straight points to move ahead 17-16, and after Renz tied the set at 18-18, Franklin scored five straight to go up 23-18 before closing the set.

Manchester moves to 9-8 overall and 4-2 in HCAC play. 

Up next, Manchester travels to Terre Haute, to face Rose-Hulman on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m.