Newark, NJ (9/23/03) – Senior outside hitter Domini Lanzone (River Edge, NJ/River Dell HS) collected 18 kills and nine digs while junior outside hitter Robin Pearce (Shadow Hills, CA/Village Christian) recorded 18 digs, a dozen kills and three aces as Rutgers-Newark won its eighth straight match with a 3-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference win over Montclair State in The Golden Dome.

The Scarlet Raiders improved to 12-2 overall and 3-0 in the NJAC while the Red Hawks fell to 4-15 and 1-3. It was the second time in four days that the teams played, the first coming in a non-conference tilt at the Pitt-Bradford Tournament.

Sophomore setter Sheena Eldred (Fairfax, VA/Fairfax) totaled 38 assists and had four aces.

Sophomore BROOKSHIELD LAURENT (East Orange, NJ/Marylawn) paced MSU with six kills and added nine digs. Senior outside hitter CARMEN ALVARADO (Newark, NJ/Barringer) had a dozen digs, five kills and three service aces. Montclair State also got 10 assists from freshman ELYSE GRYWALSKI (Mount Olive, NJ/Mount Olive).

The Red Hawks return to action on Friday, September 26th as it travels to Pennsylvania for the Blue Jay Classic at Elizabethtown College. MSU will face the host school at 3:30 pm and will take on St. Mary's College (MD) at 5:30 pm. The tournament continues on Saturday with a playoff bracket.