Wilkes-Barre, PA (10/16/04) - The Montclair State University volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday as the Red Hawks were beaten in a tri-match with Wilkes University and host Kings College.

MSU fell to Wilkes for the second time this season, this time in five sets. The Red Hawks (6-20) won took a 2-1 lead in the match before Wilkes came back to take the last two games, 30-25 and 15-13. Kings then knocked off Montclair, 30-13, 30-21 and 30-17.

Against Wilkes, senior TIFFANY ACIZ collected 24 kills and eight digs while sister HEATHER ACIZ had 19 kills, three service aces and nine digs. Freshman MELISSA CIACCIO led MSU with 12 digs while ELYSE GRYWALSKI recorded 43 assists.

In the contest versus Kings, the Aciz sisters combined for 22 kills with Heather registering a team-best 12 while Tiffany had 10 and three digs. Sophomore ASIA LIVINGSTON added six kills with Grywalski getting 22 assists.

The Red Hawks return to action on Tuesday, October 19 as they travel to Rutgers-Camden to take on the Scarlet Raptors.