Mahwah, NJ (10/25/06) - The Montclair State women's soccer team closed out its regular season on Wednesday as the Red Hawks blanked Ramapo, 3-0.

The victory coupled with Rowan's 4-0 loss at The College of New Jersey on Wednesday evening gave MSU (12-5-2, 6-1-2 NJAC) the No. 2 seed in the upcoming NJAC Tournament. Montclair will receive a first-round bye and will host eight No. 6 William Paterson or No. 3 Richard Stockton at Sprague Field on Wednesday, November 1 at 7:30 pm.

The game remained scoreless until the 29th minute when senior defender JUSTINE BARBATO (East Brunswick, NJ) followed her own shot that deflected off the keeper and hit a second one past junior goalkeeper Samantha Gribben (Pequannock, NJ) to take a 1-0 lead.

With just under five minutes to go in the half, Montclair capitalized on their first corner kick of the game when rookie NATALIA SISTI (Lincoln Park, NJ) connected with KELLY DUTKO (Hamilton, NJ) posting her 15th goal of the year.

Sisti recorded her 16th goal in the final 45 minutes of play when she dribbled up the right side and slid the ball into the net for a 3-0 Montclair edge at 64:10.  The score held for the final minutes earning Montclair their 12th win of the year.

The Red Hawks out-shot Ramapo 7-6 while senior goal minder KRISTIN KUHMANN (Beachwood, NJ) earns the shutout posting four saves in the full 90 minutes.  Gribben blocked three shots letting up all three goals in the loss.