Union, NJ (9/12/06) – Montclair State University freshman middle hitter
ANNA CHESNAKOVA (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) had a match-high 17 kills and senior middle hitter
HEATHER ACIZ (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus) recorded a double-double, as the Red Hawks defeated host Kean University in New Jersey Athletic Conference volleyball action on Tuesday evening.
With the tough five set victory (30-28, 25-30, 30-22, 27-30, 15-3), MSU improved to 2-4 overall, 1-0 in the conference, while the Cougars suffered their first loss of the season to fall to 6-1 overall, 0-1 in the NJAC. The win was just Montclair's seventh against the Cougards in 27 overall meetings.
Aciz finished the match with 15 kills and 11 digs for the Red Hawks, while freshman setter
RAISA SILVA (Newark, NJ/Newark Eastside.) added 40 assists and a match-high 14 digs.
SAMANTHA KARPINSKI (Hackensack, NJ / Hackensack) had nine kills while Karin Martin (Sicklerville, NJ/Washington Township) added eight kills and 11 digs.
For the Cougars, senior outside hitter Liz Bauer (Rahway, N.J.) had a team-high 15 kills and added seven digs, while junior outside hitter Alicja Ciastoch (Teaneck, N.J.) had 12 kills, nine digs and a match-high six service aces. In the losing effort, freshman setter Colleen Masterson (Rahway, N.J.) dished out 29 assists and added seven digs.
