Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State volleyball team hosts Rutgers-Camden in the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener Tuesday.
GAME INFO
The first serve is scheduled for 7 pm inside the Panzer Athletic Center. Live stats and video will be available on montclairathletics.com, with video also on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube channel.
LAST TIME OUT
For the second consecutive match, the Red Hawks fell in five sets, this time to SUNY Cortland. After winning the first set, the Red Hawks dropped the next two. They were able to a fifth set after claiming the fourth 26-24 but dropped the deciding frame 15-13. Junior
GIANNA ARIAS collected eight blocks, while senior libero
KATELYN MONAGHAN picked up 30 digs for the second straight match.
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Kills:
CARLY WATERMAN, 78
Assists:
DELANEY ST. PIERRE, 197
Digs:
KATELYN MONAGHAN, 113
Aces: Two Tied with 10 (
DELANEY ST. PIERRE and
KATELYN MONAGHAN)
Blocks:
GIANNA ARIAS, 20
Rutgers-Camden
Kills: Kaliyah Moss, 69
Assists: Brinn Hassan, 217
Digs: Morgan Fox, 99
Aces: Erica Nebrich, 21
Blocks: Kaliyah Moss, 22
SCARLET RAPTORS REPORT
Rutgers-Camden enters the match with a 5-2 mark on the season. On Saturday, they split a tri-match at Centenary, topping the host Cyclones 3-0 in the opening game. The Scarlet Raptors fell to King's College 3-2 in the final match of the day.
LAST MEETING
In their last meeting, the Red Hawks claimed a 3-2 victory over Rutgers-Camden back on March 11, 2021. The two sides split the first four sets before MSU took the fifth 15-12.
LEAH HIGGINS led the team with 15 kills while
KELLY WATERMAN handed out 44 assists.
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair State leads the overall series 16-5 against the Scarlet Raptors. Rutgers-Camden's last victory came on October 6, 2015, as they topped Montclair State in a five-set thriller. The Red Hawks have won the previous five meetings since that setback.
UP NEXT:
The Red Hawks hit the road on Thursday, taking on Manhattanville College at 7 pm.