Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State heads to Wilkes University for a tri-match Saturday afternoon.
GAME INFO
The Red Hawks will face John Jay College at 1 pm before squaring off against host Wilkes University at 3 pm. Live stats and video are available courtesy of Wilkes.
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks picked up a sweep of Kean in New Jersey Athletic Conference action Thursday evening. The first and third sets were tightly contested, but the Red Hawks ran away with the middle period, winning by a convincing 25-10 margin.
LEAH HIGGINS pounded home 14 kills as the Red Hawks held Kean to a .088 hitting percentage over the three frames.
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Kills:
CARLY WATERMAN, 135
Assists:
DELANEY ST. PIERRE, 371
Digs:
KATELYN MONAGHAN, 230
Aces:
CARLY WATERMAN, 24
Blocks:
GIANNA ARIAS, 38
John Jay
Kills: Faith Harer, 53
Assists: Meghan Smith, 188
Digs: Faith Harer, 63
Aces: Taylor Hunt, 22
Blocks: Two Tied with 4 (Faith Harer and Johnelle Pierre)
Wilkes
Kills: Alexis Reedy, 103
Assists: Alexa Cassel, 163
Digs: Ali Yordy, 131
Aces: Alexa Cassel, 29
Blocks: Nicole Fitzpatrick, 25
ROWAN REPORT
Rowan comes into the meeting with a 7-3 record, including a 1-0 mark in the NJAC. The Profs swept Rowan in the NJAC opener in three sets and were led by 12 kills from Brianna Newson. On Saturday, Rowan split a tri-match at Eastern, falling in the opening match to the host Eagles before knocking off Goucher in three.
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks downed John Jay 3-1 on October 7, 2017. Jillian Wilson paced the team with eight kills while Lily Scanzillo chipped in a team-high 17 digs. Montclair picked up a 3-0 win over Wilkes in their last meeting on October 24, 2015. Courtney Matlock led the way with 15 kills, while sister Kimberly Matlock handed out 41 assists over the three games.
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks are a perfect 10-0 all-time against John Jay. In the 10 matches, they have only dropped two sets and just one since 2005. Montclair is 5-5 against Wilkes and has won the last four games. Wilkes won five consecutive meetings from 2002-2005 for their longest winning streak.
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks resume NJAC play on Tuesday, visiting Rutgers-Newark at 7 pm.
