Box Score

Montclair St. MSU 17-13

Rowan ROW 23-6

Montclair St. MSU

17-13

Final

Nov. 03, 2022

Rowan ROW

23-6

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Montclair St. MSU	25	12	20	20	(1)
Rowan ROW	21	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 11/3/2022 9:19:00 PM

Volleyball Falls in Four Sets To Rowan in NJAC Semifinals

Glassboro, NJ – The No. 5 Montclair State volleyball team fell in four sets to No. 1 seed Rowan University in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Semifinals Thursday night.

The Red Hawks close out the season with a 17-13 record while Rowan moves on to the NJAC Championship Game against No. 3 Kean Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Red Hawks opened a 7-3 lead on Rowan early in the first set, with LEAH HIGGINS capping the run off with an ace. The Profs used a 6-1 rally to claim their first lead before Montclair took the edge back on kills from Higgins and GIANNA ARIAS.
Rowan crept back in front 17-16, but EMMA HATCHER served up seven straight points to extend the lead to a set-high six points. Hatcher recorded two aces during the run as Arias, DELANEY ST. PIERRE, and CARLY WATERMAN had kills.
The hosts fended off three set points before NADYA ACKERMANIAN pinned down a set from St. Pierre to put Montclair State up 1-0.
The Profs raced out to a 5-0 advantage in set two, forcing Montclair State into a timeout. The Red Hawks notched four straight points, including consecutive aces from Waterman to get within one.
Rowan's 6-2 spurt put them in control of the period. Montclair got within four on an attack error, and Rowan could finish the frame with a 6-1 run to even the match at one.
Montclair State took an 8-2 lead in set three, with Rowan calling a timeout to get settled in. With Montclair State leading 14-11, Rowan embarked on a 7-0 run, breaking the set open. The Red Hawks shrunk the gap to two on a double block by Arias and St. Pierre.
Rowan finished the stanza with six of the final nine points and took set three on a kill from Courtney Rhoden.
The Profs notched six of the first seven markers of set four before a Higgins ace trimmed the gap to three at 7-4. Rowan pushed the lead to double-digits, but three straight unforced errors made it 20-13 Profs.
A service error brought up match point, but the Red Hawks didn't go away and notched the following four points. Waterman had a kill before Arias, and St. Pierre registered back-to-back double blocks. After a timeout, Hatcher delivered an ace to make it 24-20. Rowan claimed the match on a kill from Natalie Ogden.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Higgins and Waterman combined for 17 kills, with Waterman tallying a season-high 22 digs.
The Red Hawks served up 11 aces over the four sets, led by three from Higgins.
Defensively, St. Pierre added four blocks as MIA CAPRIGLIONE and Arias had three.
Rowan was led by 11 kills from Ogden and Jena Kaul.