Reading, PA. – The Montclair State University volleyball team tallied straight-set wins over Penn State-Berks and Lancaster Bible on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Montclair (11-11) raced out to a 6-2 lead in the opening frame against Lancaster Bible. The Chargers leveled the period at eight, but a GABBY KONRAD service ace extended the gap to 15-12. LBC grabbed a slim margin late in the set, but Montclair ended things with a 5-1 spurt, punctuated with a kill from RACHEL CURRAN.
• The Red Hawks reeled off four consecutive markers in set two, with Curran and SKYE RAMSEY netting kills. Montclair grabbed a 19-13 edge after a 5-0 run was kick-started with a double-block from ZOEY HORN and SOFIA DIPROFIO.
• An ace from EMMA HATCHER brought up set point, but LBC fended off five points to level the frame at 24. LILY THOMAS notched a solo block to reclaim the lead before Konrad and Horn ended set two with a rejection.
• Montclair trailed 7-3 in the third, but a 6-2 run, polished off with a DiProfio kill, made it 17-14 Montclair. ADDISON CASTLES delivered back-to-back aces, and a kill from Ramsey ended the match in a sweep.
• Against Penn State-Berks, neither side was able to pull away until a 5-2 Red Hawk rally stretched the score to 21-17. The Nittany Lions could get as close as five, but a service error handed set one to Montclair.
• In the second stanza, KATIE RODMAN served up four straight points, capping the run with an ace. Berks used four points of their own to creep back in front 18-17, and the frame was tied at 19 and 21 before Montclair registered four of the last five markers. The set ended with a double rejection from Thomas and Konrad.
• Montclair used a 7-1 spurt in the third period to turn a three-point deficit into a three-point lead. Ramsey, SOPHIA LOPEZ, and Curran had kills, with Hatcher recording an ace. The Nittany Lions returned to force ties at 19, 20, and 22 and took a slight 23-22 lead. The final three points favored Montclair, including two unforced errors, to finish the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Ramsey and Curran combined for 24 kills, with Curran adding 11 digs in match one.
• At the net, Thomas had five blocks as Horn added six.
• EMILY CARCICH handed out 15 assists, with Konrad chipping 12 against the Chargers.
• Konrad filled the stat sheet with 11 digs, eight kills, and eight assists against Penn State-Berks.
• Rodman picked up 13 digs, as Curran added 11/

FROM THE COURT
"We are happy with the result today of two matches in 3-0 fashion. We did a good job finishing tight sets even when playing a bit inconsistent. Unforced errors, mostly on the attacking side, put us in tough spots but we still managed to close out the sets. I thought we did a good job blocking today and our defense filled the open spaces well." - Head Coach Eddie Stawinski. 
 
UP NEXT
The Red Hawk resume NJAC play on Tuesday as they host Rutgers-Camden at 7 pm inside the Panzer Athletic Center.