Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team will look to bounce back in conference play as they travel to take on Stockton on Tuesday.
GAME INFO
The match is scheduled for 7:00pm in The Sports Center at Stockton University. Live coverage of the match can be found at montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair was tripped up during their New Jersey Athletic Conference Opener at home against William Paterson, 3-1. The Red Hawks played a tightly contested beginning to the match, as neither side could separate by more than three points during the opening 16. With the match level at eight, the Pioneers strung together 12 of the next 16 points to build a seven-point advantage. Montclair answered with four of the next six, led by a pair of kills from CAMRYN MUUSS and two attack errors. The rally was halted by the visitors, who closed out the first set up by seven. William Paterson went on a 6-2 run to kick off the second stanza, but the Red Hawks halted it with four-straight points, led again by two kills from Muuss and a pair of attack errors. Level at 12, the Pioneers notched three consecutive points before SARAH CAPONE notched back-to-back kills. After a service error made the score 16-14 in favor of the visitors, Montclair recorded five out of six points, a run capped off by an ace from GABBY KONRAD. The Pioneers briefly reclaimed the lead at 20-19, but Montclair finished the set with six out of seven points. The visitors jumped out in the third with four-straight points and eventually built a 12-6 lead. BRYN BAUTISTA tallied a kill on a feed from EMILY CARCICH, and then three-straight attack errors cut the deficit to two. After the Pioneers pushed the lead to seven later in the frame at 22-15, the Red Hawks cut it to four on a service error and kills from KASEY TRZASKA and Carcich. William Paterson sealed the go-ahead set with three consecutive points. William Paterson raced out to another four-point lead in the fourth set, but the Red Hawks cut it down to one at 4-3 on kills from Capone and Muuss along with an ace from Bautista. The Pioneers slowly built on their advantage, pushing the margin to 18-10. After Muuss tallied a kill, the Pioneers rattled off six out of seven to go up by double-digits. RACHEL CURRAN recorded consecutive kills, and an attack error made it a margin of nine, but the Pioneers sealed the victory on the next point.



TEAM LEADERS


MONTCLAIR STATE (8-6, 0-1 NJAC)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 168
Assists: EMILY CARCICH, 468
Digs: KATIE RODMAN, 227
Aces: BRYN BAUTISTA, 21
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 39
 
STOCKTON (10-2, 1-0 NJAC)
Kills: Nicole Palmer, 167
Assists: Regan Mendick, 254
Digs: McKenna Ritchie, 151
Aces: Nicole Palmer, 25
Blocks: Jaylah Role, 46



SCOUTING STOCKTON
The Ospreys are having a strong 2024 campaign thus far, sporting a 10-2 record and a 1-0 record in the NJAC after defeating Rowan, 3-1 last Tuesday. The team is coming off a defeat however, as they were upended by Gettysburg, 3-0 this past Saturday. In 2023, Stockton was 21-11 and was the NJAC Regular Season Champions and earned the top seed in the NJAC Tournament. They defeated William Paterson, 3-1 in the semifinals, but were edged in the championship match to Ramapo, 3-2. In the 2024 NJAC Preseason Poll, the Ospreys were tabbed the favorites to win the conference title.   

SERIES HISTORIES
This conference rivalry renews for the 61^st time in the history of both these programs. This series has mainly been dominated by the Ospreys, garnering a 54-6 total record against the Red Hawks

LAST MEETING
The last time out between these two teams, Stockton blanked Montclair in the Panzer Athletic Center, 3-0 on October 3, 2023.

UP NEXT
Montclair State University sees a quick conference turnaround when they return home to the Panzer Athletic Center on Thursday, October 3 for a 7:00pm showdown with New Jersey City at 7:00pm.