New York, NY – The Montclair State University volleyball team (12-6) went on the road and earned a straight set win at Baruch (7-7), 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A kill from RACHEL CURRAN and two service aces by EMILY CARCICH helped the Red Hawks jump to a 3-0 lead in set one, but three attack errors in a row gave Baruch three points and tied the set right back up at three apiece. It was back-and-forth from that point on with Montclair gaining a slight edge up to a 14-11 lead before they went on a 5-1 run for a 19-12 advantage. That run was sparked by two kills from CAMRYN MUUSS, two kills from SARAH CAPONE and a service ace from KATIE RODMAN. The Bearcats fought back with three unanswered points before SOPHIA LOPEZ halted that run with a kill. Montclair eventually took a 22-18 lead the distance with a kill from LILY THOMAS, a service ace from Curran and a kill from Capone to take set one 25-18.
• Montclair jumped out to a 3-1 lead in set two before Baruch notched five points in a row to take a 6-3 lead. After the two teams exchanged points up to an 8-7 Bearcats edge, The Red Hawks flipped the script with a 9-1 run that gave them a 16-9 lead. That run was led by SOFIA DIPROFIO who hammered down four kills. The set eventually came to a 20-12 Montclair lead where Baruch tried to generate a deep run with four-straight points, but was answered with five-straight points from Montclair to close out set two, 25-16. That last run saw kills from Muuss, EMILY FERRI, KASEY TRZASKA and a service ace from BRYN BAUTISTA.
• The Red Hawks had the early advantage when they pushed out to a 6-3 lead. The early scoring saw two service aces from Rodman and kills from Capone, Thomas and Ferri. After a pair of points from the Bearcats, the two teams exchanged runs. Three service aces from GABBY KONRAD and a setting error notched four unanswered points for Montclair. That run was answered by a trio of points from Baruch and then a 6-1 run gave Montclair a 16-9 lead. Trzaska notched three service aces during that run. Baruch went on a 5-1 run to cut the lead to 17-15, but was halted by a pair of attack errors that gave the Red Hawks a 19-15 edge. Three straight points by Baruch cut the lead to one at 19-18, but Montclair finished off the straight-set victory with a 6-1 run to notch a 25-19 set-three victory.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• Curran led the way with seven total kills on the day, followed by six from Capone and five from DiProfio, which was a season and career-high for her.
• As a team, the Red Hawks compiled 15 service aces which was a season-high as a team. That effort was led by Rodman who served four of them
• Carcich and Konrad each had double-digit assists today. Carcich posted 25 while Konrad notched 10.

FROM THE COURT
 

• "We emphasized serving today as a tool to continue to use to force teams out of system. We did a great job serving tough. Good to see the stat sheet filled with everyone contributing in this match. We look forward to a day off and continue preparing for our next NJAC match on Thursday". Head Coach Eduardo Stawinski.

 
UP NEXT

Montclair State is back in the Panzer Athletic Center on Thursday, October 17 and will host Rowan for a 7:00pm NJAC face off.