Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team is back at home and back to New Jersey Athletic Conference action as they host Rowan on Thursday.
GAME INFO
The match is scheduled for 7:00pm in the Panzer Athletic Center. Live coverage of the match can be found at montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair State earned a 3-0 straight-set victory at Baruch on Saturday. 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.



TEAM LEADERS


MONTCLAIR STATE (12-6, 3-1 NJAC)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 243
Assists: EMILY CARCICH, 614
Digs: KATIE RODMAN, 299
Aces: KATIE RODMAN, 35
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 43
 


ROWAN (11-8, 2-1 NJAC)
Kills: Jena Kaul, 186
Assists: Brooke Adams, 577
Digs: Vanessa Hutchinson, 295
Aces: Brooke Adams, 57
Blocks: Ava Best, 35



SCOUTING ROWAN
The Profs head into this matchup with an 11-8 overall record and are currently 2-1 in NJAC play. They are coming off a weekend where they hosted a tri-match on Saturday in which they were swept by Misericordia, 3-0, but bounced back to win 3-0 against SUNY Canton. In 2023, the Profs struggled with a 9-21 overall record and a 3-5 NJAC record. They qualified for the NJAC Tournament but were bested in the quarterfinals by William Paterson, 3-1. Rowan is projected to finish fourth this season according to the 2024 NJAC Preseason Poll.

SERIES HISTORIES
The Red Hawks and the Profs will face of in conference action for the 36^th time in program history. Montclair has the slight edge in the series with an 18-17 overall record, but have fallen to Rowan in each of the last seven contests.

LAST MEETING
In their last outing, Rowan earned a straight-set victory against Montclair, 3-0 on September 28, 2023.

UP NEXT
Montclair State University will continue with conference play as they travel to take on Ramapo on Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00pm.