Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team (15-6, 6-1 NJAC) honored their two seniors tonight for Senior Night and earned a 3-0 straight-set victory over Rutgers-Newark (10-14, 1-5 NJAC) on Thursday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Set one started off with a trio of points from the Scarlet Raiders before CAMRYN MUUSS knocked down a kill for the first Red Hawks' point. After a kill from Rutgers-Newark, Montclair put together a 9-2 run to take control of the set with a 10-6 lead. That run saw kills from SOFIA DIPROFIO, RACHEL CURRAN, SARAH CAPONE, and a service ace from EMILY FERRI. Every time Newark put points on the board, Montclair one up'd them and to keep control of the set. At a 19-13 score, the Red Hawks capped off the set with a 6-1 run to take set one, 25-14. Curran led that run with four kills while Capone earned a kill and EMILY CARCICH notched the last point on a service ace.
• The beginning of the second set was nearly identical to the first with Rutgers starting 3-0 before a Muuss kill halted their run. Then, after an attack error, Montclair rattled off five-straight points to take a 6-4 lead that included two service aces by Hatcher and a kill by Muuss. The Scarlet Raiders battled back and took a 9-8 lead, but the Red Hawks put together a massive 12-1 run to take a big 20-10 advantage. That run was sparked by three Curran kills, a kill from Capone, a kill from Muuss and two blocks from Capone and DiProfio. After a Rutgers-Newark kill, Montclair scored five of the next six points to earn a 25-12 set-two victory. KATIE RODMAN tallied a service ace while Capone earned a kill and a block along with DiProfio.
• It was Montclair who started off strong in the third set, jumping out to a 4-1 lead with two service aces from Rodman and a kill from Muuss. The two teams battled back-and-forth up to a 10-6 MSU advantage. The Scarlet Raiders collected three points that was answered by a pair form the Red Hawks and then the Scarlet Raiders tied the contest up with another trio of points to nod the set up 12-12. The Red Hawks climbed up to a 18-16 edge before they finished off the Scarlet Raiders with a 7-1 run to clinch the straight-set win with a set-three triumph of 25-17. That final run saw kills from Curran and Capone and blocks from Curran and DiProfio.

Inside the Numbers

• Montclair moved their win-streak to seven matches and currently sit as they number one team in the NJAC
• Curran led the way in kills and digs tonight, recording 13 of each stat.
• The Red Hawks also saw season-highs in blocks from both DiProfio and Capone, who each recorded five apiece.
• Before the match, the Montclair State University volleyball program honored their two seniors KATIE RODMAN and RACHEL CURRAN before the match tonight.

 
UP NEXT

Montclair State heads to Center Valley, Pa. for a tri-match against Hunter College and host DeSales on Saturday, October 26. They will face Hunter at 1:00pm followed by DeSales at 3:00pm.