Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team edged Arcadia 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Panzer Athletic Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks (5-1) doubled up the Knights early 6-3 on two kills and a block from CAMRYN MUUSS, and later expanded their advantage to 14-7 on a run capped off by an ace from BRYN BAUTISTA. With the margin eight at 18-10, the visitors rattled off 13 of the next 17 points to take the lead at 23-22, and would later close the first set 25-23.
• Arcadia jumped out to an early 10-6 margin in the second stanza, but the Red Hawks tallied seven of the next eight points to reclaim the lead on three consecutive attack errors. Muuss tallied four kills over a five point stretch to make the score 21-15 in favor of the home side. The Knights closed the gap to one at 24-23, but Bautista finished off the set with a kill to level the match.
• The road side battled back in the third set after falling behind 10-7, stringing together nine of the next 11 points to open up a four point advantage. After back-to-back kills from Muuss and SARAH CAPONE, Arcadia notched five out of six points to open the margin back up to six, which they would finish the frame at 25-19.
• Montclair trailed Arcadia 7-4 early in the fourth set, but got an attack error along with kills from Bautista, Capone, and Muuss to retake the lead at 8-7. With the score level at 12, the Red Hawks scored seven of the next nine to open a five-point advantage, and after Arcadia closed it to one, Montclair ended the set with five straight points.
• In the fifth set, the Red Hawks raced out with five of the first six points, including a stretch of three consecutive kills from Muuss. They continued their strong push and ballooned the advantage up to a commanding 12-3. The Knights cut the margin to 14-7, but Muuss finished off the match with another kill.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• Muuss, a two-time New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, finished with a career-high 19 kills along with nine digs and four blocks, also career-bests.
• Bautista notched new career-highs with 13 kills and 25 digs.
• KATIE RODMAN, EMMA HATCHER, and Bautista all tallied two aces in the contest. 
• Montclair remained perfect against Arcadia in its history, posting a 6-0 mark all-time.

FROM THE FIELD

"Tonight we did a great job at staying together and continuing to work throughout the match. Arcadia served us very tough which forced us out of system quite a bit. We made some adjustments and found our groove late in the match. We had some great contributions from many players tonight which was great to see." - Head Coach Eduardo Stawinski

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will travel to Lancaster, PA to open a two-day quad-match and take on Clarkson on Friday, September 13. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 PM.