Montclair, NJ - The Montclair State volleyball team hits the road to Wilkes-Barre, P.A., for a tri-match against Elizabethtown College and Wilkes University on Saturday.
 
GAME INFO
The Red Hawks are scheduled to face Elizabethtown College at 2:00 p.m., followed by a matchup with the host Wilkes University at 4:00 p.m. Live stats and video links are available on montclairathletics.com. 
 
LAST TIME OUT 
Montclair moved its win streak to seven in a row and remained a perfect 12-0 at home when they downed Rutgers-Camden, 3-1 on Tuesday night. Camden jumped out to early leads of 5-2 and 8-4, before Montclair fired back with six unanswered points to take an 11-8 lead, sparked by two kills and a block by LILY THOMAS. The Scarlet Raptors closed the gap to 12-11 before a run of 6-1 pushed the Red Hawk lead out to 17-11. At a score of 18-14, Montclair, the Red Hawks rattled off seven of the next eight points to secure set one with a score of 25-15. Both teams battled up to a 4-3 Rutgers-Camden lead. Montclair took control with a 9-2 run that saw two CAMRYN MUUSS service aces and kills by BRYN BAUTISTA and LUCY CORNELIUS to take a 12-6 advantage. The two teams saw a long back-and-forth exchange until, with a 19-14 edge, the Red Hawks scored the next six points and sealed set two by a score of 25-14. Montclair rattled off the first five points and eventually extended the lead to 9-3. Camden clawed back to within two points at 9-7, but Montclair held them off with back-to-back kills by Muuss and Bautista. The two teams exchanged blows with the Red Hawks holding a 18-12 advantage. The Scarlet Raptors did not quit and fought back hard with a 7-2 run that cut the lead to 19-18. Kills from Muuss and Thomas put the Montclair lead out to 22-19, but Camden flipped the script with a 5-1 run to put themselves at a set-point score of 24-23. An attack error on the Scarlet Raptors invoked the win by two rule, and after a volley of points by both teams, Rutgers-Camden was the one to put the two points together and avoided the sweep by a set-three score of 27-25. The Red Hawks came out of the block hot off the set-three defeat, jumping out to a 7-2 advantage. Camden tried to climb back at a score of 9-5, but Montclair put together the biggest run of the night with an 11-1 run that broke the set wide open at 20-6. Cornelius dominated that set on the serve with three service aces. The lead was too great to overcome and the Red Hawks sealed the set and the match by a score of 25-10 in set four.
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (15-3)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 206
Assists: LUCY CORNELIUS, 548
Digs: EMMA HATCHER, 235
Aces: EMMA HATCHER, 44
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 60
 

TEAM LEADERS
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (12-5)
Kills: Lucy Stanek, 223
Assists: Angela Ouimet, 222
Digs: Lucy Stern, 248
Aces: Leah Gormley, 25
Blocks: Alexa Adamek, 38
 
TEAM LEADERS 
WILKES UNIVERSITY (11-9)
Kills: Ally Sheridan, 154
Assists: Rachael Anderson, 409
Digs: Annalyse Santowasso, 269
Aces: Ally Sheridan, 43
Blocks: Emilee Atherholt, 39
 
SCOUTING ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 
The Blue Jays enter the tri-match with a 12-5 overall record and have yet to begin conference play. Elizabethtown is coming off a strong performance last weekend, earning back-to-back 3-0 victories over Penn State–Hazleton and Penn State–Altoona. Last season, the Blue Jays posted an 18-13 overall record and went 6-3 in Landmark Conference action, advancing to the conference championship semifinals before falling to Scranton, 3-0. In the 2025 preseason poll, Elizabethtown was projected to finish third in the Landmark Conference standings.
 
SCOUTING WILKES UNIVERSITY
The Colonels enter the tri-match with an 11-9 overall record and a 1-1 mark in Landmark Conference play. Wilkes University is coming off a pair of setbacks this past Saturday, falling 3-0 to both Catholic University of America and Salisbury University. During the 2024 season, the Colonels finished with a 5-21 overall record and a 1-8 conference record, missing out on the Landmark Conference Tournament. In the 2025 preseason poll, Wilkes was projected to finish ninth in the conference standings.
 
SERIES HISTORIES
Montclair State and Elizabethtown will meet for the fifth time in their series history, while the Red Hawks and the Colonels are set to face off for the 13th time. Elizabethtown holds the advantage in the all-time series against Montclair State, while the Red Hawks have dominated their matchups with Wilkes, winning six straight contests.
 
LAST MEETING
In their last meeting against Elizabethtown on October 24, 2015, Montclair fell 3-0. The Red Hawks and the Colonels met during the 2022 season on September 10, when Montclair outdueled Wilkes, 3-0.
 
UP NEXT
Montclair State University will travel to Glassboro, N.J., for a big conference matchup against Rowan University on Tuesday, October 14th, at 7 p.m.