Montclair, NJ - The Montclair State volleyball team travels to Rowan for a matchup between two of the top teams in the NJAC on Tuesday night.
 
GAME INFO
The conference showdown is set to take place at 7:00 p.m. inside Esbjornson Gymnasium. Live stats and video links are available on montclairathletics.com. 
 
LAST TIME OUT 
Montclair earned a pair of wins in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, knocking off Elizabethtown (3-1) and host Wilkes (3-0) on Saturday. Elizabethtown had a slight early advantage of 8-5 before Montclair went on a 7-2 run, sparked by pairs of kills from ZOEY HORN and SOFIA DIPROFIO that gave Montclair a 12-10 lead. The Blue Jays scored three points in a row, and both teams went back and forth up to a 20-18 lead for E-Town. Montclair came alive late with a 7-1 run and took set one, 25-21. DiProfio and BRYN BAUTISTA each collected a pair of kills in the final run. Set two saw an early exchange that four lead changes and six tied scores up to a 6-5 Montclair lead. Elizabethtown flipped the script with a massive 16-1 swing with a 22-8. Both teams got three points each down the stretch with the Blue Jays taking the second set, 25-11. Montclair came out hot in the third. They jumped out to a 9-3 lead, and after a pair of points from the Blue Jays, the Red Hawks put together a 6-1 run for a 15-6 lead. After a 16-9 Montclair lead, they finished off the set with a 9-2 run that led them to a 25-11 set-three win. CAMRYN MUUSS led the set with five kills and a service ace. The Red Hawks rattled off five of the first six points of the set and eventually jumped out to an 8-2 lead. E-Town closed the gap with a run that put the score at 10-7, but Montclair responded with a 7-1 run to take a 17-8 advantage. After both teams exchanged points, Elizabethtown generated a 6-2 run to get within three points at 21-18. The Red Hawks capped off the set with four unanswered points and sealed the match with a 25-18 set four win. Wilkes pushed out in front 3-1 before Montclair responded with a massive 13-1 swing that gave them a 14-4 edge. Wilkes clawed back to a score of 17-10, but four-straight attack errors gave Montclair a 21-10 lead, and they eventually finished off the set with a 25-14 win. Two kills from Muuss, one from Horn, and one from MIA CAPRIGLIONE highlighted Montclair rattling off eight unanswered points at the beginning of set two. The Colonels scored four of the next five before both teams exchanged points up to a 12-6 Montclair lead. The Red Hawks then rattled off an 8-1 run, led by two Bautista kills, to jump out to a 20-7 advantage. Wilkes did not roll over, however, compiling a 6-1 run to narrow the deficit to 21-13. Montclair scored the next three points, with Wilkes responding with two. Capriglione then knocked down the final kill of the set to seal a 25-15 triumph. The Coloniels kicked off the third set with three unanswered. After falling behind 6-2, Montclair scored the next four to tie the set, 6-6. Both teams fought tooth and nail up to a 14-13 Wilkes lead. Montclair put together a 7-2 run for a 20-16 lead. Three straight points from Wilkes were responded with a 4-1 run for Montclair that gave them match point at 24-20. The Colonels put down a kill before Muuss hammered down the final point of the match, and Montclair took the match after a 25-21 win in the third set.
 
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (17-3, 3-1 NJAC)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 238
Assists: LUCY CORNELIUS, 621
Digs: EMMA HATCHER, 272
Aces: EMMA HATCHER, 49
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 64
 


ROWAN (14-5, 3-0 NJAC)
Kills: Jessica Smart, 219
Assists: Raven Albrecht, 581
Digs: Vanessa Hutchinson, 277
Aces: Raven Albrecht, 52
Blocks: Ciara Bradley, 38
 
 
SCOUTING ROWAN 
The Profs enter this key NJAC matchup with a 15-4 overall record and are 3-0 in NJAC play this season. Their last time out this past Friday, they earned a decisive 3-0 win against St. Mary's (Md.). In 2024, Rowan finished 16-14 and 5-3 in conference and qualified for the NJAC Tournament, where they defeated Kean, 3-1, but fell 3-0 to William Paterson in the semifinals. According to the 2025 NJAC Preseason Poll, the Profs are slated to finish fifth.
 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair State and Rowan will face off for matchup number 27 in their conference rivalry. The Red Hawks have a slight advantage in the series at 19-17.
 
LAST MEETING
These two programs met last season on October 17 inside the Panzer Athletic Center. Montclair came away with a 3-0 sweep of Rowan.
 
UP NEXT
Montclair State University will travel to Dallas, Pa., for tri-match action on Saturday, October 18. They will take on Moravian at 2:00 p.m. and host Misericordia at 4:00 p.m.