Dallas, Pa – The Montclair State University volleyball team (19-4) went on the road to Dallas, Pa, and took two victories against Moravian (11-10), 3-2, and host Misericordia (15-7), 3-0 on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED VS. MORAVIAN

• The Greyhounds jumped out to a 3-2 lead early, but Montclair flipped the set with a 7-2 run to get out in front, 11-5. After a duo of points for Moravian, Montclair went on an 8-1 run to jump out 19-8. Moravian battled back to a 20-14 deficit, but was closed out by a score of 25-16 with a kill from BREANNA CRAIG on the final point.
• Montclair kicked off the second set hot, scoring six points on four kills and two service aces to take a 6-2 advantage. The Greyhounds scored three straight points to cut the lead to one, but Montclair answered them with four unanswered, including three kills from CAMRYN MUUSS, to get out to an 11-5 lead. Both teams exchanged points to a 15-8 lead. The Greyhounds scored six unanswered points to cut the lead back to one at 15-14. A run of 5-1 pushed Montclair back out to a comfortable lead of 20-15. At a score of 23-19, Moravian saw a huge late swing, taking seven of the next eight points to steal the second set, 26-24.
• In set three, Moravian kept its momentum up from the previous set with a 5-1 lead. Montclair shifted back with a 9-1 run to take a 10-6 edge. Both teams battled to an 18-16 Montclair lead, when Montclair scored seven of the next nine points to take a 25-18 set-three win.
• After a few early lead changes, Montclair had a slight advantage of 5-3 and carried the lead all the way to a score of 18-11. A massive swing for Moravian saw a run of 11-1 to give them a 22-19. Both teams then exchanged points up to the Greyhounds, forcing a fifth set by a set-four score of 25-23.
• Set five saw Moravian jump out to a 5-3 lead early. Montclair responded with nine-straight points that included three service aces from HAYDEN NEUHAUS and two kills from LUCY CORNELIUS and BRYN BAUTISTA. That run led to the Red Hawks holding on for a 15-7 set-five win and clinched the match.
   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Cornelius saw a stellar performance with 53 assists, which ranks tied for the fourth-best five-set match performance in program history. She also tallied 16 digs, four kills, two service aces, and a block.
• Three Red Hawks reached double-digit kills. Craig led the way with 15 and was followed by Bautista (14) and Muuss (13). Bautista and Muuss also each recorded 14 digs.
• Hatcher tied Cornelius for the team lead in digs with 16, while also adding for service aces.
• Neuhaus led the team with five service aces in the contest

 
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. MISERICORDIA

• An early 5-2 lead kept Montclair ahead of the set. Misericordia tied the match up at 8-8, but two bad sets in a row put Montclair back in front. The Cougars fought back again to a tie of 11-11, but four unanswered points that included kills from Muuss and SOFIA DIPROFIO pushed the Red Hawks out to a 15-11 lead. Misericordia once again battled back, inching the lead to 15-14 before an 8-2 swing put Montclair out in front, 23-16. Despite a 6-1 run from MU, the Red Hawks held on for a 25-22 win in set one.
• The two teams battled back and forth to a 5-5 tie. A 9-3 run by the Red Hawks jumped them to a 14-8 advantage. Misericordia was never able to battle back, and Montclair rode its way to a 25-17 win behind kills from five different Red Hawks.
• The Cougars, hoping to avoid a sweep, pushed out to a 5-1 lead. Montclair responded with a 6-1 run to take a 7-6 lead. Misericordia notched back-to-back points before Montclair scored seven of the next nine points to hold a 14-10 advantage. Again, Misericordia scored the next two points, but was unable to close the gap the rest of the way. Montclair rode its way to a 25-19 set-three win and earned the sweep.
   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Muuss was the lone Red Hawk with double-digit kills in the match, notching 10 to go along with four service aces and five digs.
• Cornelius collected 21 assists, while Hatcher tallied 10 digs.
• Kasey Traszka saw three service aces in the match.

 
FROM THE COURT

"Today was a challenge in which we had two completely opposite matches. We had ups and downs to open the day against Moravian which we made many unforced errors that got us in trouble closing sets. However, we played a clean fifth set and Hayden did a great job providing a serving run to open a gap in the score. I was looking forward to the next match, versus a solid Misericordia team, and seeing how we would respond and I couldn't be any prouder. We played extremely well in all aspects of the game. LUCY CORNELIUS did a great job running her offense, our hitters did a great job limiting errors and we played very disciplined block and defense game." - Head Coach Eduardo Stawinski  

UP NEXT

Montclair will return home for NJAC play on Tuesday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m., when they square off against Ramapo.