Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team visits Rutgers-Newark for NJAC action on Thursday night.

GAME INFO
The match in the Golden Dome is set for 7:00 p.m. Live coverage of the match can be found at montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair hosted Ramapo on Tuesday and earned a clean sweep, 3-0. The Red Hawks (20-4, 4-2 NJAC) battled the Roadrunners early, holding a slim 5-4 advantage through the first nine points. Four consecutive markers from the home side vaulted them out by five, headlined by kills from LILY THOMAS and LUCY CORNELIUS. With the score 13-7, Ramapo battled back with six of the next nine points to cut the deficit to three, 16-13. CAMRYN MUUSS ended the extended run with a kill, but three of the next four for Ramapo made the margin two, forcing a timeout from the Red Hawks. Montclair held a 19-17 lead deep into the stanza before it rattled off three points in a row to generate a Roadrunner timeout, eventually claiming the set on another kill from Muuss. After Ramapo claimed the first two points of the second frame, the Red Hawks amassed the next five on a pair of kills from Thomas. The Roadrunners countered with six of the following 10 points to equalize at nine and took the lead shortly after at 11-10. Montclair embarked on an extended 12-0 run to vault out by double-digits, as BRYN BAUTISTA notched four kills and HAYDEN NEUHAUS tallied three service aces. Ramapo halted the stretch with three of the next four, but Bautista and Muuss capped off the stanza with kills to push Montclair up two. The Roadrunners built a 5-1 lead in the beginning stages of the third set, but Montclair responded with the next six points to retake the advantage. After a Ramapo point, the Red Hawks rattled off six more on a pair of service aces from KASEY TRZASKA. The visitors battled back and trimmed the margin to 18-14, but Thomas countered with two kills along with another from Muuss. Montclair finished the match with four of the final six points, capped off by a kill from EMMA HATCHER.
 
2025 TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (20-4, 4-2 NJAC)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 280
Assists: LUCY CORNELIUS, 744
Digs: EMMA HATCHER, 320
Aces: EMMA HATCHER, 60
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 76
 
RUTGERS-NEWARK (7-16, 1-4 NJAC)
Kills: Jadeyn Simba-Malasarte, 156
Assists: Angelyse Orellana, 342
Digs: Cyan Long, 298
Aces: Cyan Long, 36
Blocks: Mia Espinoza, 38
 
SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
The Scarlet Raiders enter this matchup with a 6-17 overall record and a 1-4 NJAC record. Rutgers-Newark is on a nine-game skid, including being swept on Tuesday against Western Connecticut, 3-0.  In 2024, they finished 13-17 overall and 1-7 in NJAC play which saw them miss the conference tournament. According to the 2025 NJAC Preseason poll, they were projected to place eighth this season

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 49^th time these two conference rivals clash. The series is dead even at 24-24, but Montclair has won the past seven matches and 14 of the last 15.

LAST MEETING
These two teams met last season on October 24, where Montclair notched a 3-0 win.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks head to SUNY New Paltz for a tri-match. They face the Hawks at 11:00 a.m. and follow up with a matchup against Clark at 1:30 p.m.