Montclair, NJ - The Montclair State volleyball team heads up to New York state for tri-match action to take on the host SUNY New Paltz and Clark on Saturday
 
GAME INFO
They will face New Paltz at 11:00 a.m. and Clark at 1:30 p.m. Live stats and video links are available on montclairathletics.com. 
 
LAST TIME OUT 
Montclair competed in NJAC play against Rutgers-Newark on Thursday and earned a clean sweep, 3-0. The Scarlet Raiders had the early advantage with a 4-1 lead, but Montclair clawed back with a 5-1 run to make the score 6-5. Both teams then continued to volley back points with Montclair holding a slight advantage of 13-10. At that score, a kill from CAMRYN MUUSS sparked a run of 11 unanswered points that jumped the Red Hawks out to a commanding 23-10 lead. Rutgers-Newark scored three of the next four points, but an attack error ended the set with Montclair taking a 25-13 lead. Montclair controlled all of the second set. They jumped out to a 10-3 advantage, led by three kills each from Muuss and SOFIA DIPROFIO. After a service error, the Red Hawks rattled off the next seven points to take a 17-4 lead. The rest of the way was a back-and-forth affair with no real run generated. BREANNA CRAIG knocked down the final point of the set, and the Red Hawks took set two, 25-13. Set three started even, with a slight Montclair advantage of 4-3. Another kill by Muuss began a 6-0 run that pushed them out to a 10-3 edge. The Scarlet Raiders clawed back, scoring six of the next nine points to cut the lead to 13-9. A short 4-1 run led to a 17-10 advantage for Montclair, and after three straight points from Newark, it had a run of 5-1 to hold a 23-14 advantage. Both teams exchanged points up to LILY THOMAS hammering down the match point to close out the clean sweep in Newark.
 
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (21-4)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 293
Assists: LUCY CORNELIUS, 781
Digs: EMMA HATCHER, 335
Aces: EMMA HATCHER, 63
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 77


SUNY NEW PALTZ (12-10)
Kills: Reagan Dyba, 198
Assists: Kim Braun, 447
Digs: Jordyn Lewis, 239
Aces: Jordyn Lewis, 34
Blocks: Lola Konopa, 38
 
CLARK (1-18)
Kills: Isabella Alcott, 162
Assists: Julia Dopazo, 206
Digs: Yumeng Liu, 193
Aces: Winifred Gakidis, 25
Blocks: Abigail Venis, 30
 
 
SCOUTING NEW PALTZ 
The Hawks enter this matchup with a 12-10 overall record and 4-3 in the SUNYAC conference. In their last matchup on Wednesday, they fell to Oneota, 3-1. In 2024, New Paltz finished 16-13 overall with a 6-3 record in the SUNYAC. They entered the conference tournament as the fourth seed and swept Oswego State, but were swept in the semifinals by Cortland. According to the 2025 SUNYAC Preseason Poll, the Hawks are set to place third.
 
SCOUTING CLARK 
The Cougars enter the tri-match with an overall record of 1-18 and are 0-8 in the NEWMAC. They are currently on a 12-match skid after being reverse-swept by Worcester State on Thursday, 3-2. In 2024, they compiled a record of 14-12 and a 7-4 record in the NEWMAC. They qualified for the NEWMAC playoffs, but fell to Babson in the first round, 3-1. According to the 2025 NEWMAC Preseason Poll, they were projected to place ninth this season.
 
 
SERIES HISTORIES
Montclair State faces SUNY New Paltz for the 15^th time, while it faces Clark for just the second time. Both teams have the series advantage over Montclair, with New Paltz being out in front 10-4 and Clark winning their only matchup.
 
 
LAST MEETINGS
The Red Hawks and the Hawks met last on November 4, 2023, where New Paltz earned a 3-1 win in the Panzer Athletic Center. The only matchup between Montclair and Clark took place on November 11, 2016, in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars outlasted the Red Hawks 3-2 in that match.
 
UP NEXT
Montclair State University will honor its two seniors for senior night before matching up with John Jay on Thursday, October 30, at 6:00 p.m.