Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team looks to remain perfect at home as it welcomes in John Jay for Thursday-night non-conference tilt.

GAME INFO
The match inside the Panzer Athletic Center is set for 7:00 p.m. Live coverage of the match can be found at montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks hit the road for tri-match action at SUNY New Paltz, where they downed the host Hawks, 3-1, and blanked Clark, 3-0 on Saturday. New Paltz built a 6-3 advantage in the early stages of the opening set, but the Red Hawks countered with seven of the next 10 points, headlined by a pair of kills from both CAMRYN MUUSS and BRYN BAUTISTA, to gain the lead. After the Hawks nudged back out in front, 12-11, Montclair rattled off five of the next six to build a three-point lead. With a back-and-forth battle, the two sides sat tied at 23 late before Muuss notched two more kills to claim the opening stanza. The Red Hawks raced out to a 4-1 lead in the second frame before New Paltz climbed back to level the contest at seven. Following a service error from the Hawks, LUCY CORNELIUS tallied a pair of service aces to push the advantage back to three. With the set even at 11, Montclair tallied five of the next seven on two kills from Muuss and later pushed the score to 18-14. New Paltz chipped away at the margin to tie the two sides at 24, but three errors from the home side over the final four points sealed the stanza in favor of the Red Hawks. Montclair vaulted out in the third set with the first six points, including three kills from Bautista and two from LILY THOMAS. An extended 13-5 run from the Hawks tilted the set in their favor, as they took an 18-13 edge in the latter stages. The two sides traded the next seven points before New Paltz tallied a pair to go up 23-17. The combination of Cornelius and Bautista led a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to two, and Montclair would eventually trim it to one before the Hawks ended the frame. New Paltz held a slim 6-5 edge in the opening moments of the fourth, but an 8-2 run from Montclair pushed the visitors in front by five. The Hawks countered with a pair of kills before Montclair rattled off eight in a row to surge out to an 11-point lead. New Paltz trimmed the margin to 21-13, but a pair of errors followed by an EMMA HATCHER service ace and kill from Muuss locked in the victory for the Red Hawks.
 
In the day's second match, Montclair accumulated the opening seven points, including a pair of service aces from Bautista. Clark trimmed the game to 8-5, but four consecutive points from the Red Hawks increased the margin to eight. With the score 18-11 later in the frame, SOFIA DIPROFIO recorded back-to-back kills followed by a service error from the Cougars to force a timeout by Clark. Three more errors coming out of the break made it set point, but the Cougars rattled off seven in a row before a service error clinched the stanza for Montclair. With the second set level at five, the Red Hawks tallied four in a row on kills from DiProfio and BREANNA CRAIG. Holding a slim 13-11 lead a few points later, DiProfio, Muuss, and two errors from the Cougars pushed the margin to six. After Clark battled to 17-14, a 6-2 run from the Red Hawks ballooned the lead back to seven. The Cougars pushed back to within two on five points in a row, but Bautista finished the frame with two of the final three points. Montclair built a 6-2 advantage in the third stanza and later surged out to an 11-point lead, rattling off eight consecutive points. Following a Clark point, Craig tallied a kill and an attack error, pushing the margin to 12. The Cougars climbed back into the contest with six of the next eight before the two sides traded the next four points. Four straight points, including kills from Bautista and Craig, generated match point. Clark trimmed the deficit to nine, but SAMMY MIZAK capped off the day with a kill.
 
 
2025 TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (23-4)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 316
Assists: LUCY CORNELIUS, 855
Digs: EMMA HATCHER, 368
Aces: EMMA HATCHER, 65
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 81
 
JOHN JAY (18-3)
Kills: Jadyn Orava, 338
Assists: Adrienne Xiao, 612
Digs: Lizbeth Martinez, 231
Aces: Adrienne Xiao, 56
Blocks: Madison Mullan, 50
 
SCOUTING JOHN JAY
The Bloodhounds enter this match with an impressive 18-3 overall record and have been winners of their last six, including a 3-0 sweep of York (NY) on Tuesday. In 2024, John Jay went 22-7 and 6-1 in CUNYAC play. They entered the conference tournament as the second seed and downed third-seeded Brooklyn (3-0) and top-seeded Hunter (3-1) to win the CUNYAC. They earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament, but were bested in the first round by Washington & Lee, 3-0. According to the 2025 CUNYAC Preseason Poll, they are projected to repeat this season.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair plays John Jay for the 12^th time in their series. The Red Hawks have an undefeated record at 11-0 over the Bloodhounds  

LAST MEETING
These two programs met last at a tri-match at Wilkes on September 25, 2021, where Montclair earned a clean sweep, 3-0.

UP NEXT
Montclair wraps up NJAC regular-season play on Tuesday, November 4, with a matchup against Kean that has big conference playoff implications.