Montclair, NJ - The Montclair State University volleyball team looks to get back on track after Tuesday's loss when they travel to Madison, NJ, to take on DeSales and host Drew on Saturday
 
GAME INFO
The Red Hawks will face DeSales at 2:00 p.m. and Drew at 4:00 p.m. Live coverage of the match can be found at montclairathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair was blanked in its NJAC opener against William Paterson, 3-0 on Tuesday evening. The Red Hawks (8-3, 0-1 NJAC) fell behind early, as the Pioneers accumulated six consecutive kills to begin the match. BRYN BAUTISTA ended the run with a kill, and a pair of attack errors cut the deficit in half. Later in the stanza, William Paterson notched four points in a row to jump out to a 18-9 advantage, but a pair of errors and a kill from CAMRYN MUUSS trimmed the deficit to six. The two sides traded the next 10 points before another pair of errors from the Pioneers made the score 23-19. After the home side reached set point, Montclair came within two on a trio of errors, but William Paterson claimed the opening set on a kill following a timeout. LUCY CORNELIUS opened the second frame with an ace followed by an error from the Pioneers, who countered with five in a row and nine of the next 12 points to go up 9-5. After the Pioneers pushed their advantage to five a few points later, Montclair notched three of the next four points to climb back to 13-10. A 6-2 run from the home side pushed the lead back to seven, but Montclair responded with three of the next four points, highlighted by another kill from Muuss. William Paterson answered with three kills of their own, a run stopped by Bautista to make the score 23-19. The Pioneers closed the set with the next two points to double their lead in the match. With the two sides level at nine early in the third stanza, an attack error and a kill from Muuss opened a two point advantage for the visitors before the Pioneers equalized right after. Down one, 14-13, Montclair rattled off four consecutive points, including a kill from BREANNA CRAIG, to jump out by three. After William Paterson cut the deficit to one, the Red Hawks used four of the next five points to push the margin to 21-17. The Pioneers countered with the next five to jump ahead by one, but Montclair used three of the next four to climb ahead to set point. William Paterson closed the contest with the last three points to claim the conference opener.
 
2025 TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (8-3)
Kills: CAMRYN MUUSS, 116
Assists: LUCY CORNELIUS, 294
Digs: EMMA HATCHER, 135
Aces: EMMA HATCHER, 30
Blocks: LILY THOMAS, 32
 
DREW (3-9)
Kills: Lindsey Millis, 115
Assists: Alyssa Rachwal, 213
Digs: Aidyn Stone, 148
Aces: Aidyn Stone, 20
Blocks: Inaya Stone, 14
 
DESALES (5-6)
Kills: Brooke Signorella, 97
Assists: Ashlyn Dinan, 177
Digs: Kylie Campbell, 140
Aces: Allison Reimer, 19
Blocks: Two Tied with 21
 
SCOUTING DREW 
The Rangers have struggled this season with a 3-9 overall record, but are coming off a 3-0 sweep on Thursday night against Ramapo. In 2024, Drew went 11-24 with a 4-5 record in Landmark Conference play. They qualified for the conference tournament, but fell to Elizabethtown, 3-1 in the first round. According to the 2025 Landmark Preseason Poll, the Rangers are set to finish sixth this season.
 
SCOUTING DESALES
The Bulldogs enter the tri-match a game under .500 with a 5-6 overall record, but have won their last two matches, with their most recent one coming Wednesday night in their conference opener, where they swept Arcadia, 3-0. In 2024, DeSales compiled a 14-17 overall record, but was dominant in MAC Freedom play with a 6-1 conference record. They were the two-seed in the conference tournament but were blanked by Misericordia, 3-0 in the semifinals. According to the 2025 MAC Freedom Preseason Poll, the Bulldogs are slated to finish third again. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair will face Drew for the fifth time in their series and DeSales for the ninth time. Both teams are ahead of the series on Montclair, with Drew having a 3-1 edge and DeSales having a 5-3 advantage.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks faced both teams last season and toppled both teams. They defeated Drew, 3-1 on September 17 and outlasted DeSales, 3-2 on October 26.
 
 
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks wrap up September with an NJAC showdown, welcoming Stockton on Tuesday, September 30. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.