Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University volleyball team took down Stockton 3-1 on Tuesday night at the Panzer Athletic Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks (11-3, 1-1 NJAC) fell behind early as the Ospreys opened the contest with the first three points. Down 9-6 shortly after, Montclair rattled off three-straight of their own including a kill from BRYN BAUTISTA. The home side took their first lead of the night on a kill from CAMRYN MUUSS to make the margin 13-12, but Stockton later rebuilt a two-point advantage. Down 20-19, a service error from the Ospreys and a service ace from LUCY CORNELIUS pushed the home side in front. Holding a slim 24-23 edge following a timeout, Muuss sealed the opening stanza for Montclair with a kill.
• An early four-point run accumulated a 5-2 lead for the Red Hawks to kick off the second frame. Level at nine, SOFIA DIPROFIO and Muuss tallied back-to-back kills to vault Montclair back in front, and would later grow the lead to 14-10 on another kill from Bautista. Muuss added to the lead not long after to make it five, but Stockton climbed back to within one at 19-18. BREANNA CRAIG countered with a kill followed by two errors from the Ospreys as the Red Hawks did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way, capping off the set on an ace from HAYDEN NEUHAUS. 
• In the third stanza, Stockton raced out to a 5-1 advantage before DiProfio, Muuss, and Craig notched kills to bring the home side within one. Five in a row from the Ospreys pushed their advantage to five points, but Montclair battled back to tie the contest at 13, a run capped off by a pair of service aces from EMMA HATCHER. With the score tied at 15, Stockton utilized a 8-1 run to go up seven. Craig ended the run with a kill, but the visitors cut into the match deficit by taking the set with the final two points.
• Both teams battled early in the fourth, with Montclair rattling off eight-straight points to surge out to a 13-5 advantage. After the Ospreys trimmed the lead to six, the home side used another seven in a row, highlighted by a kill from Cornelius. Following a pair of points from Stockton, Craig rattled off two kills with Bautista notching another to reach match point. The Ospreys tallied two points, but could not climb back any further, as a service error sealed the match for Montclair.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• Muuss led the way offensively with 15 kills, the 10th time she has reached double-figures this season.
• Craig was close behind with 10 kills, her second double-figure game of the campaign. Defensively, she led the way with a season-high six blocks.
• Hatcher tied her season-high of 18 digs in the contest.
• Montclair has won three in a row and five of its last six contests.

FROM THE COURT

"This was one of the most complete games we've played since opening weekend. We did a great job with executing our game plan. We stayed aggressive from the service line and forced a lot of errors. I thought Lucy did a great job mixing her offense and creating scoring opportunities for our hitters. I am proud of the way we stayed calm in the first two sets when the score was tight and did a great job adjusting in the fourth set to completely dominate the set from start to finish." - Head Coach Eduardo Stawinski

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will travel to face NJCU on Thursday, October 2. First serve from Jersey City, NJ is scheduled for 7:00 PM.