KINGS POINT, NY – Rutgers-Newark freshman middle blocker Rachel Witt hit .600 with a match-high 10 kills and three aces, but the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy registered a 3-0 women's volleyball win. Set scores were 25-23, 25-20, 20-14. 

U.S. Merchant Marine 3, Rutgers-Newark 0

Witt had 10 kills with just one error on 15 swings and added two assisted blocks to tally 14 points for 
the Scarlet Raiders (1-22). 

Junior setter Gabi Mangieri had 20 assists and senior libero Val Dauti totaled a dozen digs as the Raiders pushed the Mariners in the opening pair of sets. 

Freshman middle blocker Stephanie Touzan added five kills while junior middle blocker Crystal Navarro added four kills and a solo block for the Raiders. 

Jessica Tyack and Jesselyn La Valley had eight kills apiece to lead the balanced Marine attack.
Rutgers-Newark now has a week to prepare for a New Jersey Athletic Conference trip to Richard Stockton.