JERSEY CITY, NJ – Junior middle blocker Crystal Navarro paced Rutgers-Newark with six kills and an assisted block, but New Jersey City stopped the Scarlet Raiders, 3-0, in the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for each school. Set scores were 25-7, 25-20, 25-10 in the John J. Moore Athletic & Fitness Center. 

NCAA Box Score & Play-by-Play

Freshman outside hitter Rachel Witt notched 5.5 points on three service aces, two kills and an assisted block for Rutgers-Newark (0-12, NJAC 0-1) while sophomore outside hitter Toni Moppert added a team-high six digs, three kills, an ace and two assisted blocks. 

Junior setter Gabi Mangieri collected a dozen assists and two kills while freshman outside hitter Brianne Swanda chipped in two kills and an ace. Senior libero Val Dauti made four digs. 

Sophomore outside hitter Tabitha Jordan led NJCU (3-3, NJAC 1-0) with eight kills while freshman middle hitter Marissa Flynn amassed 9.5 points on seven kills (hitting .545), two solo blocks and on assisted block. 

Rutgers-Newark travels to SUNY New Paltz on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Hawk Invitational. The Raiders take on Mount St. Mary at 4 p.m. and Johnson & Wales at 8 o'clock on Friday before facing host New Paltz at 10 a.m. and Johns Hopkins at noon in the two-day tournament.