MONTCLAIR, NJ – Senior outside hitter Toni Moppert paced Rutgers-Newark with a dozen kills, but Montclair State posted a 3-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference win in Panzer Arena.  Game scores were 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.

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The Scarlet Raiders (6-11, NJAC 1-5) also got 11 kills on .364 hitting by sophomore right side Stephanie Touzan as well as 32 assists, 13 digs and two aces from freshman setter Jen Mendoza. Moppert added a service ace and 13 digs. 

Senior Rose Anna Beljour notched 18 digs while freshman outside hitter Ula Nieznalska posted 17 digs and four kills. Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Witt chipped in eight kills and a pair of assisted blocks. 

Moppert had eight kills as Rutgers-Newark hit .257 in game one only to lose after building a 19-9 lead. The Red Hawks put together a 13-2 run, fueled by Raider attack errors and four MSU aces to close out the frame.

The loss snapped a two-match winning streak for Rutgers-Newark while the Red Hawks (3-21, NJAC 2-3) ended a nine-match losing streak. 

Saturday, Rutgers-Newark takes on the College of Notre Dame (MD) at 2:30 p.m. and host Centenary College at 4:30 in Hackettstown.