NEW YORK – Rutgers-Newark hit a solid .278 behind the setting of senior Jeff Zornig to sweep past Baruch College, 3-0, in the ARC in a non-conference men's volleyball match.

BOX SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Scarlet Raiders (6-0) got a match-high 13.5 points from junior right side Austin Pappas who collected a team-high nine kills, a match-high three aces, a solo block and an assisted block to be the only Rutgers-Newark player with double-digit points in a very balanced effort. Zornig registered 23 assists, two kills, an ace and an assisted block.

Junior outside hitter Grant Metheny tallied six kills on .500 hitting while adding an ace, a solo block and two assisted blocks while sophomore middle hitter Brett Pickens hit .625 with five kills and no errors in eight attacks. Pickens also added an ace, a solo block and an assisted block.

Junior outside hitter Marcin Midura notched seven kills, an ace, an assisted block and four digs. Junior right side Kenneth de Groh chipped in four kills, an ace and a solo block.

Junior libero Zack Chambers came up with a match-high seven digs in the 69-minute affair.

Pablo Oliveira paced the Bearcats (3-8) with 11 kills, an ace, an assisted block and six digs while Eryk Kowalski added seven kills, two of Baruch's four aces and a solo block.

It was the Raiders' second win over Baruch in three days. Rutgers-Newark stopped the Bearcats, 3-1, in The Golden Dome Classic on Sunday.

Metheny had three kills on as many swings, added and ace and got in on two blocks as Rutgers-Newark broke away from Baruch after six early ties – the last at 9-9 – to take game one. A Pappas kill and a Pickens ace finished off the set.

Pappas had three kills as the Raiders closed the second frame with an 8-2 run dig its way out of a 19-17 hole. Midura closed out the game with a kill, but the rally was keyed by blocks by Metheny, Pappas and de Groh.

Rutgers-Newark hit .375 (14-5-24) in the final game, and needed the effort to break a 21-21 tie. Midura and de Groh wrapped kills around a Midura ace to give the Raiders the lead for good at 24-21. Pappas pounded down his fourth kill of the frame to finish the match.

Rutgers-Newark hosts Princeton on Friday at 7 p.m. in The Golden Dome in each team's EIVA Tait opener.