NEWARK, NJ – League-leading Richard Stockton snapped Rutgers-Newark's 5-match winning streak with a 3-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference win in The Golden Dome.
BOX SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY
Senior middle blocker
Rachel Witt had nine kills and an ace as the only Scarlet Raider to reach double digits in points. She hit .318 (9 kills, 2 errors, 22 attacks) to help her team hit a solid .242 (26-10-66). But the Ospreys had too much firepower.
Senior right side
Stephanie Touzan notched six kills with an ace while junior setter
Jen Mendoza chalked up 22 assists.
Junior opposite Nicole Serekian paced the deep Ospreys (19-4, NJAC 6-0) with 13 kills and a pair of aces against the Raiders (11-10, NJAC 2-4).
All 13 players got into the fray for Stockton as they won their ninth straight match with their 28th consecutive victory over an NJAC opponent.
The Ospreys hit a crisp .381 (43 kills, 11 errors, 84 attacks) while delivering 15 aces in the 53-minute contest.
Serekian hammered down 10 kills with one error on 14 swings (.643) in the opening two sets as the Ospreys hit .652 (17-2-23) and .381 (11-3-21), respectively, in the games. Junior outside hitter Kasey Hennecke wasn't far behind hitting .583 (8-1-12).
Witt and Touzan had four kills apiece as the Raider battled in the third set. Touzan capped a 6-0 run which brought the Raiders to within two points at 24-22 before a kill by freshman Ali Giordano ended the match.
Witt and Touzan will be honored on Senior Day on Saturday at 3 p.m. as Rutgers-Newark hosts the College of Staten Island in The Golden Dome.