Box Score

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – Rutgers University-Newark rolled pass Centenary College, 3-0, in Reeves Gymnasium in its first road match of the season.  The Scarlet Raiders (3-1) won 25-6, 25-11, 25-7 in the non-conference contest.
 
Junior middle blocker Sharee Gordon hit a sizzling .632 with a match-high 13 kills and just error on 19 swings while adding three solo blocks and a service ace for 17 points.
 
Freshman setter Nathalie Breining posted 24 assists as Rutgers-Newark hit a season-high .320 (31 kills, 7 errors, 75 attacks) and chipped in four of the Raiders' 13 aces.
 
Rookie libero Sue Riley notched a match-high 18 digs and roped three aces while freshman Sydney Tuman came up with 10 digs and a pair of aces.
 
Freshman outside hitter Samantha Renfree put down four kills without an error on 10 attacks while freshman outside hitter Karolina Kopacz contributed three kills and an ace.
 
Centenary (0-11) was led by freshman outside hitter Andrea Martorana while six kills and senior outside hitter Myriah Cockburn with four kills, an ace and a dozen digs.
 
The Raiders bounced back from their first loss of the season, a 3-2 setback against Farmingdale State on Tuesday in The Golden Dome, to record their third 3-0 win of the young season.
 
Rutgers-Newark plays in the Purchase College Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.  The Raiders take host Purchase at 11 a.m. on Saturday before getting a rematch against Farmingdale State at 1 p.m.  Rutgers-Newark battled SUNYIT at 1 o'clock on Sunday before finishing the 2-day event against Albertus Magnus at 3 p.m.