GLASSBORO, N.J. (October 6, 2015) – Rowan University defeated Rutgers University-Newark by a score of 3-0 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) match.
 
With the loss, the Scarlet Raiders drop to 9-7 overall and 1-3 in the conference. The Raiders will host a tri-match with SUNY Martime and Baruch College Saturday in The Golden Dome Arena starting at 11 a.m. Rowan improves to 9-11 overall and 3-2 in the NJAC.
 
The set scores were 25-22, 25-21 and 25-14.
 
The Scarlet Raiders hit .132 in the match compared to .144 for the Profs. Rowan held a 43-23 edge in total kills, also ending plus-41 in total attacks (132-91). R-N delivered six aces and picked up 53 digs as a team.
 
A trio of Raiders finished with a team-high six kills in freshman Jess Moy (.278), freshman Cassie Luken (.500) and senior Sharee Gordon (.286). Sophomore Nathalie Breining, junior Kathy Hormaza and Luken each had a pair of aces, with Breining, Luken and Gordon tallying two blocks apiece. Breining led the way with 21 assists, with junior Tabitha Davis (14), sophomore Sue Riley (11) and Hormaza (10) all registering double-digit digs.
 
Freshman Dalton Sanchez finished with a match-high 11 kills to lead Rowan and three players tallied double-digit digs.
 Rowan 25, R-N 22
The Scarlet Raiders raced out to a 4-0 lead propelled by a Breining ace and Gordon kill, and they extended the lead to seven (8-1) following another Gordon hammer. Rowan cut the lead to one at 10-9, but a 4-0 run from the Raiders thanks to Hormaza's serve and kills from Moy and Luken made it 14-9.
 
Rowan fought back to tie things at 15, eventually opening a 19-16 edge. The Scarlet Raiders came back with back-to-back kills from Moy and Hormaza, but could not get over the hump the rest of the way.
 
Rutgers-Newark hit a match-best .195 in the first set, tallying a match-high 10 kills as well.
 
Rowan 25, R-N 21
It was the Profs who jumped out to an early lead in the second set, opening an 11-6 margin and forcing a Scarlet Raider timeout.
 
Coming out of the break, Rutgers erupted on an 8-2 rally to open a 14-13 lead. Luken served the Raiders to the final four points, working in a pair of aces.
 
R-N would lead at 15-14 after one of Gordon's six kills, but the hosts responded with a run of their own to take control of the set and open a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Rowan 25, R-N 14
The Profs overpowered the Scarlet Raiders in the third set by scoring seven of the first eight points. The Raiders ran off three in a row behind a kill from Davis and the serve of freshman Analis Capobianco, but could not get closer than three.
 
Another 3-0 spurt cut a 12-6 deficit to 12-9, but Rowan had the answer, scoring 13 of the final 18 points in the match.
 
All of Saturday's action at The Golden Dome can be watched live at www.rutgersnewarkathletics.com.