NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (September 8, 2016) – The Rutgers University-Newark women's volleyball team suffered its first defeat of 2016 Thursday night, falling 3-1 at the College of New Rochelle.
 
The set scores were 25-18, 25-23, 20-25 and 25-22. The Scarlet Raiders drop to 3-1 on the season, while CNR improves to 2-2. Rutgers-Newark will return to the court Tuesday in The Golden Dome when it hosts Rowan University in the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for both schools
 
CNR 25, Rutgers-Newark 18
The two sides traded points early in the first set and after 26 tallies, they were tied 13-all. However, the Blue Angels closed things on a 12-5 run to take a 1-0 lead in the match via the 25-18 set victory.
 
CNR 25, Rutgers-Newark 23
New Rochelle led 4-2 early and 20-11 late, but Rutgers-Newark used a furious rally, getting within five at 21-16 and within three at 22-19. The Scarlet Raiders even battled within one at 24-23, but CNR did just enough to squeak out the second set win for a 2-0 lead.
 
Rutgers-Newark 25, CNR 20
Down 8-4 early and with things looking bleak, Rutgers-Newark erupted on a 10-3 spurt to open a 14-11 margin and force a Blue Angel timeout. The break in momentum worked for the hosts as they came back to tie things up at 15, but the Scarlet Raiders ripped off seven-straight points to take a 22-15 margin, eventually closing the set and trimming the deficit to 2-1.
 
CNR 25, Rutgers-Newark 22
The fourth set saw some back and forth action as the Scarlet Raiders took an early 3-1 lead, and CNR came back quickly to tie things at four. Midway through the set, Rutgers opened a 17-15 margin, extending the edge to three at 20-17, but the hosts rallied behind a boisterous home crowd with a 7-0 run to bring on match point and locked up the win shortly thereafter.

Rutgers-Newark hit .083 in the match, totaling 22 kills, 11 aces, 22 assists and 70 digs. CNR had 42 kills, 20 aces, 42 helpers and 58 digs.

Senior Tabitha Davis led the Scarlet Raider attack with six kills, and junior Karolina Kopacz had five aces and 10 assists. Junior Sue Riley tallied 23 digs, with senior Kathy Hormaza and sophomore Jess Moy combining for 24.