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NEWARK, N.J. (March 30, 2017) – The Rutgers University-Newark men's volleyball team will play at home for the last time during the 2017 regular season Friday and Saturday, hosting a pair of nationally-ranked opponents in The Golden Dome.
 
On Friday night at 7 p.m., the Scarlet Raiders will square off with Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) rival and ninth-ranked Marymount University, and Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., R-N welcomes CVC foe and 11th-ranked Eastern Mennonite University to town.
 
The Scarlet Raiders will bring a conference record of 5-5 into the weekend's action, and they are currently in fifth place in the league standings. Ninth-ranked Marymount is in first at 10-1, Eastern Mennonite is second (8-3), and both Stevenson University and Juniata College are in third at 7-3.
 
The top-four teams make the CVC Tournament.

CVC Standings
 
After this weekend's contests, Rutgers-Newark travels to Juniata College and Thiel College to close the regular season.
 
From the Coach: Keys to the Weekend from Head Coach Pedro Trevino
-We need to block well as a team, and we need to slow the ball down on the outsides. Both teams like to set outside and right side so our blockers will have to be up to the task.
-It is essential that we serve tough and consistently in both matches.
-We have to play like a team from top-to-bottom and everyone needs to be ready to go. If we can come together and play well, we can get two huge conference wins.
 
After starting the year 3-11, a young Rutgers-Newark squad has made huge strides, winning eight of its last 11 matches to improve to 11-14 overall and give itself a shot at postseason play.
 
The Scarlet Raiders have also played one of the most challenging schedules in the nation, and after this weekend will have had nine matches against squads ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-15.
 
Some Numbers to Chew on…:
-Junior Ricky Crumlish has 16 or more kills in two of the last three matches, and he has 13-plus in 3-of-6.
-Sophomore Brendon Frank has averaged 11.57 assists per set in the team's last two wins.
-Rutgers-Newark has won 26 of its last 37 sets played dating back to February 25.
-The Scarlet Raiders are 4-7 at home, 5-5 on the road and 2-2 in neutral site matches this season. They have two home and two road matches left on the schedule.
-Since a 1-7 start to the season, the Scarlet Raiders have won 59 percent of their matches (10-7).
-Junior Corey Pieper is having a huge year for Rutgers-Newark. He is ranked eighth nationally in points per set (4.46) and 11th nationally in kills per set (3.79).
-Freshman Jake Connors is ranked 30th in the nation and second in the CVC in digs per set (2.53).
 
Fans unable to make it to The Golden Dome for this weekend's matches can follow the action live via links at www.rutgersnewarkathletics.com. Fans can also follow @ScarletRaiders on twitter for the latest on Rutgers-Newark men's volleyball.