NEWARK, N.J. — The Rutgers-Newark women's volleyball team split its tri-match at The Golden Dome on Saturday, earning a straight-set victory over CCNY before falling to FDU-Florham in a five-set battle.
The Scarlet Raiders opened the day with a 3-0 sweep of CCNY, winning by scores of 25-17, 25-20 and 25-17. Rutgers-Newark finished with 34 kills while holding the Beavers to 17 kills and a -.079 hitting percentage.
Jaedyn Simba-Malasarte led the Scarlet Raiders with 11 kills, while Shania Oigbokie added eight kills on a .333 hitting percentage. Bella Foster and Tracey Ilderis contributed five kills apiece. Nicole Sullivan and Annabelle Fote recorded 11 assists each, while Cyan Long paced the defense with 14 digs.
In the second match, Rutgers-Newark battled FDU-Florham in a five-set contest, ultimately falling 3-2. After dropping the opening set 25-19, the Scarlet Raiders responded with consecutive wins of 25-22 and 25-23 to take a 2-1 lead. FDU-Florham forced a deciding set with a 28-26 victory in the fourth before securing the match with a 15-7 win in the fifth.
Foster and Simba-Malasarte led Rutgers-Newark with 15 kills apiece. Foster hit .324 and added four total blocks, while Simba-Malasarte recorded 22 digs. Ilderis contributed 10 kills and 17 digs, and Long led the Scarlet Raiders defensively with 31 digs. Oigbokie added seven kills and six block assists, while Sullivan and Fote combined for 48 assists.
Rutgers-Newark finished the second match with 55 kills and 10 total blocks.
The Scarlet Raiders will jump back into NJAC play as they host Ramapo Tuesday, October 20th
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