Box Score

CAMDEN, N.J. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Montclair State University juniors Hayley Merrill (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and Madison Maute (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) collected 13 and 10 kills, respectively, to lead the Red Hawks to a 3-0 sweep over Rutgers University-Camden in a New Jersey Athletic Conference volleyball match here Tuesday night.
 
Montclair State won by scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-14.

Homecoming week
 
The loss evens Rutgers-Camden's record at 9-9 overall and 2-2 in the NJAC, snapping a string of three straight wins by 3-0 shutout scores. Montclair State improves to 13-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference in winning its eighth straight match. The last six have been 3-0 sweeps.
 
Rutgers-Camden received eight kills and three blocks (one solo, two assisted) from junior outside hitter Cortnee Wilkerson (Los Angeles, CA/West Adams Prep), while freshman Jordan Erskine (Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat) added four kills. Freshman sisters Morgan Mulligan and Jamie Mulligan (New Gretna, NJ/Pinelands Regional) both collected three kills. Jamie Mulligan added one assist, two digs and one assisted block, while Morgan had one service ace and one dig.
 
Freshman setter Caitlynn Marcano (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) notched 10 assists, two kills, two service aces and five digs and senior libero Melanie Kaiser (Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) had 10 digs and three assists. Freshman Meghan Gallagher (Sicklerville, NJ/Paul VI) added seven assists and one dig.
 
The Scarlet Raptors return to action Thursday when they play a 7 p.m. non-conference match at Gwynedd Mercy University.