Box Score
CAMDEN, New Jersey (Oct. 13, 2017) – The Rutgers University-Camden women's volleyball team got back to winning ways tonight, as they defeated the Griffins from Gwynedd-Mercy University in non-conference action by a final score of 3-0.
The win raises the Scarlet Raptors' record on the season to 11-11, as the Griffins fall to 9-15. Rutgers-Camden defeated Gwynedd-Mercy by the same score line earlier in the season at the DeSales University Invitational.
Action was no different tonight, as the Scarlet Raptors got off to a quick offensive start, gathering a 7-3 lead in the first 10 points of the opening set. Freshman
Alyson Lowe (Havertown, PA, Haverford) led the Scarlet Raptors in assists on the night with 17, as she provided many opportunities for kills by sophomore
Jamie Mulligan (New Gretna, NJ, Pinelands Regional), senior
Cortnee Wilkerson (Los Angeles, CA, West Adams Prep) and sophomore
Jordan Erskine (Barnegat, NJ, Barnegat).
J. Mulligan had a team-high 9 kills, as
Wilkerson and
Erskine provided 7 and 6, respectively. Sophomore
Caitlynn Marcano (Williamstown, NJ, Williamstown) also collected 14 assists on the night.
On the defensive side, sophomore
Natalie DiGiacomo (Williamstown, NJ, Williamstown) led Rutgers-Camden in digs with 11. Junior
Myiah Gatling (Woolwich Township, NJ, Kingsway Regional) led the Scarlet Raptors in blocks with 2. Freshman
Emma Browning (Columbus, NJ, Northern Burlington) and
Erskine both collected 1 each.
J. Mulligan dished out 3 aces on the night.
Wilkerson and
Lowe also provided 2 each.
Rutgers-Camden led in all categories on the night, including kills (36-22), aces (13-4), blocks (3-2), assists (35-20), and digs (40-28).
The Scarlet Raptors have little rest before returning to action tomorrow, October 14
th, as they host John Jay College and Brooklyn College for a home tri-match. First serve is slated for 12pm as Rutgers-Camden takes on John Jay, before both visitors battle it out at 2pm. Rutgers-Camden finishes the day by taking on Brooklyn at 4pm.
