WAYNE, N.J. (Oct. 22, 2024) – The William Paterson University volleyball team swept past Rutgers University-Camden, 3-0, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference match here Tuesday night.
 
The Pioneers defeated the Scarlet Raptors, 25-18, 25-18 and 25-14, to raise their record to 13-9 overall and 4-1 in the NJAC.
 
Rutgers-Camden fell to 6-17 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
 
William Paterson rattled off seven straight points in the opening set, turning a 9-7 deficit into a 14-7 lead. Down, 24-15, Rutgers-Camden rattled off three straight points before William Paterson closed out the win on a Raptor attack error.
 
The Pioneers led all the way in the second set except for a 1-1 tie, maintaining a slim lead up until 22-18. They scored the last three points, capped by a pair of kills sandwiched around an ace by sophomore defensive specialist Leah Molnar.
 
In the third set, the Pioneers raced to an 11-1 lead before the Scarlet Raptors closed their deficit to 15-10, but the Pioneers scored the next three points on the way to a 25-14 victory.
 
Graduate student outside hitter/right side Hope Arce-Reed paced the Pioneers with 14 kills, while hitting .480. Sophomore outside hitter Cecilia Miller added 12 kills and a .304 hitting percentage. Miller also had 11 digs for a double-double.
 
Sophomore setter Abby Houpt collected 42 assists for the Pioneers.
 
Rutgers-Camden received 20 assists from junior setter Avery Ang, boosting her career total to 981 between her two years at Rutgers-Camden and her freshman year at Medaille University.
 
Sophomore defensive specialist Madison Snelgrove had a team-high nine digs, while sophomore setter JoAnna Andrews added eight digs.
 
Sophomore outside hitter/right side/defensive specialist Sofia Granieri paced the Scarlet Raptors with seven kills, while senior middle hitter Kaitlyn Parrish had six kills and two block assists.
 
Rutgers-Camden returns to action Thursday with a 7 p.m. NJAC home game against Rowan University. Designated the "Dig Pink" match to promote breast cancer awareness, it will be the Scarlet Raptors' final home contest of the season.