WANYE, N.J. – The William Paterson volleyball team (14-10, 4-2 NJAC) secured a 3-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win against Rutgers-Camden (11-12, 2-5 NJAC) on senior night Oct. 22 at the Sports and Recreation Center.
William Paterson honored its five seniors,
Taylor Grady (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley),
Abby Houpt (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley),
Cecilia Miller (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial),
Leah Molnar (Loudoun, Va./Freedom) and
Sofia Zablackis (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) prior to the start of the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Pioneers trailed by four (15-11) in the opening set before outscoring the Scarlet Raptors, 14-5, the rest of the way to earn the 25-20 victory.
- WP owned a three-point advantage (7-4) in the second set and used an 18-6 run to close out the set and capture the 25-10 win.
- The Pioneers jumped out to a commanding 17-6 lead over Rutgers-Camden in the third set and went on to secure the 25-9 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Senior Cecilia Miller (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) registered a match-high 16 kills to go with nine digs and a pair of blocks.
- Sophomore Tinashe Magura (Olympia, Wash./Olympia) contributed seven kills and three blocks.
- Freshman Sara Rogers (Dacula, Ga./Mill Creek) tallied 23 assists, six digs and three aces.
- Senior Abby Houpt (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) notched 13 assists.
- Junior Bella Demers (Maumee, Ohio/Maumee) finished with a match-best 21 digs while adding five assists.
- She became the 10th Pioneer in program history to reach 1,000 career digs.
- Senior Leah Molnar (Loudoun, Va./Freedom) recorded eight digs and two aces.
UP NEXT:
- William Paterson will return to the Sports and Recreation Center Saturday, Oct. 24, for an 11:00 a.m. match against Widener and a 3:00 p.m. contest versus Widener.
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