NEWARK, NJ – Sophomore
Marcin Midura paced a balanced Rutgers-Newark attack as the Scarlet Raiders downed NYU, 3-0, for their fifth straight victory. Set scores were 30-18, 30-22, 30-21.
Rutgers-Newark 3, NYU 0
Junior setter
Jeff Zornig distributed 35 assists as the Raiders (6-9, EIVA Hay 5-0) hit .416 (41 kills, 9 errors, 77 attacks) to complete their home-and-home sweep of the Violets (2-10, EIVA Hay 0-4). Zornig also added four aces, a pair of assisted blocks and a kill to his night’s work.
It marked the third time in during the winning streak that Rutgers-Newark has hit better than .400 in a match. The Raiders are hitting .389 as a unit during the 5-match string with Zornig averaging 13.0 assists per set.
Senior middle hitter
Jon Keller hammered down eight kills on just 10 swings with no errors and added two assisted blocks in just two sets before getting the third frame off. Midura added an ace, a match-high six digs, a solo block and two assisted blocks to post a match-high 15.0 points.
Junior right side
Dane Mulligan notched eight kills, an ace and three assisted blocks while freshman middle hitter
Mark Kochan registered five kills on .364 hitting while adding three assisted blocks to help Rutgers-Newark forge a 10.5 to 3.0 advantage in blocks.
Francis Hodgson and Michael Ferragonio paced NYU with seven kills apiece.
Rutgers-Newark now gets 10 days to prepare to face IPFW on the 19th and Ball State on the 20th in The Golden Dome.