The Rutgers-Newark women’s volleyball team carved out a grueling split on Saturday at The Mirenda Center in Aston, Pennsylvania, absorbing a sharp opening defeat against Neumann before staging a five-set comeback victory over John Jay, rutgersnewarkathletics.com reported.
Saturday’s split leaves the Scarlet Raiders holding a 10-14 record as they head into the final stretch of their schedule. The opening match of the tri-match exposed immediate offensive struggles for Rutgers-Newark, as host Neumann rolled to a straight-sets win by scores of 25-11, 25-20, and 25-18.
Struggles at the Net Against Neumann
Neumann completely smothered the Rutgers-Newark attack in the morning contest, limiting the Scarlet Raiders to an anemic attacking percentage of .043. Meanwhile, Neumann posted a dominant .315 mark at the net, keeping the visitors on their heels from the opening whistle.
Sabrina Suquinagua and Bella Foster shouldered the offensive load for Rutgers-Newark with four kills apiece. Defensively, Suquinagua chipped in five digs while Cyan Long led the back row with eight digs, and Nicole Sullivan distributed nine assists in the loss.
Resilience Sparks Five-Set Comeback Over John Jay
Facing a quick turnaround, the Scarlet Raiders completely altered their trajectory in the second match of the day against John Jay. After dropping a tight opening frame, John Jay roared back with a 25-16 decision in the second and squeaked out a 23-25 third set, pushing Rutgers-Newark to the brink of defeat.
The fourth set demanded absolute grit. The Scarlet Raiders dug deep to pull out a 26-24 escape, forcing a decisive fifth frame that they ultimately claimed 15-11 to seal the 3-2 match victory.
Jaedyn Simba-Malasarte paced the offensive resurgence with nine kills alongside a match-heavy 16 digs. Shayla Moody provided efficiency with seven kills on a .286 hitting percentage, while Long anchored the defense with 25 digs. Sullivan orchestrated the attack with 22 assists and six digs, and Suquinagua added four total blocks.
Looking Ahead to Rowan
The Scarlet Raiders return to New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Tuesday, November 3rd, traveling to Glassboro for a matchup against the Profs of Rowan University.
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