Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Falls to Montclair State in Five Sets

UNION, N.J. (9/12/06) - Kean University senior outside hitter Liz Bauer (Rahway, N.J.) had a team-high 15 kills and added seven digs, however the Cougars dropped a tough five-set match (28-30, 30-25, 22-30, 30-27, 3-15) to visiting Montclair State University in the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for both team Tuesday night. MSU improved to 2-4 overall, 1-0 in the conference, while the Cougars suffered their first setback of the year to fall to 6-1 overall, 0-1 in the NJAC.

For the victorious Red Hawks, freshmen middle hitter Anna Chesnakova (East Brunswick, N.J.) had a game-high 17 kills and senior middle hitter Heather Aciz (Secaucus, N.J.) recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs. Freshman setter Raisa Silva (Newark, N.J.) added 40 assists and a match-high 14 digs.

In the losing effort, junior outside hitter Alicja Ciastoch (Teaneck, N.J.) had 12 kills, nine digs and a match-high six service aces, while freshman setter Colleen Masterson (Rahway, N.J.) dished out 29 assists and added seven digs.

The Cougars return to action on Friday, September 15, when they travel to Reading, Pa., for the Albright College Tournament.