Conference News
Scarlet Raiders Sweep Sacred Heart, 3-0
Scarlet Raiders Sweep Sacred Heart
Rutgers-Newark 3, Sacred Heart 0
NEWARK, NJ (February 29, 2008) - Sophomore outside hitter
Nate Stott (Clovis, CA/Clovis HS), junior right
side Kenny Rienecker (Glendale, NY/Academy of
American Studies) and sophomore middle blocker Kenneth
Stumbaugh (Richmond, VA/Deep Run) notched nine kills
apiece to lead a balanced Rutgers-Newark attack in a 3-0 EIVA Hay
win over Sacred Heart in The Golden Dome.
The Scarlet Raiders (5-10, EIVA Hay 3-2) hit .360 behind the
setting of freshman Jeff Zornig (Coto de Caza,
CA/Tesoro) who regisitered 35 assists, a serve ace, three kills,
three assisted blocks and seven digs as Rutgers-Newark won 30-18,
30-28, 30-19. The win gave Rutgers-Newark a sweep of the
regular-season series.
Sacred Heart (2-8, EIVA Hay 0-4) was led by junior middle hitter
BJ Smith (Shelton, CT/Shelton) with eight kills
and two aces. Sophomore outside hitter Scott
Grandpre (East Greenwich, CT/East Greenwich) added seven
kills and two aces for the Pioneers who also got 25 assists and an
ace from freshman setter Roger Parent (Burlington,
CT/Lewis Mills).








