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February 29, 2008

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).

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