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February 23, 2010

Rutgers-Newark Hits Its Way Past Highlanders

Rutgers-Newark Hits Its Way Past Highlanders, 3-0

NEWARK, NJ - Junior setter Jeff Zornig (Coto de Caza, CA/Tesoro HS) had 41 assists to fuel a Rutgers-Newark attack which hit .432 while adding a match-high six aces as the Scarlet Raiders downed neighborhood rival NJIT, 3-0, in an EIVA Hay match in The Golden Dome.

Zornig added two kills and two assisted blocks to his night as the Raiders (2-9, EIVA Hay 2-0) snapped a 7-match losing streak with the win over the Highlanders (1-9, EIVA Hay 1-3).

Junior right side Dane Mulligan (San Juan Capistrano, CA/San Clemente) netted a match-high 15.5 points with 13 kills on .421 hitting, two aces and an assisted block while coming up with a match-high five digs. Sophomore outside hitter Marcin Midura (Linden, NJ/St. Joseph's) hit .571 with 14 kills and just two errors on 21 swings. Sophomore outside hitter Eduardo Hernandez (Ponce, Puerto Rico) hit .462 with nine kills, delivered a pair of aces and got in on two blocks.

The Highlanders got 10 kills and two assisted blocks from freshman outside hitter Kevin Van Oss (Dayton, OH/Archbishop Alter) while senior outside hitter Charles Bell (Haleiwa, HI/Kahuku) tallied eight points on six kills, an ace and two assisted blocks. Sophomore right side Adam Gustafson (Monee, IL/Providence Catholic) and freshman outside hitter Christian Puszies (Hamburg, Germany) chipped in six kills apiece for NJIT.

NJIT never got its attack on track, hitting .133 (30 kills, 20 errors, 75 attacks) for the night while Rutgers-Newark hit .400 in set one, .333 in the second frame and a torrid .583 in the finale.



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Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 \| 2009-10 \| 2010-11 \| 2011-12 February 23, 2010 Rutgers-Newark Hits Its Way Past Highlanders Rutgers-Newark Hits Its Way Past Highlanders, 3-0 NEWARK, NJ - Junior setter Jeff Zornig (Coto de Caza, CA/Tesoro HS) had 41 assists to fuel a Rutgers-Newark attack which hit .432 while adding a match-high six aces as the Scarlet Raiders downed neighborhood rival NJIT, 3-0, in an EIVA Hay match in The Golden Dome. Zornig added two kills and two assisted blocks to his night as the Raiders (2-9, EIVA Hay 2-0) snapped a 7-match losing streak with the win over the Highlanders (1-9, EIVA Hay 1-3). Junior right side Dane Mulligan (San Juan Capistrano, CA/San Clemente) netted a match-high 15.5 points with 13 kills on .421 hitting, two aces and an assisted block while coming up with a match-high five digs. Sophomore outside hitter Marcin Midura (Linden, NJ/St. Joseph's) hit .571 with 14 kills and just two errors on 21 swings. Sophomore outside hitter Eduardo Hernandez (Ponce, Puerto Rico) hit .462 with nine kills, delivered a pair of aces and got in on two blocks. The Highlanders got 10 kills and two assisted blocks from freshman outside hitter Kevin Van Oss (Dayton, OH/Archbishop Alter) while senior outside hitter Charles Bell (Haleiwa, HI/Kahuku) tallied eight points on six kills, an ace and two assisted blocks. Sophomore right side Adam Gustafson (Monee, IL/Providence Catholic) and freshman outside hitter Christian Puszies (Hamburg, Germany) chipped in six kills apiece for NJIT. NJIT never got its attack on track, hitting .133 (30 kills, 20 errors, 75 attacks) for the night while Rutgers-Newark hit .400 in set one, .333 in the second frame and a torrid .583 in the finale.