The Basics: |
The Matchup: | New Jersey City University Gothic Knights (6-6, 0-3 NJAC, Lost 1) vs. |
| Rutgers University-Newark Scarlet Raiders (7-3, 0-2 NJAC) |
Date: | Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
Time: | 7 p.m. |
Place: | John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (Coach Charlie Brown Court) |
Series: | RUN leads the all-time series, 35-10. NJCU us 9-4 in the last 13 meetings. |
Last Meeting: | September 30, 2014 in Newark, NJ |
Last Result: | Rutgers-Newark won, 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-17) |
Last NJCU Win: | October 13, 2013 in Jersey City, NJ. NJCU won, 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-8) |
NJCU Twitter: | @NJCU_Athletics |
NJCU Instagram: | @NJCUGothicKnights |
Rutgers-Newark Twitter: | @ScarletRaiders |
Preferred Hashtags: | #NJCUWVB | #GothicGameDay | #NJCUvsRUN | #CastleonCulver |
Live Stats Coverage: | http://www.sidearmstats.com/njcu/wvball/ or http://www.sidearmstats.com/njcu/wvball/media |
Live Video Coverage: | https://www.youtube.com/user/NJCUGothicKnights/live |
For Starters: NJCU and Rutgers-Newark both seek their first New Jersey Athletic Conference victories of the season tonight.
NJAC Skid:NJCU is seeking to end a 16-match NJAC losing streak tonight. The last time the Gothic Knights were mired in a long NJAC losing streak (30 straight), NJCU faced Rutgers-Newark at home on October 30, 2013 and prevailed, 3-2.
#GothicRewind—NJCU Split Weekend Tri-Match:For the third time this season, NJCU split a weekend tri-match on September 26, defeating Cedar Crest College, 3-1 (20-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-15) before falling in a tight match to host Gwynedd Mercy University, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-22).
Shege Haxhaj reached double figures in kills for the 15th time in her career in the win over Cedar Crest.
Amber O'Donnell provided a combined 22 digs on the day, reaching double digits in both contests. NJCU unleashed 21 service aces in the win over Cedar Crest.
Rachel McIntyre recorded her 11th career double-double with 21 assists and 11 digs against Gwynedd Mercy.
Haxhaj Seeking 500:Junior
Shege Haxhaj enters tonight's match with 482 career kills in 81 matches with 89 total blocks. With 18 more kills she'll be the 15th to get halfway to a thousand. She'll soon become the 11th Gothic Knight with 100 career blocks.
McIntyre Close to a Grand:Sophomore setter
Rachel McIntyre, the sports editor of NJCU's school newspaper 'The Gothic Times', may soon have a personal milestone to report on. With 977 assists in 152 sets, she needs 23 more to become just the fifth Gothic Knight to reach that mark.
Let's Ace This Place:NJCU ranks 19th in Division III in aces. As a team, NJCU ranks No. 1 in the NJAC in service aces at 3.16 per set (120 total). Ramapo is second at 2.87 per set (129).
McIntyre leads the NJAC in aces at 0.95 per set; the next closest player is Ramapo's
Larysa Iwaskiw, a potential NJAC Player of the Year.
McIntyre currently lists No. 13 in Division III in aces.
Rutgers-Newark Quick Hits:- The Raiders lead the NJAC in lowest opponent hitting percentage (.088). NJCU is third (.104).
- The Raiders excellent defense can be noted in two categories—digs and blocks.
- RUN is second in the league in digs (17.24 per set); William Paterson is narrowly the leader (17.26).
- RUN is third in the league in blocking (1.59 per set).
- RUN's Sue Riley is third in the NJAC in digs (4.68 per set).
- RUN's Hayley Merrill is fourth in the league in aces (0.58 per set). She is also fourth in points per set (3.79).
- RUN's Sharee Gordon is fifth in the league in blocking (0.78 per set).
- Rutgers-Newark is 4-1 on the road this season.
- Five of the Raiders' first seven wins this year have been 3-0 sweeps.
