UNION, N.J. — The New Jersey City University women's volleyball team faced off with New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Kean University on the road on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26. The Gothic Knights stayed with the Cougars throughout, but ultimately suffered the three-set loss (25-13, 25-14, 25-11).

NJCU (2-5, 0-2 NJAC) was led on the night by junior outside hitter Brenda Gonzalez (Union City, N.J./Dickinson), who had a team-best eight kills with just one error on 25 swings (.280 hitting percentage). Freshman setter Scarlett Torres (Union City, N.J./Jose Marti STEM Academy) dished out a team-high 14 assists and nearly had a double-double with a team-high-tying nine digs against the Cougars (7-6, 2-0 NJAC). Freshman libero Carly Everett (York, Pa./York Catholic) also had nine digs, while senior Katrina Nguyendon (Union, N.J./Union) notched eight digs and a pair of kills.

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The Green and Gold return to action on Thursday night, Sept. 28, back at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (JMAC) against another NJAC foe in Stockton University.