NEWARK, N.J. – The Delaware Valley women's volleyball team battled Rutgers Newark in a tightly contested opening set but ultimately fell in three-straight on the road on Thursday night (22-25, 15-25, 18-25).
Camilla Garcia opened the scoring with a kill to spark a 6-2 Aggies run. After Rutgers pulled ahead, kills from
Monique Smith and Garcia helped DelVal regain the lead, and a late 4-0 run put the Aggies ahead 21-20. However, the Scarlet Raiders closed the set with a 5-2 run to take the opener.
Back-to-back kills from
Monique Smith and
Patricia Schwab Garrido evened the score early in the second set. Rutgers followed with a 6-0 run, but Smith's kill and a
Samantha Wilton service ace helped DelVal stay within reach. The Aggies added five kills and 10 points down the stretch but couldn't close the gap.
Smith opened the third set with two consecutive kills, but Rutgers built a six-point lead. Kills from
Camilla Garcia and
Zoe Bera helped DelVal cut the deficit to three before the Scarlet Raiders pulled ahead by nine. The Aggies capitalized on Rutgers' errors to narrow the gap, but Rutgers closed with a 7-4 run to secure the set.
DelVal is back in action this Saturday, Oct. 17 on the road at Ramapo for a 2 p.m. matchup.
