MAHWAH, N.J. (9/14/21) – Anne Beckemeyer and Ashley Smith combined for 22 kills as the Kean University women's volleyball team bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Ramapo College in their New Jersey Athletic Conference Opener on Tuesday evening.

Beckemeyer finished with 12 kills, four aces and four blocks for the Cougars who improve to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in the NJAC. Stephanie Ross totaled 16 digs, eight kills and four aces for the Roadrunners who remain winless at 0-4 and 0-1 in the NJAC.  

Kean handled the first two sets fairly easily with 25-12 and 25-15 victories. Beckemeyer tallied six kills over the opening two sets, including four in the first as the Cougars posted a .400 hitting percentage.

In the third set, Ramapo won 25-23 with a late 3-1 run, which prevented Kean from taking the sweep. The Cougars posted eight errors and were held to a .073 hitting percentage in the loss.

In set four, Kean used a 5-1 run to stretch their lead to 11-6, before Ramapo responded with four straight points to cut the lead to 11-9. The Cougars extended their lead back to six at 18-11 with a 7-2 run. Ramapo answered one more time with five straight points to shave their deficit down to three at 19-16. The Cougars ended the match the same way the Roadrunners closed the previous set with a 3-1 run.

Kylie Brua totaled 34 assists, while Amanda DeLio collected 15 digs. Taylor Micheaux finished with 12 digs and two aces.

Head Coach Don Perkins and the Cougars will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 18^th, hosting a tri-match with PSU-Behrend and Brooklyn beginning at 12:00 p.m.