Wayne, N.J. (11/3/26) – Cayley Elena Morrison led all players with 16 kills as the Kean University women's volleyball team topped William Paterson University, 3-1, on Tuesday evening.
Kean 3, WP 1 (25-16-, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17)
With the win, the Cougars improve to 6-2 in NJAC play and finish the season in third. Kean will take on #6 Ramapo College on Tuesday at Harwood Arena at 7 p.m.
The Cougars used two separate four point runs in the opening set to push out to a comfortable margin.
Kean used a late 5-1 surge to give themselves just enough breathing room in the second set to take a 2-0 lead.
The Pioneers took advantage of multiple Kean miscues in the third set turning a 9-5 deficit into a 16-9 advantage forcing a fourth set.
The Cougars closed out the match scoring eight of the final nine points with six kills to seal the win.
In addition to Morrison's 16 kills, she added seven total blocks.
Madison Hopkins registered 10 kills while hitting .320 and Ashley Torok provided 13 kills and 10 digs.
Jayda Golech recorded four aces, four digs and three blocks.
Kean closes out the regular season on Saturday when they travel to Misericordia University.
