Rutgers-Newark 3 (16, 26, 25, 10, 15), Farmingdale State 2 (25, 24, 22, 25, 13)

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College volleyball team forced a deciding fifth set Thursday night against visiting Rutgers-Newark, before falling to the Scarlet Raiders by a 3-2 margin (16-25, 26-24, 25-22, 10-25, 15-13).

The host Rams (1-1) took the first set 25-16, hitting .276 while receiving four kills from sophomore middle blocker Stephanie Nemecek (Farmingdale, N.Y.). 

Rutgers-Newark (2-2) captured a 26-24 second set to level the match, before going ahead after earning a 25-22 decision in the third frame.

FSC knotted things up with a 25-10 win in the fourth set, with sophomore outside hitter Doly DeJesus (Geneva, N.Y.) posting a 6-0-9 (.667) hitting line to go along with three of her match-high four service aces.

Set number five was tied a total of five times, including at 12-all when Rams earned a side out on a service error by the Scarlet Raiders. From there, Rutgers-Newark tallied three of the next four points to move to .500 on the season.

Farmingdale State senior middle hitter Mikayla Profeta (W. Islip, N.Y.) led all players with 17 points on a match-high-tying 13 kills, while Nemecek posted a career night with 11 kills on .381 hitting and seven digs. DeJesus ended the evening with seven kills, with senior libero Lana Ventura (Pt. Washington, N.Y.) leading the Rams' back row with 20 digs and three aces.

FSC is back in action Saturday afternoon (Sept. 7), when it travels to Dallas, Pa., for a tri-match at Misericordia University. The Rams face off with Kean University at 2 p.m., before taking on the host Cougars at 4.