STOCKTON WINS THIRD STRAIGHT NJAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Stockton 3, Ramapo 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-18)

Kasey Hennecke

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Top-seeded Richard Stockton (25-7) won its third consecutive NJAC championship and seventh overall with a 25-19, 25-19, 25-18 sweep of second-seeded Ramapo (24-5). As the NJAC champion, Stockton earned an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament. Freshmen Nicole Serekian (Mahwah/Mahwah), the NJAC Rookie of the Year, and Kasey Hennecke (Fair Lawn/Fair Lawn) led the Ospreys to the league title with 10 kills apiece.

Christine Velott (Moorestown/Moorestown) added nine kills and Laura Hausman (Bethlehem, PA/Catasauqua) directed the Stockton attack with 24 assists. The Ospreys extended their winning streak to eight matches with the victory. Stockton also became the first team since Kean in 1993-95 to win three straight NJAC volleyball championships.  In addition, the Ospreys have won four of the last five league titles.

Hennecke propelled Stockton to a 25-19 win in the first set with a perfect five kills on five attacks. Ramapo opened up a 12-8 lead in the second set but Stockton roared back to win 25-19 behind three kills by Serekian. The Ospreys jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the third set and never looked back, clinching the NJAC title 25-18. Hennecke and Tabitha Nejman (Runnemede/Our Lady of Mercy) led the balanced offense with four kills apiece while Velott and Serekian each contributed three kills in the final set.