ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.-- The Elizabethtown men's volleyball team fell to No. 15 Rutgers-Newark, 3-0 in a Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) match, Friday evening. 

Etown moves to 11-12 and 1-6 in the CVC while Rutgers-Newark improves to 12-5, 4-1 in the CVC. 

Senior, Steve Swain moved to No. 1 in career-kills in Elizabethtown program history as he surpassed Nick Baxter with 730 total kills. 

Set one saw Rutgers-Newark come out to a 6-2 lead followed by a kill, the Blue Jays then tied up the set, 6-6 after a block from Cheston Jacobs and Nick Chapman. The two teams then traded points before the Scarlet Raiders put up four straight points to take a 17-13 lead. A kill from Jacobs brought Etown back within five points. The Blue Jays went on a 6-1 run which included Raider errors and a kill from Tony Camillo. With the set tied, 22-22, Rutgers-Newark took the final three points to win, 25-22. 

Rutgers-Newark started off set two strong before Elizabethtown came within one after tallying four points in a row. Kills from Swain and Blake Hildebrand tied up the set 8-8. The Raiders then went on a 6-3 run to take an 18-13 lead after two Etown errors. Through the end of the set the teams traded points but Rutgers-Newark ultimately came up victorious to win, 25-20. 

Set three started the same as set one as Rutgers-Newark jumped to a 6-2 early lead. From there the Blue Jays picked it up, earning points from Scarlet Raider errors. Two kills from Swain brought the score to 14-10, Rutgers-Newark. As Rutgers-Newark led, 19-14 the Blue Jays gained momentum and tied up the set 21-21 after going on a 7-2 run. Kyle McKiernan recorded a kill and two service aces during the run along with a kill from Swain. After back-n-forth, the set was tied at 24-24, the Raiders then secured the final two points to win, 26-24. 

Swain led the team with eight kills, two block assists, and four digs. McKiernan totaled six kills while Camillo totaled four kills and four solo blocks. 

The Blue Jays are back at it tomorrow starting at 2PM as they host Kean and Drew in a tri-match. Etown will honor their six seniors before the Drew match at 6PM.