The St. Mary Gaels volleyball team (Rutherford, NJ), went down 2-0 in Tuesday's non-league challenge with the host Hudson Catholic Hawks (Jersey City, NJ)

The Hawks (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against McNair Academic (Jersey City, NJ). The Cougars come into the HCIAL - National challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last challenge, McNair Academic defeated Ferris (Jersey City, NJ), 2-1, in a league challenge.

Next, the Gaels encounter the Garfield Boilermakers (Garfield, NJ) in a NJIC challenge, on Wednesday, April 17. St. Mary will attempt to move on its 1-6 season record. The Boilermakers come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 2-0 league win over Secaucus (Secaucus, NJ).