PISCATAWAY, N.J. (October 12, 2010) –The Rutgers volleyball team (8-11) downed instate rival Rider (1-17) this evening at College Ave. Gym. The Scarlet Knights used a season-high 11 aces, recorded by seven different players, and Stephanie Zielinski’s (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 14thcareer double-double to help them drop the Broncs, 3-0.
In the first set, Rutgers used the serve to their advantage tallying seven aces en route to a hard fought 25-21 set victory.
The second game saw the Scarlet Knights come out on fire scoring the first seven points behind strong serving from seniorCaitlin Saxton (Encinitas, Calif.). From there, Rutgers continued its strong play and eventually closed out the set, 25-12, on a kill by Katie Groff (York, Pa.).
In the final set, the Broncs delivered the first blow jumping out to an early 9-5 lead but the Scarlet Knights mounted a comeback eventually knotting the score at 15-15. From there, Rutgers used more strong serving, this time from Lauren Voss (Hartland, Wis.), Alex Jones (Chesapeake, Va.) and Zielinski, to separate from Rider eventually closing out the set and match on an ace from Jones.
The Scarlet Knights return to action this Friday, Oct. 15, when they host instate and BIG EAST rival Seton Hall in a 7 p.m. matchup at College Ave. Gym.
