Rutgers Readies for In-State Rival Seton Hall
Oct 14 | Women's Volleyball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (October 14, 2010) – The Rutgers volleyball team (8-11, 0-5 BIG EAST) will face in-state and BIG EAST rival Seton Hall (8-13, 2-3 BIG EAST) on Friday at 7 p.m as it closes out its five-match home stand at the College Ave. Gym.
Rutgers looks to pick up its first BIG EAST win against the Pirates, who have won four of their last seven matches. In their last match, SHU fell to Villanova at home, 3-1. Sarah Osmun leads the attack with 272 kills on the season, while Alyssa Warren is at the top of the team in digs with 366. The Pirates are coached by Kris Zeiter who is in his fifth season with the program.
RU holds the all-time series advantage over SHU 17-15, despite the fact that Seton Hall has downed Rutgers in their past five meetings, including a 3-0 victory in their last match-up on Oct. 24, 2009. The Scarlet Knights last victory over the Pirates was on Oct. 4, 2004, where they took the win 3-0.
In their last match, Rutgers downed another in-state rival, Rider, 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.) 14th career double-double to help them drop the Broncs, 3-0.
For the season, Rutgers has been led by senior captain Caitlin Saxton (Encinitas, Calif.) who leads RU in kills (204), digs (174), and services aces (20).
