NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Oct. 9, 2015) - Facing its third ranked team in as many weekends, the Rutgers volleyball team was topped by No. 16 Wisconsin on Friday night at the College Ave. Gym. The Badgers took the match by scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-11.

Wisconsin, the defending Big Ten champions, improved to an overall record of 11-4 and a Big Ten mark of 3-2. Rutgers dropped to 3-14, as the squad searches to add a win in conference action.

Junior Lauren Cloyd (Champaign, Ill.) paced the Scarlet Knights with nine kills, while senior Eden Frazier (Irvine, Calif.) followed with six of her own. Classmate Ronnie Komisarek (San Manteo, Calif.) posted a match-high 15 digs.

For Wisconsin, Lauren Gillis and Kelli Bates split the team lead with eight kills apiece. Lauren Carlini, the Big Ten Setter of the Week, notched a match-best 31 assists for the Badgers.

Rutgers opened the game with a service ace from senior Anna Sudbury (Tomahawk, Wisc.) to put the Scarlet Knights on the board first. As the teams traded points it was back-to-back kills from Frazier and junior Cole Trimble (Orlando, Fla.) that kept the score balanced at 5-5. The Badgers went on to register four unanswered points, but Cloyd stump the run with a kill to set the score at 9-6. Although Wisconsin would move to a 15-8 lead, another back-to-back spike and kill from Frazier and Trimble brought the count to 15-10. Despite RU's drive, UW would pull away with the first set victory at 25-15.

Moving into set two, Wisconsin remained in motion, jumping to a 7-3 edge. A kill from Cloyd brought Rutgers within three at 8-5. However, the Badgers held control of the advantage. Although Frazier added a kill to hold UW at set point, Rutgers would drop the second stanza, 25-15. With a 2-0 lead in the match, UW tried to maintain its rhythm, but a resilient RU squad denied any Badger dominance to start the set. A service ace from Komisarek brought the Scarlet Knights within one. Wisconsin attempted to pull away, but a kill from Frazier held the score at 6-5. Rutgers burst came to an end as the Badgers used a six-point run to establish a 12-5 lead. Wisconsin maintained a cushion on the scoreboard to close the match with a 25-11 win in set three.

Rutgers returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 11, hosting a "Pink Out" against No. 11 Minnesota. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match to raise awareness for breast cancer reasearch. The first 100 students in attendance will receive a free pink t-shirt.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Rutgers faced its third ranked conference foe of the season, after competing against then-No. 9 in week one of league action and then-No. 18 Purdue in week two.
• Ronnie Komisarek notched a match-high 15 digs in the contest, including a service ace.
• Lauren Cloyd paced the team in kills for the fourth time this season, registering nine on the night.

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