Rutgers
4-23,1-14Big Ten
Indiana
14-13,4-11Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Rutgers | 16 | 21 | 23 | 0 |
Volleyball Defeated by Indiana in Rematch
Nov 11 | Women's Volleyball
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Nov. 11, 2015) - The Rutgers women's volleyball team dropped its rematch with Indiana on Wednesday night at the College Avenue Gym. The Hoosiers claimed the set by scores of 25-16, 25-21 and 25-23.
Rutgers dropped to an overall record of 4-23 and a record of 1-14, while Indiana improved to 14-13 overall and 4-11 in conference action.
The Scarlet Knights were led by senior Eden Frazier (Irvine, Calif.) and junior Lauren Cloyd (Champaign, Ill.) with eight kills, as well as four blocks and three blocks, respectively. Frazier registered a .438 hitting percentage, while Cloyd notched a .412 hitting clip. Senior setter Anna Sudbury (Tomahawk, Wisc.) led RU with 30 assists, while classmate Ali Schroeter (Bakersfield, Calif.) registered a match-high 11 digs.
Awele Nwaeze and Elizabeth Asdell led the contest with 11 kills each. Nwaeze paced all hitters with a .846 hitting percentage and no errors, along with a match-high six blocks. Megan Tallman added in 38 assists, as well as four blocks and three kills.
The match began as a back-and-fourth battle as the score was found tied on seven occasions. With the count at 8-8, Indiana generated an edge to take the largest lead for either side at 11-8. Rutgers kept the margin within three, coming as close as one at 14-13. Although a kill from senior Megan Stephenson (Burbank, Calif.) brought the deficit to 16-14, it is as close as the Scarlet Knights would come. The Hoosiers jumped to a 23-14 lead en route to claiming the first set, 25-16.
Similar to the first set, Rutgers and Indiana went wire-to-wire to begin the set two. However, this time around the Scarlet Knights were able to maintain the advantage after a service ace from senior Ronnie Komisarek (San Manteo, Calif.) put RU in front 6-5. Rutgers maintained its lead, until Indiana found a 4-0 run to move in front 12-11. The Hoosiers would go on to lead by as many as five points, but the Scarlet Knights diminished the margin on a kill from sophomore Meme Fletcher (Overland Park, Kan.), capping a 3-0 burst for RU to bring its deficit to 20-17. A kill by junior Mikaela Matthews (San Diego, Calif.) followed by a Sudbury service ace set the count at 22-19. Despite two Hoosier errors across the next three serves, RU was unable to keep the momentum rolling, falling by the slim margin of 25-21 in the second set.
An even battle ensued throughout the entirety of the third set as the score was found tied 17 times with five lead changes. Although a service ace from Sudbury would hand the Scarlet Knights a 6-4 lead, the Hoosiers kept the count balanced on the scoreboard. A kill from Cloyd followed by an IU error put RU back in the lead at 9-8, as RU held at least a one-point edge. After a solo block from Frazier gave RU the lead at 12-10, the Hoosiers generated four unanswered points to overtake control at 14-12. Rutgers responded by tying the count at 14-14 on a kill from junior Micaela Anderson (La Canada, Calif.).
From that point on, the score would be tied on six occasions with a kill from Sudbury setting the count at 21-21. Indiana found the energy to pull out a 24-21 lead, but a kill from Frazier and a Hoosier error brought the margin to one, 24-23. Following an Indiana timeout, Nwaeze knocked down her 11th kill of the night to give Indiana the win in three.
KNIGHT NOTES
- Rutgers led Indiana in service aces, 4-3, as Ronnie Komisarek and Anna Sudbury contributed two each.
- Eden Frazier led the squad with a .438 hitting percentage, including eight kills and only one error. Frazier also added in four blocks, including one solo block.
- Ali Schroeter paced the team with 11 digs, bringing her all-time career digs record to 1,564.
Up next, Rutgers travels to Illinois for a 8 p.m. ET match on Saturday, Nov. 14.
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