MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 25, 2017) – Rutgers volleyball wrapped the 2017 season with a straight-set loss (25-15, 25-8, 25-13) at No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday evening at the UW Field House in front of 6,012 fans.
The Badgers (20-9, 11-9 B1G) hit .385 as a team while holding Rutgers to a negative hitting percentage, along with zero service aces for the first time in 39 matches dating back to the 2016 season. The Scarlet Knights (5-27, 0-20) combined on six blocks compared to UW's eight.
Sophomore middle blocker
Stasa Miljevic posted five blocks for the second consecutive evening against a Top 15 team, matching a career high in Big Ten play. She also paced the offense with six kills on a .556 swing percentage (6-1-9), her 16
th match this season with at least five kills. She closes the season leading the team in hitting percentage at .258 and was one of three Scarlet Knights to play in all 32 matches this fall.
Freshmen
Beka Kojadinovic and
Yana Kamshilina added five kills apiece, while Kojadinovic, sophomore setter
Megan Sharkey and sophomore libero
Karysa Swackenberg each scooped six digs.
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