BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Oct. 13, 2018) – Rutgers volleyball took a straight set loss at Indiana in Big Ten action on Saturday evening.
 
THE LINE
Indiana (12-7, 3-5) 3, Rutgers (6-15, 0-8) 0 – 25-14, 25-19, 25-23
 
KNIGHT NOTES

• The Scarlet Knights notched double-digit blocks for the 13^th time this season overall, and fourth time in Big Ten competition. Saturday's performance ups their season average to 2.9, which ranks 11^th in the country.
• Rutgers held Indiana to a .135 hitting percentage, a Big Ten low for the Scarlet Knights in 2018.
• The Scarlet Knights had 44 digs to Indiana's 41.

STANDOUT STATS

• Freshman outside hitter Anastasiia Maksimova posted a career high for kills in a conference match with seven, adding an assist and two digs while playing in all three sets.
• In addition to freshman setter Inna Balyko's 23 assists, the rookie led Rutgers' blocking efforts with six, including a solo block in the final set.
• Sophomore Kamila Cieslik had a season-high 10 digs, followed by junior libero Karysa Swackenberg and Balyko, who each had nine.

THE MOMENTS

• Set 2 | Kojadinovic was all over a 4-1 run to hand Rutgers its first lead of the evening, a 12-10 advantage. Following a resounding kill off a perfectly timed set from Balyko, Kojadinovic also picked up a block assist and served an ace.
• Set 2 | Out of a timeout and trailing 18-15, Rutgers rallied with kills from freshman middle Merle Weidt, Maksimova and junior middle Jasmine Stackhouse for a 4-1 run to pull within one point.
• Set 3 | Senior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie bookended a 5-1 run with kills for a 22-19 advantage. Cieslik's clutch kill made it 23-20 before Indiana rallied for the match's final five points in succession.

UP NEXT
Rutgers closes out a quick two-match road trip in Happy Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 17 for a nationally televised match at No. 9 Penn State at 7 p.m. live on Big Ten Network.
 
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