Friday, October 26
New Brunswick, N.J.
7 PM
Rutgers University
vs
No. 17 Purdue
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Volleyball Welcomes No. 17 Purdue & Indiana for B1G Weekend
Oct 25 | Women's Volleyball
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Oct. 25, 2018) - Rutgers volleyball hosts No. 17 Purdue on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. and Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the College Ave. Gym for a Big Ten weekend. The Scarlet Knights face their fifth ranked opponent of the season in the Boilermakers on Friday before completing a two-match season series on Saturday with the Hoosiers, who won in straight sets in the first meeting on Oct. 13 in Bloomington, Indiana.
PARKING
Admission and parking are FREE as part of Rutgers' R Dollar, Your Game initiative this season. Fans are, however, required to register for free parking at ScarletKnights.com/Parking. Primary parking is available in Lot 30 directly behind the College Ave. Gym on Sicard Street. Overflow parking will be available in the College Ave. Parking Deck.
PROMOTIONS & ACTIVITES
FRIDAY, OCT. 26 - 7 p.m. | PURDUE | INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS NIGHT | BEATS HEADPHONES RAFFLE
International students are encouraged to attend tonight's game as we welcome the various international student organizations from throughout the Rutgers campus. All fans will receive a raffle ticket to win a pair of Beats headphones.
SATURDAY, OCT. 27 - 7 p.m. | INDIANA | JUNIOR KNIGHTS NIGHT/CAMPER NIGHT | TV RAFFLE
The Rutgers Junior Knights Club members are encouraged to attend tonight's game along with the campers who attended the volleyball camp over the summer. Campers should wear their Adidas camp t-shirt. All fans will receive a raffle ticket to win a TV.
FOLLOW LIVE
BTN2GO | Live Stats | Twitter
HEAD-TO-HEAD
KNIGHT NOTES
• Rutgers volleyball made an appearance on ESPN's SportsCenter as the No. 10 entry in Sunday night's Top 10 Plays. In the second set against No. 4 Penn State, Karysa Swackenberg came up with an incredible dig, which was heading hard and low to Jasmine Stackhouse, who kept it alive by kicking it up. Sahbria McLetchie hit it over with a backwards bump that landed in a perfect spot for the kill and point Rutgers.
• The Scarlet Knights are ranked 16th in the NCAA with 2.74 blocks per set through matches played on Oct. 23. They come in third in the Big Ten behind Big Ten leader Penn State's mark of 2.96. Rutgers has outblocked opponents in 15 of 23 matches.
• On Oct. 10, the Scarlet Knights produced their most efficient attacking effort ever in a Big Ten match in a setback to Iowa, who was receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll. In the match, RU hit .284 to surpass the team's previous mark of .276 from 2017 at Indiana.
• Rutgers has set four of the Top 10 single match hitting percentage performances over the last decade during the 2018 season ... .377 vs. Coppin State (4th), .372 vs. Howard (5th), .356 vs. Rider (6th) and .336 vs. Holy Cross (8th).
• Rutgers has set three school records early in the 2018 season. All records are from the 25-point rally-scoring era beginning in 2008.
• Rutgers - 14 service aces vs. Coppin State (Aug. 31)
• Inna Balyko - 47 assists in a three-set match vs. Howard (Sept. 7)
• Stasa Miljevic - 10 blocks in a four-set match vs. Navy (Sept. 8)
• Freshman setter Inna Balyko earned the program's first Big Ten weekly award with a Freshman of the Week honor for the period ending Sept. 2. At the Crosstown Tournament at Lehigh and Lafayette, the Russia native posted two double-doubles, averaging 10.21 assists and totaling 14 blocks while directing Rutgers' .271 attack percentage.
• Freshman outside hitter Tali Marmen joined the roster on Sept. 7 following a stint with the Israel National Team in the 2018 European Silver League. The 6-foot-2 hitter ranked ninth in the Euro League with 2.79 kills per set, and has also led her club team Maccabi XT Haifa to the 2018 Israeli National Championship. She has averaged 2.28 kills per set through her first 15 matches, and ranks second at RU with 2.07 kills/set in B1G play.
• Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg notched her third career 20-dig match at UConn on Sept. 14. She has led Rutgers in digging in 12 of the last 16 matches.
• Freshman middle Merle Weidt received the starting nod in place of Stasa Miljevic, who was lost for the season due to injury on Sept. 19. In the five-set match vs. Ohio State on Oct. 5, the rookie broke out with career-high marks of 15 kills, a .565 attack percentage and eight total blocks. She averages a block per set.
UP NEXT
The Scarlet Knights head back out on the road for a Big Ten weekend at Iowa on Friday, Nov. 2 and at No. 9 Nebraska on Saturday, Nov. 3.
PARKING
Admission and parking are FREE as part of Rutgers' R Dollar, Your Game initiative this season. Fans are, however, required to register for free parking at ScarletKnights.com/Parking. Primary parking is available in Lot 30 directly behind the College Ave. Gym on Sicard Street. Overflow parking will be available in the College Ave. Parking Deck.
PROMOTIONS & ACTIVITES
FRIDAY, OCT. 26 - 7 p.m. | PURDUE | INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS NIGHT | BEATS HEADPHONES RAFFLE
International students are encouraged to attend tonight's game as we welcome the various international student organizations from throughout the Rutgers campus. All fans will receive a raffle ticket to win a pair of Beats headphones.
SATURDAY, OCT. 27 - 7 p.m. | INDIANA | JUNIOR KNIGHTS NIGHT/CAMPER NIGHT | TV RAFFLE
The Rutgers Junior Knights Club members are encouraged to attend tonight's game along with the campers who attended the volleyball camp over the summer. Campers should wear their Adidas camp t-shirt. All fans will receive a raffle ticket to win a TV.
FOLLOW LIVE
BTN2GO | Live Stats | Twitter
HEAD-TO-HEAD
KNIGHT NOTES
• Rutgers volleyball made an appearance on ESPN's SportsCenter as the No. 10 entry in Sunday night's Top 10 Plays. In the second set against No. 4 Penn State, Karysa Swackenberg came up with an incredible dig, which was heading hard and low to Jasmine Stackhouse, who kept it alive by kicking it up. Sahbria McLetchie hit it over with a backwards bump that landed in a perfect spot for the kill and point Rutgers.
• The Scarlet Knights are ranked 16th in the NCAA with 2.74 blocks per set through matches played on Oct. 23. They come in third in the Big Ten behind Big Ten leader Penn State's mark of 2.96. Rutgers has outblocked opponents in 15 of 23 matches.
• On Oct. 10, the Scarlet Knights produced their most efficient attacking effort ever in a Big Ten match in a setback to Iowa, who was receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll. In the match, RU hit .284 to surpass the team's previous mark of .276 from 2017 at Indiana.
• Rutgers has set four of the Top 10 single match hitting percentage performances over the last decade during the 2018 season ... .377 vs. Coppin State (4th), .372 vs. Howard (5th), .356 vs. Rider (6th) and .336 vs. Holy Cross (8th).
• Rutgers has set three school records early in the 2018 season. All records are from the 25-point rally-scoring era beginning in 2008.
• Rutgers - 14 service aces vs. Coppin State (Aug. 31)
• Inna Balyko - 47 assists in a three-set match vs. Howard (Sept. 7)
• Stasa Miljevic - 10 blocks in a four-set match vs. Navy (Sept. 8)
• Freshman setter Inna Balyko earned the program's first Big Ten weekly award with a Freshman of the Week honor for the period ending Sept. 2. At the Crosstown Tournament at Lehigh and Lafayette, the Russia native posted two double-doubles, averaging 10.21 assists and totaling 14 blocks while directing Rutgers' .271 attack percentage.
• Freshman outside hitter Tali Marmen joined the roster on Sept. 7 following a stint with the Israel National Team in the 2018 European Silver League. The 6-foot-2 hitter ranked ninth in the Euro League with 2.79 kills per set, and has also led her club team Maccabi XT Haifa to the 2018 Israeli National Championship. She has averaged 2.28 kills per set through her first 15 matches, and ranks second at RU with 2.07 kills/set in B1G play.
• Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg notched her third career 20-dig match at UConn on Sept. 14. She has led Rutgers in digging in 12 of the last 16 matches.
• Freshman middle Merle Weidt received the starting nod in place of Stasa Miljevic, who was lost for the season due to injury on Sept. 19. In the five-set match vs. Ohio State on Oct. 5, the rookie broke out with career-high marks of 15 kills, a .565 attack percentage and eight total blocks. She averages a block per set.
UP NEXT
The Scarlet Knights head back out on the road for a Big Ten weekend at Iowa on Friday, Nov. 2 and at No. 9 Nebraska on Saturday, Nov. 3.
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