Volleyball Drops Season Finale to No. 3 Minnesota

Saturday, November 24

New Brunswick, N.J.

7 PM

Rutgers University

6-27, 0-20Big Ten

No. 3 Minnesota

25-3, 19-1Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Minnesota	25	25	25	3
Rutgers	13	14	20	0

Volleyball Drops Season Finale to No. 3 Minnesota

Nov 24 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Box Score

Season blocks per set record cemented at 2.63

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Nov. 24, 2018) – Rutgers volleyball concluded the 2018 season on Saturday in the College Ave. Gym with a straight-set loss to No. 3 Minnesota. The match capped a record-breaking season for the Scarlet Knights' blocking unit, which ended the year with a program record 2.63 blocks per set and a program record 300 total blocks.

THE LINE
No. 3 Minnesota (25-3, 19-1) 3, Rutgers (6-27, 0-20) 0 – 25-13, 25-14, 25-20

KNIGHT NOTES

Senior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie finished her career with a 12-kill performance, giving her 1,061 kills during a 107-match career. She also compiled 455 digs and 175 blocks during her time at VCU and Rutgers.
Sahbria McLetchie celebrated her Senior Night in front of family and friends with 12 kills against No. 3 Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/OxMamYYDIa
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 25, 2018
Junior Jasmine Stackhouse entered the all-time top ten for blocks at RU earlier in the season and will head into her senior year with 290 total blocks. She had a block against Minnesota to wrap the season total at 120, which is the eighth best blocking season for an individual in program history.
Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg picked up 13 digs in the season finale to up her career total to 961, which ranks 10^th all-time in Rutgers history.

STANDOUT STATS

Freshman Inna Balyko added 28 assists to bring her rookie season total to 1,063.
Sophomore right side Kamila Cieslik finished the season strong with six kills and recorded all three of Rutgers' service aces.

THE MOMENTS

Set 1 | Minnesota used an early 12-0 run to set the tone for an opening set win.
Set 2 | McLetchie bounced two kills and Cieslik served up one of her aces during a 4-1 rally to get within four points at 12-8.
Set 3 | Trailing 17-10, Balyko came up with a pancake dig and kept the ball alive to freshman middle Merle Weidt, who set to McLetchie for the kill.
Set 3 | Rutgers ran for four straight points late in the match to get within three at 20-17 behind a Cieslik kill, a Balyko joust at the net and two straight aces from Cieslik.

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