Wednesday, September 19
College Park, Md.
7 PM
Rutgers University
at
Maryland
Volleyball Heads to Maryland for Big Ten Opener
Sep 18 | Women's Volleyball
Scarlet Knights face Terrapins on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. on BTN Plus
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sept. 18, 2018) - Rutgers volleyball travels to Maryland for the 2018 Big Ten opener on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., the first of four road matches to start conference play.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
KNIGHT NOTES
• The Scarlet Knights are ranked second in the NCAA with 3.20 blocks per set through matches played on Sept. 17. They also come in second in the Big Ten behind national leader Penn State's mark of 3.37. Rutgers has outblocked all but one opponent this season en route to already surpassing its win total from 2017 at 6-7.
• Leading the charge is junior middle Stasa Miljevic, whose 1.51 blocks per set also has her name appearing in the NCAA statistical rankings with an eighth place national standing as of Sept. 17.
• 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 last week 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 averaged 2.69 kills per set through her first five matches.
• Senior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie was named to UConn's Dog Pound Challenge with 44 kills (3.67 per set) on a .255 attack percentage, along with 13 total blocks during the three-match weekend. She leads Rutgers with 3.35 kills per set this season.
• Junior middle Jasmine Stackhouse was named to the Rutgers Invitational All-Tournament team with 26 kills on a .426 hitting percentage and 14 blocks. She accounted for 33 points during the weekend, ranking second on the team. Stackhouse ranks
38th nationally and eighth in the B1G with her season .389 hitting percentage.
• Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg notched her third career 20-dig match at UConn on Friday. She has led Rutgers in digging in five of the last six matches.
• Statistical categories show major improvement heading into Big Ten play as compared to 2017. Rutgers' kills per set (+1.5), hitting percentage (+.041), digs per set (+2.0) and blocks per set (+1.1) are all up significantly over last season at this point.
UP NEXT
Rutgers continues a four-match road stint to start conference play at No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
KNIGHT NOTES
• The Scarlet Knights are ranked second in the NCAA with 3.20 blocks per set through matches played on Sept. 17. They also come in second in the Big Ten behind national leader Penn State's mark of 3.37. Rutgers has outblocked all but one opponent this season en route to already surpassing its win total from 2017 at 6-7.
• Leading the charge is junior middle Stasa Miljevic, whose 1.51 blocks per set also has her name appearing in the NCAA statistical rankings with an eighth place national standing as of Sept. 17.
• 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 last week 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 averaged 2.69 kills per set through her first five matches.
• Senior outside hitter Sahbria McLetchie was named to UConn's Dog Pound Challenge with 44 kills (3.67 per set) on a .255 attack percentage, along with 13 total blocks during the three-match weekend. She leads Rutgers with 3.35 kills per set this season.
• Junior middle Jasmine Stackhouse was named to the Rutgers Invitational All-Tournament team with 26 kills on a .426 hitting percentage and 14 blocks. She accounted for 33 points during the weekend, ranking second on the team. Stackhouse ranks
38th nationally and eighth in the B1G with her season .389 hitting percentage.
• Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg notched her third career 20-dig match at UConn on Friday. She has led Rutgers in digging in five of the last six matches.
• Statistical categories show major improvement heading into Big Ten play as compared to 2017. Rutgers' kills per set (+1.5), hitting percentage (+.041), digs per set (+2.0) and blocks per set (+1.1) are all up significantly over last season at this point.
UP NEXT
Rutgers continues a four-match road stint to start conference play at No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
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