Volleyball Drops Big Ten Opener at Maryland

Wednesday, September 19

College Park, Md.

7 PM

Rutgers

6-8, 0-1B1G

Maryland

10-3, 1-0B1G

Team	1	2	3	Final F
RUTGERS	14	18	15	0
UMD	25	25	25	3

Sep 19 | Women's Volleyball

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sept. 19, 2018) – Rutgers volleyball opened its Big Ten slate at Maryland on Wednesday evening with a 3-0 setback at the XFinity Center Pavilion.

B1G stage. B1G opportunity.

Hear from outside hitters Tali Marmen and Sahbria McLetchie before tonight's @B1GVolleyball opener at Maryland. #RUVB | #GoRU pic.twitter.com/Jp0IYpU2im
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) September 19, 2018

THE LINE
Maryland (10-3) 3, Rutgers (6-8) 0 – 25-14, 25-18, 25-15

KNIGHT NOTES

Junior libero Karysa Swackenberg recorded her 33^rd career double-digit dig game with 11.

STANDOUT STATS

Freshman outside hitter Tali Marmen led Rutgers with seven kills on a .333 swing percentage (7-1-18), adding four digs and two blocks.
Freshman setter Inna Balyko, Marmen and Swackenberg each had a service ace.
Freshman middle Merle Weidt posted a pair of blocks.

.@RUvball is third in the the NCAA in blocks per set, and with plays like this from Tali Marmen, it's no surprise why! #RUVB pic.twitter.com/dAWf3FAQys
— BTN Student U (@BTNStudentU) September 19, 2018

THE MOMENTS

Set 2 | Rutgers launched to a 5-1 lead with aces by Balyko and Marmen, with Marmen and freshman middle Merle Weidt adding kills. Maryland used a 5-0 run to tie it at 8-8.
Set 2 | RU led midway through the stanza via a 4-1 rally, sparked by a powerful solo block off the hands of Marmen, who also ended the spurt with a booming kill off the block for a 13-11 lead. The Terps rode two more 5-0 runs to take a 2-0 lead.
Set 3 | Following a Jasmine Stackhouse kill, Rutgers trailed 5-4 before Maryland scored seven consecutive points to take control, 12-4.
Set 3 | The Scarlet Knights fought back with a 4-0 rally behind kills from sophomore right side Beka Kojadinovic, Weidt and Marmen as RU trailed 17-12.

UP NEXT
The Scarlet Knights continue Big Ten play with their first ranked matchup of the season at No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.

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