NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Rutgers volleyball dropped a straight-set match to visiting Indiana on Saturday night at the College Avenue Gym by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-17.
 

STANDOUT STATS

• Junior hitter Beka Kojadinovic led the offense with seven kills while sophomore outside hitter Anastasiia Maksimova and senior middle Stasa Miljevic each had six swings in the loss.
• Sophomore setter Inna Balyko registered her 11^th double-double of the year and fifth-straight with 29 assists and a game-high 10 digs to go along with a pair of service aces.

KEY MOMENTS

• Set 1 (25-18) | The Hoosiers took the set's first three points and extended their lead to 6-1.  Rutgers closed the gap to within three on six occasions with one of Anastasiia Maksimova's four first set kills seeing the Scarlet Knights trail 18-15. Indiana remained in front outscoring RU, 7-3, down the stretch to take the set.
• Set 2 (25-14) | Indiana hit .379 for the frame. The Hoosiers once again took a 6-1 lead to start and took its largest lead of the set at 21-9.
• Set 3 (25-17)| As with the first two sets, Indiana led from start to finish. The Hoosiers collected the set's first three points and kept the Scarlet Knights at bay racking up six blocks

UP NEXT

Rutgers volleyball heads to the Windy City to face Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 15 and travels on to No. 21 Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 16 with both matches starting at 8 p.m. (ET).
 
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