Volleyball’s Sweep of Quinnipiac Marks Longest Win Streak Since 2012

Saturday, September 14

Hamilton, NY

10:00 AM

Rutgers University

5-3

Quinnipiac

4-4

Rutgers

Quinnipiac

Volleyball’s Sweep of Quinnipiac Marks Longest Win Streak Since 2012

Sep 14 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Scarlet Knights have won five in a row, including a nine-set win streak

HAMILTON, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2019) – Rutgers volleyball (5-3) scored its second straight sweep and fifth straight victory by defeating Quinnipiac (4-4) on Saturday morning at the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament at Colgate.

The Scarlet Knights have won five straight matches for the first time since 2012, when they won 12 in a row to start that season 14-1.

STANDOUT STATS

Sophomore outside hitter Anastasiia Maksimova racked up a match-high 10 kills while adding five digs.
Sophomore setter Inna Balyko put together a trademark well-rounded stat line with 31 assists, five kills on five swings for a 1.000 attack percentage, four digs and two blocks.
Senior libero Karysa Swackenberg led the match with 14 digs.
Senior middle Jasmine Stackhouse led all blockers with five total.
Rutgers led in every phase of the game: kills (39-29), aces (8-1), digs (35-30) and blocks (10-8).

KEY MOMENTS

Set 1 | Maksimova had two clutch kills in crunch time. With the Bobcats charging on a 3-0 run and Rutgers clinging to a 20-18 lead, the Russia native punished a set from Balyko to end the run, then put the set away at 25-22 to end set-point.
Set 2 | In one of the most efficient offensive sets of the season, Rutgers hit .579 as a team without making a single attack error. With a 7-6 lead, the Scarlet Knights finished the period on an 18-4 run.
Set 3 | RU had to fight back midway through the third down 16-13. Sophomore outside hitter Tali Marmen heated up with two kills and a block during a 6-1 run to retake the lead, also sparked by one of Swackenberg's two service aces on Saturday morning.

KNIGHT NOTES

Ranked 13^th in the nation in team blocks per set, Rutgers has outblocked or tied opponents in seven of eight matches this season.
RU has six or more aces in six straight matches, going 5-1 over that span. Rutgers has led in aces in six of eight matches this fall.
Rutgers has won nine straight sets. After dropping the opening set to Virginia, the Scarlet Knights won that match 3-1 before sweeps of New Hampshire and Quinnipiac.

UP NEXT

The Scarlet Knights wrap up the tournament in a few hours against hosting Colgate at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

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