Volleyball Falls at American

Friday, September 20

Washington, DC

7:00 PM

Rutgers University

6-4

American

7-3

Rutgers

American

Sep 20 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 20, 2019) – Rutgers volleyball dropped a match in straight sets at American on Friday evening to kick off a two-game swing in the Nation's Capital to conclude 2019 nonconference play.

STANDOUT STATS

Junior right side Beka Kojadinovic led the Scarlet Knights in kills, digs and blocks. The Serbia native posted six kills, five digs and three blocks in the setback.
American's straight set win was powered by a .316 hitting percentage compared to Rutgers .167. The Eagles also held a 10-2 advantage in service aces and 43-30 edge in digs.

KEY MOMENTS

Set 1 | Rutgers' Top 10 nationally ranked blocking unit was at work early with the first two points of the match put down by the block. American rallied with an 8-0 run to take control of the set and coast to a 25-14 win.
Set 2 | Sophomore outside hitter Anastasiya Kudryashova was in the middle of an 8-2 run to come from behind early in the second. She had a pair of kills in the first 4-0 run, then capped off the second 4-0 spurt with a service ace. American again had the answer with a 4-0 run of its own, then won the final seven points of the set consecutively for the 25-17 win.
Set 3 | Sophomore outside hitter Anastasiia Maksimova and senior middle Jasmine Stackhouse each posted two kills during a stretch in the middle of the set, but the Eagles traded points with a slight advantage in their pocket, leading to a 25-21 win to secure the sweep.

UP NEXT

The Scarlet Knights play their final nonconference match of the season at Howard on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.

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