Volleyball Falls Short Of Forcing Deciding Set With Indiana

Friday, October 8

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Volleyball Falls Short Of Forcing Deciding Set With Indiana

Oct 08 | Women's Volleyball

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers volleyball team was able to pick up a second-set victory over Indiana on Friday night at the RAC, but the Hoosiers spoiled the Scarlet Knights' homecoming thwarting a deciding set and handing the Scarlet Knights a 3-1 defeat.

STANDOUT STATS

Fifth-year seniors Kamila Cieslik and Beka Kojadinovic along with senior Anastasiia Maksimova were all just shy of double-doubles. Cieslik was one of two Scarlet Knights in double-figure kills with a team-leading 12 to go along with nine digs. Maksimova tallied 11 kills and nine digs, while Kojadinovic collected nine kills and 19 digs.
Senior Inna Balyko notched 26 assists.
On the block, redshirt senior Shealyn McNamara made five rejections.

KEY MOMENTS

Set 1 (18-25) – The Scarlet Knights came back from down 9-3 to tie the opening frame up at 11-11. Following a Rutgers timeout, RU produced an 8-2 burst capped by one of McNamara's blocks to knot up the set. It was neck-and-neck with back-to-back attack errors from the Hoosiers leading to the Scarlet Knights trailing by a point at 19-18. Indiana, however, rallied off six-straight for the 1-0 lead. Both teams combined for 16 errors on the attack while making 14 kills.
Set 2 (25-23) | Rutgers rebounded from hitting -.094 to open the match to swinging .308 for the second set. The frame saw 11 ties and five lead changes with the Scarlet Knights taking control off a kill from Anastasiia Maksimova and blocks from Beka Kojadinovic and Shealyn McNamarato Rutgers up for good at 22-20. Kamila Cieslik was responsible for five of her team-leading 12 kills while Maksimova posted points on four of her nine swings to hit .444 to go along with six digs.
Set 3 (14-25) | Indiana went back in front coming back from the break to race out to a 6-0 lead. The Scarlet Knights were able to whittle the game down to three to trail 11-7, but the Hoosiers advantage continued throughout.
Set 4 (23-25) | The Scarlet Knights fell short of forcing a deciding set. Indiana controlled the stanza early at 7-3, but a 7-2 run out a timeout changed the momentum to put Rutgers in front 11-10. RU developed a five-point edge, 16-11, off five unanswered points but the Hoosiers responded with their own run to tie it up. Indiana outscored Rutgers, 7-2, to knot the score at 18-18. The set would be tied for more times down the stretch with Cara Newell serving up an ace for a 23-23 tie. The Hoosiers, however, took the next two points for the win.

HIGHLIGHTS

UP NEXT

The Scarlet Knights are back at the RAC on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. to host No. 10 Nebraska
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