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.

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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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