STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Rutgers volleyball was unable to overcome the hot-hitting hosts dropping a 11-25, 20-25, 16-25 matchup with No. 12 Penn State at Rec Hall on Saturday night.
 

STANDOUT STATS

• Senior Kamila Cieslik led Rutgers on the offense for the second-straight contest hitting .500 with nine kills.
• Cieslik and fellow classmate Beka Kojadinovic both had eight digs each.
• Kojadinovic also added a pair of service aces.
• Junior Inna Balyko collected 16 assists for the Scarlet Knights.

KEY MOMENTS

• Set 1 (11-25) | The Scarlet Knights were unable to overcome the Lady Lions who came out swinging .536 for the frame. Penn State closed out the stanza outscoring RU, 14-3.
• Set 2 (20-25) | Rutgers was able to take a 12-9 lead off four kills from Cieslik. A 4-1 run tied the score up at 13-13 when the Lady Lions registered seven-straight to claim the lead. The Scarlet Knights used a late 5-2 surge to close the gap to 24-20 before PSU collected set point.
• Set 3 (16-25) | Penn State hit .500 in the final set and opened by taking an 11-5 lead. Freshman Stella Antypa, meanwhile, started the set and captured five kills on eight attempts, her first Scarlet Knight points.

HIGHLIGHTS

 

UP NEXT

 

• Rutgers returns home to the College Ave Gym to host No. 10 Purdue on Friday, Mar. 19 and Saturday, Mar. 20. Both contests serve up action at 4 p.m. Attendance is  limited to four tickets allotted to each coach and student-athlete for family members only.

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