Saturday, March 27
New Brunswick, N.J.
4:00 PM (ET)
Rutgers
vs
Maryland
Volleyball Meets Maryland in Home Finale
Mar 26 | Women's Volleyball
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.Ā - The Rutgers-Maryland series moves to the College Ave Gym on Saturday where the Scarlet Knights close out their home schedule against the Terps at 4 p.m.
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Seniors Yana Kamshilina and Mary Kate Painter will be honor prior to the start of the match.
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Seniors Yana Kamshilina and Mary Kate Painter will be honor prior to the start of the match.
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| GAME DAY INFO |
| Venue: | College Ave Gym | New Brunswick, N.J. |
| Game Notes: | Rutgers | Maryland |
| Statistics: | Rutgers | MarylandĀ | Big Ten |
| Video: | Big Ten Network Plus |
| Live Stats: | Live Stats |
| Social Media: | Ā Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |
| FAN INFORMATION |
- Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, fan attendance at the College Ave Gym is limited to four tickets allotted to each coach and student-athlete for family members only.
- Parking Link
| ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS |
- SeniorĀ Beka KojadinovicĀ continues to lead the Scarlet Knights attack at 2.72Ā k/s and swung for a career-high tying 18 kills in last Friday's four-set setback to No. 10 Purdue as well as a team-leading 13 in Wednesday's victory over Maryland. She leads RU with four double-doubles.
- Following on the stat sheet on the attack is juniorĀ Anastasiia MaksimovaĀ is at 2.46 k/s and collected her second double-double of the season with 11 kills and 14 digs along with a career-high four aces in the first meeting with the Terps.
- JuniorĀ Inna BalykoĀ ranks seventh in the Big Ten in assists with 8.52 a/s and moved up to fifth all-time at Rutgers in the category against then-No. 19 Ohio State. She is second all-time in assists in the rally scoring era with 2,456 helpers.
- Redshirt juniorĀ Shealyn McNamaraĀ continues to lead the defense at the net with 54 total and 0.89 b/s. She is coming off a six-block effort against Maryland on Wednesday night.
- Also on the defense, freshman liberoĀ Madyson ChittyĀ is collecting 2.87 d/s and has posted double-digit digs in six of the last ten matches. The rookie Scarlet Knight contributed 17 digs in Wednesday's night victory and also had a notable performance last time at the College Ave Gym having with a career-high 19 against No. 10 Purdue.
| SCOUTING MARYLAND |
- The Terps come to the College Ave Gym at 4-13 having dropped a pair of matches at Illinois last weekend and a four-set setback to Rutgers on Wednesday. The losses snapped a three-game win streak, Maryland's longest since joining the Big Ten in 2014.
- Senior Erika Pritchard leads the Terps at 3.53 k/s and is currently second all-time at Maryland in kills and points. She is 10thĀ in the league kills and sixth in service aces with 26. She had her sixth double-double of the year 17 kills and 10 digs on Wednesday night.
- Aiding on the attack is senior Nicole Alford at 6.15 a/s.
- On defense, senior Sam Burgio is the conference's leader in digs at 4.49 d/s while junior Rainelle Jones is third in blocking with 1.41 b/s with 96 total stops on the season.
| NOTES FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S WIN |
- Ā Rutgers took a 3-1 victory over Maryland in game one of the series giving the Scarlet Knights their most Big Ten wins in a season since joining the league in 2014.
- The 25-16, 16-25, 25-17, 25-22 win was the first for the Scarlet Knights over the Terrapins since 2015 and the first victory by RU in College Park since 1980.
- Three Scarlet Knights finished with double-doubles. SeniorĀ Beka KojadinovicĀ had a team-leading 13 kills to go along with 13Ā digs. Junior Anastasiia Maksimova swung for 11 points and collected a career-high 14Ā digs. JuniorĀ Inna BalykoĀ registered 40 assists and 13 digs.
- Maksimova also served up a career-high four aces.
- Defensively, freshmanĀ Madyson ChittyĀ led with 17 digs, while redshirt juniorĀ Shealyn McNamaraĀ posted six blocks along with five from the hands of freshmanĀ Tina Grkovic.
- The victory marked the third win in Big Ten play in the 2021 spring season, the most by the Scarlet Knights since joining the league in 2014.
- The win was also the first over Maryland since 2015 and first in College Park since 1980.
- It was the second time this season three Scarlet Knights collected a double-double in a contest. Kojadinovic, Maksimova and Balyko also had double-doubles in the five-set setback against current No. 9 Ohio State. Balyko and Kojadinovic each had their fourth double-double of the 2021 campaignĀ whileĀ Maskimova posted her second. Balyko leads all current Scarlet Knights with 23 career double-doubles, while Kojadinovic has 10 and Maksimova has seven.
- Maksimova served up a career-high four aces surpassing her previous best of three against Michigan State last season. She has at least one service ace in the last three contests.
- Maksimova also collected a career-high 14Ā digs usurping her previous best of 13, which she had done on five prior occasions, the most recent against then No. 19 Ohio State this season.
| UP NEXT |
- Rutgers closes out the 2021 season on the road at Michigan State on Friday, April 2 and Saturday, April 3.Ā
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