EVANSTON, Ill. – Rutgers volleyball was back out on the road on Friday night in Big Ten action dropping a 25-15, 25-19, 25-22 match to Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
 

STANDOUT STATS

• Freshman Taylor Humphrey posted a team-high eight kills with junior Kristina Grkovic hitting .467 with seven kills on 15 attacks.
• Redshirt junior Lauren DeLo handed out 24 assists.
• Redshirt freshman Alissa Kinkela logged eight digs.

KEY MOMENTS

• SET 1 (12-25) | The Wildcats hit a blistering .538 in the opening frame and jumped out to an 8-2 lead to start. The Scarlet Knights put together a 3-1 run to trail 12-8, but from there Northwestern produced an 8-1 run for a 20-9 lead.
• SET 2 (19-25) | The set remained close early as one of four kills from Kristina Grkovic in the set had the Scarlet Knights trailing 10-7. The Wildcats, however, furthered its advantage behind a 6-2 run to go ahead 16-8. Kinkela, who had five kills in the second set, gave Rutgers some momentum with back-to-back attacks for points and an ace. Taylor Humphrey also served up a point as RU trailed 19-15. The Scarlet Knights narrowed the gap to four again late and pulled within 22-18.
• SET 3 (22-25) | The final frame was close early as well with Rutgers within a point down 9-8. The Wildcats scored the next four straight and went out to its largest lead of the set at 20-15.  A trio of Northwestern errors kept the Scarlet Knights in the game while a Humphrey attack saw Rutgers down 21-19. Humphrey's eighth kill of the night and an ace by Grkovic whittled the Wildcat lead down to two at 23-21. Northwestern, however, pulled out the victory.

UP NEXT

• Rutgers is back home at Jersey Mike's Arena on Sunday, Oct. 9 for a 1 p.m. match with Maryland on Title IX/Alumnae Day.
• Admission is free to all home games at Jersey Mike's Arena.
• Parking for all home games is free with registration.
• First 300 fans will receive a Title IX tumbler.
• Scarlet Knight letterwinners in attendance will be recognized during intermission between sets 2 & 3.
• Members of the Rutgers volleyball team will be signing autographs post-match in the lobby.

Follow Rutgers women's volleyball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.