Volleyball Falls At No. 2 Nebraska

Saturday, October 12

Lincoln, Neb.

8 p.m.

Rutgers University

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Nebraska

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Photo by: Ariel Fox

Oct 12 | Women's Volleyball

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LINCOLN, Nebraska – No. 2 Nebraska extended its win streak to 13 straight, sweeping Rutgers volleyball on Saturday night in front of a sold-out Devaney Sports Center Crowd.

The Cornhuskers topped the Scarlet Knights 25-15, 25-16, 25-12.

STANDOUT STATS

Redshirt junior Alissa Kinkela put away nine kills adding eight digs and a pair of blocks to her stat line.
Junior Aly Borellis posted 26 assists along with a pair of blocks and an ace.
Sophomore Kenzie Dyrstad returned to her home state to lead the defense with 12 digs.
Freshman Natalie Robinson led the block with a trio of stops.

KEY MOMENTS

SET 1 (15-25) | Rutgers used a 5-1 run to establish an 8-7 lead on the number two team in the nation to open the match. The burst included a kill from Alissa Kinkela, blocks from Natalie Robinson and Aly Borellis with an Anna Hartman swing to give RU the lead. The Cornhuskers countered with a 6-1 outburst to go in front. The Scarlet Knights pulled within one down 13-12 thanks to a pair of Nebraska errors and a stop at the net from Kinkela and Ece Emrullah. Nebraska, however, powered ahead closing the frame outscoring the Knights 12-3. Kinkela contributed four of her team-leading nine kills in the set.

S1 | That's a lead in Lincoln 😀
.#GoRU⚔️pic.twitter.com/TrSwYUDBxL
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) October 13, 2024

SET 2 (16-25) | After Avery Jesewitz and Robinson combined for a stop at the net tying the second set at 3-3, the Cornhuskers produced a 12-2 run to go out to a 15-5 advantage. The Scarlet Knights had a late surge, outscoring Nebraska 7-3 ad prompting the Cornhuskers to call time ahead 20-14. During the run, kills were collected by Hartman, Emurullah and Jesewitz while Kinkela provided an ace.

S2 | Just a couple of rookies at the net 🤲
.#Go pic.twitter.com/SAJ2v9YeWz
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) October 13, 2024

SET 3 (12-25) | While Nebraska hit .206 in the first set and .214 in the second set, the Cornhuskers put away 16 kills on 26 attacks with no errors to hit .615 in the final frame. An early swing from Robinson, ace by Borellis and kill by Kinkela had RU trail 10-7. Nebraska, however, added to its lead with six of the next seven points and continued its hot hitting.

S3 | Can't control Aly's serve here ⬇️
.#GoRU ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/6l0QSHiQ6T
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) October 13, 2024

UP NEXT

Rutgers volleyball returns home to host No. 14 Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. and No. 16 USC on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played at Jersey Mike's Arena. Admission is free.

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