Volleyball Bested By No. 9 Badgers

Wednesday, October 2

7:30 p.m.

Rutgers University

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Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Rutgers

Photo by: Ariel Fox

Oct 02 | Women's Volleyball

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball was back home Wednesday night facing its first top ten Big Ten foe of the year at Jersey Mike's Arena in its third-straight nationally televised match.

The Scarlet Knights were topped by No. 9 Wisconsin 25-18, 25-14, 25-18.

STANDOUT STATS

Redshirt junior Alissa Kinkela led the Scarlet Knights with 10 kills while sophomores Zora Hardison and Anna Hartman along with freshman Avery Jesewitz posted six kills apiece.
Junior Aly Borellis registered 25 helpers for the attack surpassing the 2,000 career assist mark.
On defense, sophomore Kenzie Dyrstad logged 10 digs, while freshman Natalie Robinson, senior Emrullah and Jesewitz each had a pair of blocks.

KEY MOMENTS

SET 1 (18-25) | Rutgers found an early groove with a Zora Hardison blast causing Wisconsin to call time after the Scarlet Knights took a 5-4 lead. Out of the huddle, the Badgers collected six straight starting off with a trio of kills from Julia Orzol for a 9-5 edge. The next 14 points went back and forth between the two squads with the Badgers holding on to a 16-12 advantage. RU pulled within a pair as back-to-back errors from the visitors, along with a kill from Avery Jesewitz, saw the Scarlet Knights trail 17-15. Wisconsin, however, answered with a trio of points of their own and closed out the opening set with three straight to hit .441 for the frame. Hardison notched four kills hitting .375.

S1 | Early groove has the Badgers calling time 💃#GoRU ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ds3yEHPfz3
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) October 2, 2024

SET 2 (14-25) | The second set was even early. A Georgia Lee ace saw the set tied at 4-4 and a swing from Avery Jesewitz knotted the frame at 7-7. Jesewitz was once again on the attack as RU pulled within two at 13-11, but Wisconsin collected seven unanswered points and closed on a 12-3 run.

S2 | Even early and Wisconsin wants to chat#GoRU ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/8h1mWvmLcG
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) October 3, 2024

SET 3 (18-25) | The final frame was close early. Ece Emrullah's first Big Ten kill had the Scarlet Knights within a point at 11-10. The Badgers, however, used a 6-1 run to grow its lead. Back-to-back blocks by Emrullah and Jesewitz allowed RU's to narrow its deficit to 20-15 down the stretch. Alissa Kinkela produced six kills to connect at a .417 clip for the set.