Volleyball Closes Out Weekend With Sweep Of LA Tech

Saturday, September 7

Fayetteville, Ark.

1 p.m.

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Volleyball Closes Out Weekend With Sweep Of LA Tech

Sep 07 | Women's Volleyball

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Rutgers volleyball closed out the Wooo Pig Invitational on Saturday with a straight-set victory over LA Tech.

The Scarlet Knights captured its second sweep of the season with 25-22, 27-25, 25-11 set wins.

LA Tech victory graphic featuring Kenzie Dyrstad

STANDOUT STATS

It was redshirt junior Alissa Kinkela once again leading the offense with a game-high 16 kills.
Freshman Lily Bolen helped set up the attack with 18 assists along with three service aces and seven digs. Junior Aly Borellis added 13 helpers.
Both sophomore Zora Hardison and freshman Natalie Robinson made five stops each with a solo block and four assisted stops.
Sophomore Kenzie Dyrstad came away with 13 digs.

KEY MOMENTS

SET 1 (25-11) | Rutgers led by as many as three with Zora Hardison and Anna Hartman combing for a stop at 12-9 and a Bulldog error giving RU a 16-13 edge. LA Tech scored four unanswered to take the lead prompting a Scarlet Knight timeout. RU responded with back-to-back kills from Avery Jesewitz and a swing from Lexi Visintine to stay in front for good. Alissa Kinkela notched five kills while Lily Bolen added a pair of aces.

SET 2 (27-25) | The Scarlet Knights needed extra court time to go out to a 2-0 lead. The frame saw eight total ties, with five coming late in the set, and four set point opportunities. A Natalie Robinson kill put RU up 24-22, but the Bulldogs countered with the next three points for their own chance to take the set. The Scarlet Knights fought back with the next three points with a Robinson solo block sealing the victory. Kinkela delivered seven kills in the win.

SET 3 (25-11) | The 11 points scored by LA Tech marked the fewest in a set by an RU opponent this season. A Robinson and Kinkela block tied the set at 5-5 and a Kinkela swing gave the Scarlet Knights lead for good. Midway through, Rutgers produced an 8-0 run to enhance its advance its lead to 20-8. Visintine captured five kills on eight swings as Rutgers hit .400.

UP NEXT

Rutgers makes its 2024 home debut next week at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights host LIU on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m., Binghamton on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. and VCU on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m.
Admission to all home games is free.

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