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2021 Women's Volleyball Roster

Rich Graessle
Rich Graessle
Michael Cummo
Rich Graessle
Rich Graessle
Mike Lawrence
Mike Lawrence
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
(Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)

10 Inna Balyko

10 Inna Balyko

  • Position:
    S
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gubkinsky, Russia
  • Highschool:
    Gymnasium Phoenix 1798
  • Major:
    Journalism & Media Studies

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
  • UConn Challenge All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • First Team All-Big Ten (2020-21)
  • Big Ten Setter of the Week (February 1, 2021 & March 29, 2021)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 4, 2018)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
  • Ellis Rowland Memorial All-Tournament Team (2019)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 2, 2018)
  • School record holder for assists in three-set match (47)
  • Ranks Fifth All-Time in Career Assists (3,432)
  • Ranks Ninth All-Time in Career Block Assists (246)
  • Ranks Second in Rally Scoring Era in Career Assists (3,432) 
  • Ranks Second in Rally Scoring Era in Career Assists Per Set (8.85)
  • Ranks Second in Rally Scoring Era in Career Aces (99)
  • Ranks Second in Rally Scoring Era in Attack Pct. (.340)
  • Ranks Fourth in Rally Scoring Era in Career Block Solos (76)
  • Ranks Fourth in Rally Scoring Era in Career Block Assists (246)
  • Ranks Fourth in Rally Scoring Era in Career Total Blocks (273)
  • Ranks Fifth in Rally Scoring Era in Career Digs (890)
  • Ranks Ninth in Rally Scoring Era in Sets Played (388)
  • Ranks 10th in Rally Scoring Era in Matches Played (112)

Senior (2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Ranked seventh among rally era season leaders in assists (830) and assists per game (8.65)
  • Served up 29 assists to finish eighth among rally era season leaders 

Junior (Spring 2021) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Appeared in and started all 20 games
  • Rutgers' first-ever All-Big Ten recipient
  • Two-time Big Ten Setter of the Week (Feb. 1 & Mar. 29)
  • Averaged 8.95 assists per set to rank seventh in the Big Ten
  • Led Rutgers in assists in 19 of 20 matches
  • Captured five double-doubles 
  • Led the Scarlet Knights in aces in five contests
  • Captured career-high 58 assists against Maryland (Mar. 27) for the eighth most in school history, most in a Big Ten match and most by a RU player in a four-set match in 2021
  • Collected 54 assists at Iowa (Feb. 20) for the most assists by a RU player in a five-set match in 2021
  • Made 29 assists against. No. 19 Ohio State for the most assists by a RU player in a three-set match in 2021
  • Hit .571 vs. Michigan State (Apr. 3) for the highest hitting percentage by a RU player in a four-set match in 2021
  • Tied her career-high with five kills against the Spartans (Apr. 3)
  • Logged four aces against Michigan State (Apr. 2) & No. 19 Ohio State (Feb. 27) for the most by a RU player in a five-set match in 2021
Sophomore (2019) - Game-By-Game Stats
  • Posted 11 double-doubles
  • Ranked ninth in the Big Ten with 8.41 assists per set
  • Averaged 7.62 assists in conference matches to rank 10th 
  • Collected 885 assists in second year "On The Banks" to rank sixth on the single season list
  • Named to the Ellis Rowland Memorial All-Tournament Team at Colgate with 86 assists, 30 digs and eight kills in three sets, while directing an offense that hit .294 over the weekend without dropping a set
  • Recorded a career-high 52  assists in a victory over Northwestern (Oct. 27)
  • Tied her career-high with five kills against Quinnipiac (Sept. 14)
  • Posted a season-high six total blocks against Grand Canyon (1 BS, 5 BA)  (Aug. 31) and Towson (2 BS, 4 BA) (Sept. 6)
  • Racked up season-high five block assists in matches with Grand Canyon (Aug. 31), Howard (Sept. 21) and Maryland (Oct. 12) 

Freshman (2018)
  • Made Scarlet Knight debut against Colgate the Cal Molten Classic
  • Posted seventh double-double of the season against Indiana (Oct. 27) with 38 assists and career-high 17 digs
  • Earned the program’s first Big Ten weekly award with a Freshman of the Week nod for the period ending Sept. 2. Balyko posted two double-doubles, averaged 10.21 assists/set, totaled 14 blocks and paced a .271 attack.
  • Set school record for assists in a three-set match with 47 against Howard (9/7)
  • Recorded 6 blocks against Michigan State (Sep. 29) and 8 blocks against the Spartans on November 14
  • Posted 1063 assists which is the 3rd highest in a single season for a Rutgers player
  • Recorded 17 digs against Indiana (Oct. 27) and 11 digs at Northwestern (Nov. 10)
Prior to Rutgers
  • Setter on the Russian championship team and two-time European championship teams
  • Primary setter for the Russian Junior National Team
  • Named the top setter in the U19 European Championships by making the #EuroVolleyU19W Dream Team
Personal
  • Daughter of Irina and Vadim Balyko; Has one sibling, Anna
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe your Coach: goal-oriented
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Jasmine Stackhouse
Major: Journalism
I chose my major because: I chose my major because of the opportunity to develop such skills as writing, in addition technical skills such as video, editing,shorthand, and content management.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Livingston Dining Hall 
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: Photographer
One word to describe myself on the court: Reliable
One word to describe myself off the court: Easy Going
Few people know that I: Love watching films
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: First volleyball coach
I started playing my sport because…: My parents brought me to the first volleyball practice and I liked it a lot
I chose Rutgers because…: Good academic level, great choice of majors, and the opportunity to play at the best university leagues
Favorite cereal: Cookie Crisp
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Favorite musician/group: Usher
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Overthinking
Famous people I have met include: Jake Gyllenhaal
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: listening to music
Pets I had growing up were: two cats and dog
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Key West, Florida
The website I visit most often is: ustraveldocs
The quote that most resonates with me is: You can regret a lot of things but you will never regret being kind
If my life was a book, the title would be: Freedom is the true religion
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Red
My spirit animal is: Tiger
One thing on my bucket list is:Open a shelter for animals
Phone app you cannot live without: Instagram
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2018Freshman

    S
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2019Sophomore

    S
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2020Junior

    S
    6'0"
    10
  • 10

    2021Senior

    S
    6'0"
    10
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