PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball opened up its home slate on Saturday splitting its first two matches of the Rutgers Invitational.
The Scarlet Knights were victorious in their 2022 Jersey Mike’s Arena debut with a sweep of FDU, 25-14, 25-22, 25-23, but the night game saw RU drop an 18-25, 17-25, 22-25 contest to FIU.
Rutgers 3, FDU 0
- Rutgers hit a season-best .356 with redshirt freshman Alissa Kinkela leading the way with a game-high 11 kills and sophomore Kristina Grkovic putting away 10 kills. Grkovic also served up a career-high five aces.
- Redshirt junior Lauren DeLo continued to be the go-to on the set coming up with 32 assists.
- In addition to being one of the top Scarlet Knights on the attack, Grkovic also led RU with five blocks. Sophomore Lucy Malone meanwhile came up with seven digs.
- Set 1 (25-14) | Alissa Kinkela swung for four kills and Kristina Grkovic added a trio of kills and a trio of block assists in RU’s largest margin of victory in the match. An 8-2 run put the Scarlet Knights in control with a 12-7 advantage, however, FDU narrowed its gap to a point at 13-12 with a 5-1 run to follow. A Taylor Humphrey kill would get the end of the frame rolling for RU with the first of nine unanswered points to close….
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