EVANSTON, Ill. – Rutgers volleyball closed out Big Ten road play with a 3-1 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
After the Wildcats took the first set 25-23, the Scarlet Knights took three straight sets, 25-17, 25-23 and 25-23. RU never trailed in the second and fourth frames.
- Rutgers accumulated a season-high 16 blocks with sophomore Zora Hardison tying her career-high with eight stops, redshirt junior Alissa Kinkela tying her season-high with seven and freshman Natalie Robinson also contributing seven.
- Robinson’s seven blocks moved her into a tie for second on the rally-era season list with 118 blocks this season. The freshman needs three more to become the all-time rally-era season leader in just her first season as a Scarlet Knight.
- Hardison not only led RU in blocks, but also led RU in kills as one of three Scarlet Knights to hit over .400 on the night. Hardison put away 12 kills swinging at a .435 clip, while junior Lexi Visintine also reached double-digit kills and was one shy of tying her career mark with 10. Freshman Avery Jesewitz was without an attack error all night with nine kills on 16 swings to hit .562 as was classmate Robinson, who posted seven kills on 16 swings to hit .438.
- Kinkela, who added nine kills in the win, moved into the all-time top 10 with her nine kills to up her career total to 965. Additionally, she is now 15 kills away from becoming the rally-era leader.
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