NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball closed out the 2024 campaign on Friday night against Maryland at the College Ave Gyam celebrating graduating seniors Ece Emrullah and Alissa Kinkela.
The Terps, however, topped the Scarlet Knights in the season finale, 25-20, 25-19, 25-22.
- Alissa Kinkela led Rutgers with 10 kills and finished just three kills shy of becoming Rutgers’ rally-era career kills leader having accumulated 977 during her time “On The Banks”. The Melbourne, Australis native also logged four blocks to land in eighth on the rally-era blocks leaders list. Kinkela wraps up her career as RU’s points leader with 1138.5 and earlier this season set the single match kills record with 29.
- Junior Aly Borellis and freshman Lily Bolen both recorded double-figure assists. Borellis put up 15 assists while Bolen aided 13 others.
- Junior Lexi Visintine served up a pair of aces and finished one ace shy of tying for the rally-era season ace leaders. She finished the season with 37.
- Sophomore Zora Hardison led the block for the 21st time this season with six assisted rejections.
- Freshman Natalie Robinson added four blocks to end the year with 110 block assists to tie for the rally-era season leader alongside Jasmine Stackhouse (2018). She brought her season total to a Rutgers rally-era season leading123 while her 1.23 blocks per set are also tied for second in the rally-era.
- Sophomore Kenzie Dyrstad reached double-figure digs for the 15th this season with a game-high 11.
- SET 1 (20-25) | Tied early at 4-4, Maryland used a trio of kills and an ace to take the lead. The Terps led by as many as seven with a 12-5 edge, but Rutgers was able to whittle its deficit to two behind an 8-3 run. The Scarlet Knights trailed 15-13 as the run was capped by Avery Jesewitz and Zora Hardison teaming up at the left pin. Maryland served up an error for RU to trail 16-14, and a Lexi Visintine swing had the Scarlet Knights down 19-17, but Maryland followed with four unanswered en route to taking the set. Anna Hartman led RU with four kills, while Kinkela collected three kills on five swings.
S1 | Lexi brings RU within ✌️
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