Volleyball 3-0 For First Time Since 1998

CHARLESTON, S.C. – For the first time since 1998, the Rutgers volleyball team is 3-0.

The Scarlet Knights won both Saturday’s matches at the College of Charleston Classic to sweep the tournament. In the afternoon, Rutgers picked up a five-set win over The Citadel (21-25-15, 25-17, 16-25, 15-13) and swept the host College of Charleston (25-22, 25-21, 25-23).

 

• Redshirt freshman outside hitter Alissa Kinkela was named the College of Charleston Classic Most Valuable Player. The Melbourne, Australia native totaled 46 kills, averaging 3.84 per set, hitting .310 on the weekend.
• Middle blockers Kristina Grkovic and freshman Taylor Humphrey were also named to the College of Charleston All-Tournament. Grkovic, a junior from Belgrade, Serbia, led RU with 14 blocks, averaging 1.17 per set while averaging 2.50 kills per set and swinging at a .333 clip. Humphrey, a freshman from Bryon Center, Michigan, racked up 37 kills, for 3.70 per frame along with 16 digs.

Rutgers 3, The Citadel 2
 

• Three Scarlet Knights finished with double-digit kills led by redshirt freshman Alissa Kinkela’s 17. Freshman Taylor Humphrey added 11 as did junior Kristina Grkovic, who was just shy of a double-double with 11 kills and nine blocks.
• Graduate student Megan Vernon generated six points of 13 attempts with no errors to hit .462 in the match.
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