PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Week two has Rutgers volleyball traveling to the Woo Pig Invitational at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas where the Scarlet Knights will meet up with host #21 Arkansas, Little Rock and LA Tech.
- RU continues to trend upward as it takes the court for Caitlin Schweihofer‘s fifth season “On The Banks”. The Scarlet Knights, in each season in Schweihofer’s tenure, have taken a step up on the ladder of success with the squad anticipating moving up another rung behind eight returnees and eight newcomers.
- On the list of last year’s notables was Rutgers’ first-ever All-Big Ten attacker, first-ever top 25 victory with a 3-1 win over No. 16 Minnesota, the most overall wins and best nonconference record since 2012, a set win improvement by 45% over the previous season and a school record in attendance. Altogether the Scarlet Knights placed 12 entries into the rally-era individual season top 10 records and 13 entries into the rally-era team top 10 records while collecting the most sets played, kills, assists, assists per set, digs and solo blocks by a team in conference play since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Additionally, head coach Caitlin Schweihofer registered her 100th career victory.
- Incoming setter junior Ally Borellis, sophomore Zora Hardison, who started the last 10 matches of the season in the middle and sophomore defensive specialist Kenzie Dyrstad were invited to the U.S. women’s National Team Open Program marking the second-straight year a trio of Scarlet Knights have represented Rutgers at the event.
- Rutgers opened up the 2024 campaign last weekend in Denton, Texas playing at the Super Pit with a sweep of host North Texas, a four-set setback to Miami, a squad receiving votes both in the preseason and this week’s poll and loss to Colorado. Freshmen Lily Bolen and Avery Jesewitz were named to the All-Tournament Team. Bolen totaled 41 assists,14 digs and six aces across the 10 sets played on the weekend while Jesewitz averaged 2.10 kills per set hitting .405 in the three games along with six blocks.
- Against the host Mean Green, who appeared in last year’s National Invitational Volleyball Championship, Rutgers prevailed 25-23, 30-28, 25-18. Two Scarlet Knights were in double-figure kills led by Anna Hartman’s 12, including set…
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