NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Rutgers volleyball team opens its Big Ten schedule this week with a pair of home games at Jersey Mike’s Arena.
The Scarlet Knights welcome Michigan on Friday at 6 p.m. for a RED OUT in front of a national audience on BTN with Chris Vosters and Emily Ehman on the call. The first 100 fans to enter Jersey Mike’s Arena will receive a free RED Rutgers t-shirt. Additionally, junior Scarlet Knights (age 12 & under) can enjoy pre-game inflatables in the hospitality corner.
On Sunday, Rutgers hosts Michigan State at 1 p.m. with the game streamed on Big Ten Plus with Pat Boyle and Sam Graver calling all the action.
Admission to all Rutgers volleyball games is free with parking registration.
- Rutgers enters Big Ten play at 6-6 overall after going 1-2 at last weekend’s Rutgers Volleyball Tournament. The host Scarlet Knights swept FDU, 3-0, but dropped straight-set matches to FIU and Princeton.
- Redshirt freshman Alyssa Kinkela was named to the all-tournament squad, her second tournament team selection of the season. She averaged 3.33 kills per set and swung .316 over the course of the weekend’s three games. Kinkela also came up with six blocks. She had a tournament-high 13 kills against the Tigers on Sunday hitting a career-best .414. She also served up a pair of aces along with three blocks against FDU. Kinkela continues to lead the offense overall at 3.34 k/s.
- Assisting the offense has been redshirt junior Lauren DeLo. DeLo, who is fifth in the rally era averaging 6.06 a/s over her career, is putting up 7.58 helpers per set and averaged 10.67 assists last weekend.
- Junior middle Kristina Grkovic, meanwhile, leads the squad with 16 aces, including a career-high five in RU’s victory over FDU. Grkovic is also third on the team in kills at 2.44 k/s. On defense, she has racked up a team-leading 49 blocks, coming up with 1.20 b/s. In RU’s win over FDU, the junior swung. 692 with 10 kills on 13 swings with only one error and added five blocks.
- Sophomore Lucy Malone checks in averaging 3.30 d/s. Among her stats this season was a career-high tying 22 digs against Radford at the Towson Invitational. Junior Madyson Chitty is averaging 3.59 d/s this season and is fourth in the rally era with 3.13 d/s over her career.
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