CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Rutgers volleyball opened up the 2023 season with a three-set victory over North Carolina A&T at the Cavalier Classic on Friday afternoon.
The Scarlet Knights defeated the Aggies 25-16, 25-16, 26-24 to mark the third-consecutive season-opening win for the first time since the 1995, 1996 and 1997 seasons.
- The Scarlet Knights hit .391 on the afternoon while the Aggies committed 16 errors on the attack and were limited to hitting .157 across all three frames.
Redshirt sophomore Alisa Kinkela led the attack with 12 kills with newcomer Anna Hartman contributing eight kills, including the final two points of the match to give Rutgers the sweep. - Fifth-year senior Alyssa Nayar got the start at setter putting up 28 helpers.
- The Scarlet Knights totaled six aces with a pair coming from senior Madyson Chitty and sophomore Lexi Visintine.
- Chitty also collected 15 digs for the defense with redshirt sophomore Rikki Williams, senior Kristina Grkovic and Kinkela posting two blocks each.
- Set 1 (25-16) | Rutgers took control of the set with four consecutive points to go ahead 8-5. In the run, freshman Anna Hartman collected her first career kill and block. Back-to-back errors by the Aggies pushed RU in front 10-6, but NC A&T generated three straight kills to pull within a point. The Scarlet Knights, however, stayed in front as Taylor Humphrey responded with the first of four successful RU kills for a 14-9 lead along with an Aggie timeout. NC A&T managed to close within two points, 18-16, but it was all RU from that…
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