Volleyball Set for Weekend Trip to the Northeast

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern hits the road for two weekend matches in the northeast this weekend. The Wildcats will face Rutgers on Friday at 5 p.m. CT before heading to College Park to battle Maryland on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT. Friday’s contest will be televised live on BTN with Larry Punteny (play-by-play) and Emily Ehman (analyst) on the call. Saturday’s match will air on B1G+.
 
Last Time Out
 
Northwestern (13-7, 2-6 B1G) dropped both its matches last weekend in three sets to Maryland at home and No. 3 Nebraska on the road. First-year Sienna Noordermeer appeared in her first two collegiate matches for the ‘Cats at setter, collecting 61 assists and 17 digs across both matches. 
 
‘Cat Facts

• The Wildcats rank second in the Big Ten, registering a .259 hitting percentage, only .004 off from Michigan’s leading mark of .263.
• Northwestern leads the Big Ten in both kills per set (13.79) and assists per set (12.89)
• Temi Thomas-Ailara is third in the conference averaging 3.96 kills per set. Her 1,325 career kills are the second-most among active B1G players, trailing only Penn State’s Kashauna Williams (1,389). Thomas-Ailara ranks 11th in program history in career kills.
• Libero Megan Miller has totaled 1,212 career digs, tied for the fourth-highest mark among active Big Ten student-athletes.
• Northwestern’s 13 wins this season already surpass last year’s total of 12.
• NU is 44th nationally in RPI.
• The Wildcats are 10-1 when hitting above .200.

Opposition Position
 
Northwestern is 5-8 all-time against Maryland, with their last match coming this past weekend. The ‘Cats are 11-1 in program history against Rutgers, defeating the Scarlet Knights earlier in the season in a 3-0 sweep, hitting .402. It was the team’s highest hitting percentage in a Big Ten match since hitting .425 against Rutgers in 2020. 
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