CHARLESTON, S.C. – Rutgers volleyball took a 2-0 edge to start and closed out the fourth set on a 10-2 run for a season-opening 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23) victory over Fresno State on the opening day of the College of Charleston Classic at TD Arena.
- Three Scarlet Knights landed in career-high double-figure kills as they held a commanding 61-44 edge in the category. Redshirt freshman Alissa Kinkela led the way with 15 kills, junior Kristina Grkovic tied her career mark with 12 kills and freshman Bekah Williams made her debut with 11 kills and hit a team-best .348.
- Redshirt junior Lauren DeLo, who got the start at setter, collected a career-high 44 assists.
- Defensively, Rutgers looked to junior Madyson Chitty to come up with a career-high 24 digs, with senior Rachel Tam also hitting a career mark by posting nine digs.
- The Scarlet Knights held a 9.0-7.0 advantage in blocks led by four block assists by Grkovic and Kinkela adding a solo and three block assists.
- Set 1 (25-18) | Three-straight points, including back-to-back kills from freshman Taylor Humphrey, gave Rutgers a 7-4 lead and an advantage they would not lose from that point in the first set of the 2022 campaign. Humphrey would go on to lead RU with five kills in the frame helping her squad to swing .333 during the set. The Scarlet Knights pushed the margin to as many as seven which included two consecutive aces by Lauren DeLo to pull ahead 22-17.
- Set 2 (25-20) | Fresno State opened the second set with a 10-5 lead, however, the Scarlet Knights came back with…
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