PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball returns home to continue Big Ten play with match ups at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, N.J. The Scarlet Knights will face off against #14 Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., followed by a showdown with #16 USC on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. on Letterwinner Day.
On Sunday against the Trojans, Rutgers volleyball alumnae will be honored between sets two and three with the current members of the Scarlet Knights available for post-match autographs on the concourse.
Admission to all home games is free.
- Rutgers made a midwest swing last weekend closing out the season series with Iowa and playing at No. 2 Nebraska in front of a sellout crowd falling in straight sets in both matches.
- Against the Hawkeyes last Friday night, junior Aly Borellis collected her 21st career double-double and third of the season with 24 helpers and 13 digs to go along with a pair of blocks. Freshman Avery Jesewitz led the offense with 10 kills while adding five digs and an ace. Redshirt junior Alissa Kinkela and sophomore Anna Hartman each had eight kills apiece. Redshirt freshman Krista Dooley led RU at the net with a trio of blocks, including a solo stop. Freshman Lily Bolen also added in nine digs for the defense.
- The following day, Kinkela put away nine kills adding eight digs and a pair of blocks to her stat line against the second-ranked Cornhuskers. Borellis posted 26 assists along with a pair of blocks and an ace. Sophomore Kenzie Dyrstad returned to her home state to lead the defense with 12 digs. Freshman Natalie Robinson led the block with a trio of stops.
- On the season, Kinkela leads the attack with 3.53 k/s ranking 12th among her Big Ten peers. She currently has 860 career kills and is on her way to becoming the third Scarlet Knight of the rally era to reach the 900 career kill mark.
- Borellis, meanwhile, continues to direct the attack with 6.75 a/s and suprassed the 2,000 career assist mark two weeks ago.
- Robinson returned to the lineup last weekend and is eighth in the conference in blocks making an average of 1.30 stops per set, currently the second-best season mark of the rally era.
- Also on defense, Dyrstad tops the stat sheet with a team-leading 2.98 d/s.
- Rutgers hit a number of milestones in the…
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