Volleyball Surges Fall Quick Towards Illinois

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball pushed throughout surges throughout all three units on Saturday night time at Jersey Mike’s Arena in opposition to Illinois, a staff receiving votes within the newest AVCA Top 15 ballot. However, it was the Fighting Illini on prime 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.

Rutgers fell to 10-8 total, taking over its third Big Ten staff featured within the polls, and 1-5 in opposition to the league. Illinois, in the meantime, improved to 10-5 total and 5-1 in convention play.

• Seniors Lexi Visintine and Tara Garvey paced the assault with eight kills every whereas sophomore Aspen Maxwell and junior Zora Hardison added seven kills apiece. Natalie Robinson, in the meantime, linked at a .556 clip on the assault with six kills on 9 swings with just one miscue.
• Sophomore Lily Bolen linked for 31 helpers, 5 digs and a pair of blocks. The Scarlet Knight setter is closing in on reaching her 1,000^th profession help and presently sits at 915.
• Classmate Alleigh Dutton notched seven digs for the protection.
• Hardison led RU with 4 assisted blocks to surpass the 200-career block mark. With her 203 profession blocks, she is now 4 blocks away from transferring into sole possession of 10^th on the rally-era profession leaders listing, passing Stasa Miljevic (2017-19).  

• SET 1 (20-25) | The Scarlet Knights overcame a seven-point deficit and have been tied with the Fighting Illini at 17-17 earlier than the guests pulled forward for the win. An Illinois miscue gave RU a 7-6 edge, however the Fighting Illinois notched the following eight factors to go forward 14-7. Rutgers, nonetheless, got here again with six unanswered, together with two Tara Garvey swings, and trailed, 14-13. Lexi Visintine kills knotted the body up at 16-16 and 17-17, however Illinois responded with a 4-0 run and outscored RU 8-3 down the stretch.

• SET 2 (20-25) | Zora Hardison got here swinging as the 2 squads have been even at 6-6, however Illinois used a 7-2 run to ascertain a 13-8 benefit and a lead it could not relinquish. On 4 events, RU was in a position to cut back its deficit to a trio. A pair Fighting Illini assault errors had the Scarlet Knights down 13-10 and 17-14, an ace from Lauren Wilcock noticed Rutgers path 19-16 and a trio of errors noticed RU within the match behind 23-20. Illinois, nonetheless, put away the body on a kill on considered one of Taylor de Boer’s match-high 16 kills and blocks from de Boer and Burbage.

• SET 3 (23-25) | While the Fighting Illini opened with an 11-4 run, the Scarlet Knights countered by outscoring Illinois 9-4 and climbed again into the sport down by one at 14-13. The burst noticed aces from Visintine and Alleigh Dutton. Illinois stayed in entrance and led 19-16 when a kill from Hardison, blocks from Lily Bolen and Robinson and an assault from Robinson tied the arrange at 19-19. Both squads traded the following 9 factors, leading to 4 extra ties. A rocket from the appropriate aspect by Maxwell noticed the match tied for the ultimate time at 23 all earlier than a service error and blocks by Alyssa Aguayo and Burbage gave Illinois the match.
  
   

• Rutgers volleyball wraps up the season sequence with Maryland in College Park on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. The match will air on BTN with Jason Knapp & Mac Podraza on the decision. It will probably be RU’s third sport of the Discover In-Season Volleyball Challenge, getting into with a 1-1 report in problem play.
• The Scarlet Knights are again residence at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Sunday, Oct. 19 to host #12 Purdue on Letterwinner Day/Homecoming Weekend at 1 p.m. Click here to buy tickets.

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