Visintine, Bolen & Howell With Profession Numbers As Volleyball Goes To 5 With Ohio State

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. –  For the second straight match, Rutgers volleyball went to 5 units.

It was a back-and-forth battle between Rutgers and Ohio State, with the Buckeyes getting the higher of the Scarlet Knights 25-23, 18-25, 25-23, 18-25, and 12-15.

Senior outdoors hitter Lexi Visintine collected a career-high 19 kills whereas sophomore setter Lily Bolen captured her eighth double-double of the season behind a career-high 55 assists and 12 digs. Freshman Imani Howell, in her first collegiate begin, registered her first double-figure match in kills with 16 whereas main the crew in blocks.

 

• Four Scarlet Knights have been in double-figure kills led by Lexi Visintine’s match and career-best 19 kills. She surpassed her earlier excessive of 16 set towards Marist within the season opener.
• Freshman Imani Howell made her first profession begin within the center and put away 16 kills and led RU with six whole blocks, together with a pair of solo stops. She bested her earlier highs of two kills towards Marist, Rider and the final assembly with Ohio State in addition to her earlier excessive of three blocks additionally set towards the Broncs.
• Senior Tara Garvey added a season-best 14 kills whereas junior Zora Hardison added 10 kills on 14 assaults with just one error, swinging a match-best .643.
• Lily Bolen set a brand new profession mark with 55 helpers, surpassing her earlier excessive of 51 set towards Buffalo and Liberty throughout the opening week of the season.
• Additionally, it was back-to-back doubles for her 10^th double-double of her profession behind her 12 digs.  
• At the road, RU served up six aces, together with a pair from junior Jenna DeLaMater.
• Sophomore Alleigh Dutton posted a match-best 13 digs.

• SET 1 (23-25) | The opening body was shut the complete manner with 14 whole ties. Both groups have been environment friendly on the swing, with Rutgers hitting .552 whereas the Buckeyes swung .455. Tara Garvey dropped in a kill for the set’s ultimate even rating at 20-20, however the Buckeyes adopted with kills from Mia Tuman and Hannah Jones to take the lead. Zora Hardison despatched her swing proper to the center to tug RU inside some extent as RU trailed 24-23. OSU, nonetheless, got here up with the assault on the subsequent serve to win the body.

• SET 2 (25-18) | After a 4-4 tie to open, it was all Scarlet Knights as RU solely allowed the Buckeyes back-to-back factors twice the remainder of the way in which as they outscored the guests 21-13. The Scarlet Knights restricted OSU to hitting .091 whereas Imani Howell dropped in 5 kills and hit .429 for the body, whereas additionally including a pair of blocks.

• SET 3 (23-25) | Ohio State took the set with the identical rating as its opening body victory. While the Buckeyes held a 15-9 edge on the halfway level, the Scarlet Knights battled again with a 7-1 run, together with a string of six unanswered. The run, capped by a swing from Tara Garvey, evened the body at 16-16. OSU, nonetheless, returned to the forefront with a 5-1 run. RU pulled inside some extent with the assistance of Howell’s two blocks and a kill throughout a 4-1 burst that noticed the Scarlet Knights path 22-21. The Buckeyes received to set level, nonetheless, a kill from Visintine and Aspen Maxwell saved OSU working for the win as RU trailed 24-23. Ultimately, although, OSU pushed by means of for the set level on a kill from Ashley Carr.

• SET 4 (25-18) | Just just like the Buckeyes did the earlier set, the Scarlet Knights picked up their second set win by the similar rating of their first set win. Tied at 7-7 all, Rutgers took the lead for good, using a 7-2 run capped by a Lily Bolen ace to provide the hosts a 14-9 benefit.  Ohio State wouldn’t come nearer than three the remainder of the way in which. Garvey led the assault with seven kills and a .500 hitting share, making just one error on 12 makes an attempt.

• SET 5 (13-15) | Four ties and three lead modifications later, it might be the Buckeyes taking the fifth and deciding set. Hardison swung to provide RU a 7-5 lead, however OSU responded with the subsequent three factors for an 8-7 edge. The lead went again to the Scarlet Knights off a Howell kill and Buckeye miscue, however OSU regained the lead with the subsequent 4. After an Abby Yoder ace put the Buckeyes up 12-9, the Scarlet Knights got here again on a pair of kills from Howell and an assault error from the Buckeyes to even the rating at 12-12. The Buckeyes, nonetheless, captured the match’s ultimate three factors for the win.

• Rutgers volleyball partakes in its ultimate street video games of the yr, touring to the West Coast to satisfy up with No. 17 USC on Friday, Nov. 14 and UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Los Angeles and No. 18 Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 20.
• The Scarlet Knights return residence to wrap up the season sequence with Minnesota in entrance of the BTN cameras on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 4:30 p.m. Click right here to buy tickets.

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