Lily Bolen Captures 1,000th Season Assist Against #19 Minnesota

Sunday, November 23

Piscataway, N.J.

4:30 PM

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Lily Bolen Captures 1,000th Season Assist Against #19 Minnesota

Nov 23 | Women's Volleyball

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball's Lily Bolen collected her 1,000^th season assist on Sunday afternoon as the Scarlet Knights took on their seventh nationally ranked opponent in #19 Minnesota at Jersey Mike's Arena.

The Golden Gophers topped RU 25-19, 25-21, 25-16.

STANDOUT STATS

Junior Zora Hardison led RU with nine kills, hitting .312 for the afternoon. Senior Tara Garvey added eight kills, while sophomore Aspen Maxwell and Lexi Visintine contributed seven kills each.
Sophomore Lily Bolen was just shy of a double-double with 27 helpers and a team-leading nine digs. Bolen became the fourth Scarlet Knight of the rally era to amass 1,000 assists in a season and now stands in fourth on the rally-era season leaders list with 1,007 on the year. She also upped her career mark to 1,290 and moved into fourth on the rally-era career leaders list.
Maxwell and freshman Imani Howell led the block with a trio of blocks each.
Sophomore Alleigh Dutton served up a pair of aces.

KEY MOMENTS

SET 1 (19-25) | Both teams came out of the gate swinging hot. Rutgers connected for a .323 clip, but Minnesota hit .520, committing only two errors on the attack. The opener was tied early on seven occasions, with RU pulling within a point twice midway through the frame. The Scarlet Knights put together back-to-back-to-back points, trailing 13-12 off a kill and an ace from Aspen Maxwell and a point from Zora Hardison on the slide. Tara Garvey broke through with RU down 14-13, but the Golden Gophers outscored the hosts 6-2 to build their lead to the end.

SET 2 (21-25) | Rutgers opened with a 5-1 lead with six different Scarlet Knights getting into the mix. Minnesota came back to knot the score at 8-8, but a solo block from Lily Bolen put RU back in front. A swing from Natalie Robinson put the Scarlet Knights up 10-8, however, six straight on an 8-1 run pushed the Golden Gophers in front for good. Minnesota led by as many as six, but RU made a late push with a 7-3 burst. Lexi Visintine collected a pair of kills and Bolen served up an ace to cap the outpouring as RU narrowed the gap to two down 22-20, prompting a Golden Gopher timeout before taking the 2-0 advantage.

SET 3 (16-25) | The Scarlet Knights owned a 9-6 edge to start, but the Golden Gophers countered by going on a 6-0 run to take a 12-9 lead. After Minnesota went up 14-11, Rutgers scored four unanswered to reclaim the lead with a Maxwell swing putting RU ahead 15-14. Visintine's seventh kill of the afternoon knotted the score at 16-16, but the visitors rattled off nine consecutive points to win the match.

UP NEXT

Rutgers volleyball closes out the season next week with Oregon and Washington.
The Scarlet Knights host the Ducks on Wednesday, November 26 at 4 p.m. at Jersey Mike's Arena. Click here to purchase tickets.
RU takes on the Huskies on Friday, November 28 at 1 p.m. at the College Avenue Gym on Senior Day. Admission is free.

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