Volleyball Topped By #11 Purdue, 3-1 - Rutgers University Athletics

Thursday, October 29

West Lafayette, Ind.

7:00 PM

Rutgers

10-13,1-10Big Ten

Purdue

14-6,7-4Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Rutgers	15	18	25	14	1
Purdue	25	25	16	25	3

Box Score (PDF)

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Oct 29 | Women's Volleyball

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rutgers volleyball came steaming back after the break to take the third set off #11 Purdue on Thursday night at Holloway Gymnasium, but it was the Boilermakers making a run in the fourth set to put away the match with a 3-1 win.

Purdue took the first two frames, 25-15 and 25-18, while Rutgers led from start to finish in set three, winning 25-16, for the first set win over the Boilermakers since 2021. RU led 8-6 in set four when Purdue scored 12 unanswered en route to the 25-14 win.

STANDOUT STATS

Skylar George led Rutgers in kills for the third-straight contest with 12 kills to go along with seven digs and a match-high three aces.
Brooke Baldwin registered her first career double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs.
Avery Jesewitz, who got the start against the Boilermakers, and Malia Romes led the Scarlet Knights at the net with four blocks apiece.

KEY MOMENTS

SET 1 (15-25) | A Karis Willow kill saw RU trail 7-6 when Purdue produced a 12-4 run to take control of the frame. Willow led the Scarlet Knights with five kills, with Brooke Baldwin getting the assist on nine of RU's 11 kills.

SET 2 (18-25) | A swing by Avery Jesewitz and kill from Willow had RU once again down by a point at 7-6. This time it was Purdue capturing six of the next eight points to pull ahead. Rutgers hit a match-best .306 in the frame, with Willow and Natalie Robison combining for eight kills to hit .444 for the set. The Boilermakers, however, also hit their match-best, hitting at a .371 clip.

SET 3 (25-16) | Rutgers led wire to wire, kicking off the frame with an 8-3 advantage. Avery Jesewitz and Malia Romes teamed up to push RU out to a double-digit lead at 22-12. Purdue hit just .065 with nine kills and seven errors on 31 attacks, while the Scarlet Knights hit .300 with only two miscues on 30 swings. After a Baldwin dump set to put RU at set point, the Boilermakers got their first back-to-back points with a 3-0 run before a service error gave the Scarlet Knights the set. George and Romes added a trio of kills to their stat lines, while George also served up a pair of aces in the win.

S3 | Sneaking in "R" way to set point 📺: https://t.co/47fmGVXexA (B1G+) 📊: https://t.co/LbzD4n8ZKp #GoRU ⚔️ https://t.co/Vd13klun6i
— Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) October 30, 2026

SET 4 (14-25) | Willow and Romes teamed up at the net to give RU an 8-6 lead, but the Boilermakers went on a 12-0 tear en route to the win. Rutgers was hampered by 11 errors, while Purdue connected at a .308 clip and racked up a total of eight blocks.

UP NEXT

Rutgers volleyball is back to the court against Northwestern on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. (ET). The match will be streamed on B1G+.
The Scarlet Knights return home to host Michigan on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. and USC on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. Click here to purchase tickets.

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