Rutgers
11-13,2-10Big Ten
Northwestern
7-16,0-12Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
| Northwestern | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
Oct 31 | Women's Volleyball
EVANSTON, Illinois ā Rutgers volleyball got past Northwestern in five on Halloween at Welsh-Ryan Arena, coming back from a 2-1 deficit.
After the Scarlet Knights took the first set, 25-23, the host Wildcats claimed a 25-22 set two win and a 25-23 set three victory. While Northwestern had a chance to take the match leading 24-21 in the fourth frame, Rutgers came back with five unanswered points en route to the 26-24 win. RU never trailed in set five, taking the win with a 15-12 fifth-set victory.
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| STANDOUT STATS |
- Malia Romes punched in a career-high 22 kills, hitting .319 for the night, while adding three blocks, while Karis Willow swung for a career-high 16 kills, connecting at a .353 clip.
- Two Scarlet Knights notched double-doubles as Skylar George collected 15 kills and a team-leading 16 digs, and Lily Bolen registered 23 assists and 10 digs. For Bolen, it was her 21st career double-double and eighth of the season, while George notched her 17th career double-double and seventh of the year.
- Rutgers also saw a season-high 10 kills from Avery Jesewitz and a career-high 41 assists from Brooke Baldwin.
- On the block, Rutgers totaled 14 blocks as Zharia Harris-Waddy made a season-high six stops and Natalie Robinson posted five rejections.
| KEY MOMENTS |
- SET 1 (25-23) | After the frame was tied at 9-9, Rutgers outscored the Wildcats 9-2 to take control of the set. A Malia Romes kill gave RU an 18-11 edge at the end of the burst. Natalie Robinson connected from the right pin to give the Scarlet Knights a 21-14 advantage, but Northwestern made a late run to pull within a point. The Wildcats employed an 8-2 run as RU held to a 23-22 edge. Another Romes swing put the Scarlet Knights at set point, but the Wildcats were still in the hunt following a service error. Romes, on her seventh kill of the set, gave the Scarlet Knights the 25-23 win.
S1 | Monster Mashed That One š¹ š„ šŗ: https://t.co/K8xnRh2iCN (B1G+) š: https://t.co/vPmPUUcGEk #GoRU āļø https://t.co/KzOJFhna3j
ā Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 1, 2026
- SET 2 (22-25) | The Wildcats had another late surge, but this time they were able to pull through. Avery Jesewitz had the Scarlet Knights on top 17-16 when Northwestern took the next three points. Jesewtiz and Karis Willow swings knotted the score at 19-19, but the Wildcats got to set point on a 5-1 run. While Rutgers thwarted NU's next two chances to put away the match and closed the gap to within two, down 24-22, a service error gave the Wildcats the set and evened the match,
- SET 3 (23-25) | Rutgers opened with a 10-3 lead and a kill from Jesewitz put RU up 15-11. The Wildcats, however, scored six of the next seven to go up 17-16. From there, the frame was tied four times. Even at 20-20, RU went back in front thanks to a solo stop and a kill from Jesewitz. After a Wildcat timeout, the hosts closed on a 5-1 run.
- SETĀ 4 (26-24) | While Northwestern had a chance to put away the set leading 24-21, Rutgers came storming back with the last five points, including two kills and a block from Malia Romes and set point coming on a service ace from Jenna DeLaMater.
S4 | The comeback is scary good šš„ šŗ: https://t.co/K8xnRh2iCN (B1G+) š: https://t.co/vPmPUUcGEk #GoRU āļø https://t.co/hsQjhtju6X
ā Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 1, 2026
- SETĀ 5Ā (15-12) | Rutgers never trailed as Romes collected five points on seven swings. Romes used back-to-back kills and teamed with Robinson at the net to give RU a 12-8 edge. Skylar George put RU at match point at 14-10 and also put away match point.
S5 | What a treat š¬ Scarlet Knights in ā šŗ: https://t.co/K8xnRh2iCN (B1G+) š: https://t.co/vPmPUUcGEk #GoRU āļø https://t.co/DnuKJGrWrT
ā Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 1, 2026
| UP NEXT |
- The Scarlet Knights return home to Jersey Mike's Arena to host MichiganĀ on Thursday, Nov. 5Ā at 7 p.m. on Throwback Thursday Night andĀ USCĀ on Saturday, Nov. 7Ā at 1Ā p.m. for Superhero Day.Ā Ā Click here to purchase tickets.
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