Volleyball Drops Match To #9 Wisconsin - Rutgers University Athletics

Thursday, November 12

Piscataway, N.J.

6:00 PM

Rutgers

12-15,3-12Big Ten

Wisconsin

18-7,12-3Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Wisconsin	25	25	26	3
Rutgers	17	16	24	0

Rutgers volleyball huddles on the court during its match with #9 Wisconsin at Jersey Mike's Arena

Nov 12 | Women's Volleyball

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers volleyball played to set point in the third frame, but #9 Wisconsin prevailed in the end to take a three-set 25-17, 25-16, 26-24 win in the Scarlet Knights' final game at Jersey Mike's Arena this season.

STANDOUT STATS

Karis Willow led the attack with nine kills and added three aces and blocks.
Both Lily Bolen and Brooke Baldwin put up 11 helpers each.
Bolen also served up an ace and is now one away from becoming the third Scarlet Knight of the rally-era with 100 or more career aces.
On the block, Natalie Robinson delivered five stops, her sixth match of the season with five or more blocks.
Kenzie Dyrstad also led the defense with 16 digs.

KEY MOMENTS

SET 1 (17-25) | The night started off with five early ties. After a Badger miscue from the service line, Wisconsin went on a 6-0 run to go in front. Skylar George and Karis Willow went in for kills to reduce the RU deficit to four at 15-11, but the Badgers responded with another six-point burst for a 21-11 advantage. The Scarlet Knights produced a late 5-2 run, including Willow's third ace of the frame.

SET 2 (16-25) | It was another five early ties with the two squads locked up at 9-9 before the Badgers made their move. George made the swing to even the score, but Wisconsin rattled off the next three points to take the lead. Malia Romes saw the Scarlet Knights trail 15-12 and swung again as RU was down 19-14. Lily Bolen's 99^th career ace brought Rutgers within four, behind 20-16, before the Badgers closed with the final five points.

SET 3 (24-26) | Rutgers was close in taking a set from the Badgers for the first time since 2014, but Wisconsin managed to hold off the Scarlet Knights for the sweep. An 8-1 run put RU on top 12-9 and a Romes kill gave the Scarlet Knights a 15-14 edge at the break. Out of the timeout, the Badgers outscored RU 6-1 to take back the lead, but Rutgers battled back with three of the next four points as a George attack pushed the Scarlet Knights out to a 20-18 advantage. From there, the two teams traded points until a Grace Lopez swing and a solo stop from Halle Thompson for Wisconsin evened the frame at 22-22. Two Badger service errors gave RU a chance to take the set, serving for set point up 24-23, but a service error from the Knights tied the set up for a seventh and final time while Wisconsin garnered the next two points

UP NEXT

Rutgers volleyball closes out its home schedule with Maryland, in a crucial game for Big Ten Tournament qualification, at the College Ave Gym on Friday, Nov. 13. Admission is free.
The Scarlet Knights will celebrate senior day and honor Kenzie Dyrstad, Jenna DeLaMater and Zharia Harris post-match.
The regular season concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at #11 Penn State.
The 15-team 2026 Big Ten Volleyball Tournament bracket will be unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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