Rutgers
13-15,4-12Big Ten
Maryland
13-14,3-13Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 26 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| Rutgers | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
Nov 13 | Women's Volleyball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Rutgers volleyball took a big step in clinching one of the remaining seeds for the upcoming Big Ten Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Maryland on Senior Night at the College Ave Gym on Friday night.
The Terps took the first set 26-24 while the Scarlet Knights rebounded 25-22 victories in sets two and three. Maryland came back to even the match following a 25-20 set four win, but Rutgers closed the book on its home schedule with a 15-12 victory in the fifth set.
The win improved the Scarlet Knights to 13-15 overall and 4-12 in the Big Ten.
RU currently sits in a tie for 14th in the Big Ten with 15 teams advancing. USC holds a 4-11 record with games left against Washington and UCLA. Ohio State, who is also 4-11 and tied in 14th with Rutgers, will meet up with Maryland, who dropped to 3-13 following the loss to the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers will meet Penn State in their regular season finale. Iowa, meanwhile, sits at 2-13 will Nebraska and Illinois left on the slate.
The Big Ten Tournament bracket will be released following Tuesday night's contests.
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| STANDOUT STATS |
- Malia Romes, Skylar George and Natalie Robinson all landed in double-digit kills. Romes led the way with 19, George blasted 12 and Robinson punched in 10.
- Lily Bolen captured her 100th career ace, becoming the third Scarlet Knight of the rally-era to reach the mark. She is now seven aces away from becoming the rally-era leader in the category.
- Bolen also put up a season-high 31 assists to go with her 14 digs for her 22nd career double-double and ninth of the year. Her 22 career double-doubles put her into a tie for fifth on the Rutgers all-time double-doubles list. Ā
- Bolen was one of five Scarlet Knights with an ace as RU led the category 6-3 against the Terps.
- Kenzie Dyrstad served up a pair of aces to go along with her team-leading 18 digs.
- At the net, Robinson made eight blocks, one shy of tying her career mark. Two of her eight blocks were solo stops.
- RU ended the night outblocking the Terps, 13-9.
| KEY MOMENTS |
- SET 1 (24-26) | The two squads battled to 12 ties and four lead changes before the Terps took the 1-0 lead. Maryland led by four, up 14-10, but Rutgers came back to knot the score at 16-16. The Terps went back up three, but the Scarlet Knights outscored Maryland 4-1, including Lily Bolen's 100th career ace to tie the frame up at 20-20. Both squads were even two more times down the stretch as Skylar George and Imani Howell teamed up at the left pin for the final tie of the opening set at 24-24. The Terps, however, pulled out the win with the next two points. George, Avery Jesewitz and Natalie Robinson each had three kills.
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- SET 2 (25-22) | Rutgers overcame a five-point deficit at the midway point to come back and tie up the match at 1-1. The sixth and final tie of the frame saw the Terps and Scarlet Knights even at 20-20 after a cross-court swing from Malia Romes. RU proceeded to close out the set on a 5-2 run as a Howell kill down the middle and Terp attack error sealed the win.
S2 | No return from sender š šŗ: https://t.co/bwYUWgUMhQ (B1G+) š: https://t.co/zRbIYHYtvO #GoRU āļø https://t.co/JA0att5rNW
ā Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 14, 2026
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- SET 3 (25-22) | A 5-2 run put RU ahead 13-9, giving the Scarlet Knights a lead they would not relinquish. One of five kills from George helped Rutgers establish its largest lead of the frame at 21-15. The Terps had a late surge, thwarting set point three times before a miscue by their attack gave the Scarlet Knights a 2-1 lead in the match. Romes also added five kills to her stat line as well.
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ā Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 14, 2026
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- SET 4 (25-20) | The Terps scored six straight to head into the midway break up 15-11 and stayed in front. RU came out of the timeout with back-to-back kills from Romes and a Maryland attack error pulled the Scarlet Knights to within a point, down 15-14. The Terps, however, maintained control. Romes ended the frame with six kills.
- SET 5 (15-13) | Five unanswered points gave Maryland an 11-9 edge in the final frame, but Rutgers powered back to close the set with a 6-2 run. Kenzie Dyrstad, on her senior night, served up her second ace of the night to put RU up 13-12. While the Terps tied it up on the next point, Romes notched her 19th kill of the night to bring the Scarlet Knights to match point. Off the block, Howell made the save and made room for Brooke Baldwin to come up with set for Karis Willow to deliver the final blow.
S5 | This is going to be B1G šŗ: https://t.co/bwYUWgUMhQ (B1G+) š: https://t.co/zRbIYHYtvO #GoRU āļø https://t.co/JGK8UtuQ1L
ā Rutgers Volleyball (@RUvball) November 14, 2026
| UP NEXT |
- The regular season concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at #10Ā Penn State.
- The 15-team 2026 Big Ten Volleyball Tournament bracket will be unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 17.Ā Ā
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