Rutgers
12-13,3-10Big Ten
Michigan
14-10,5-8Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| Rutgers | 25 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
Nov 05 | Women's Volleyball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā For the third year in a row, Rutgers volleyball went to five sets with Michigan, but this time it was the Scarlet Knights in the win column.
Rutgers earned its first-ever win over the Wolverines with a 25-20, 25-21, 15-25, 19-25, 15-11 victory. Michigan is receiving votes in this week's AVCA Top 25 and last weekend became only the second Big Ten squad to take a set off top-ranked Nebraska.
The Scarlet Knights made it back-to-back wins to improve to 12-13 overall and 3-10 in the Big Ten contest as the Big Ten Tournament field is still up for grabs with home games remaining against USC on Saturday, #7 Wisconsin and Maryland next week and the regular season finale at #11 Penn State on November 17.
Michigan, meanwhile, dropped to 14-10 and 5-8 in the league.
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| STANDOUT STATS |
- Malia Romes, coming off a career-high 22 kills on Saturday at Northwestern, poured in a team-high 18 against the Wolverines as one of three Scarlet Knights in double-digit kills.
- Two Scarlet Knights recorded double-doubles for the second-straight match. Skylar George posted her fourth double-double in five matches with 13 kills and 11 digs. It was her eighth double-double of the season and 18th of her career. Brooke Baldwin also had her second career double-double behind 24 assists and 10 digs
- Avery Jesewitz reached double-figure kills for the second-straight match with 10 kills.
- George and Baldwin wereĀ joined in double-digit digs by Kenzie Dyrstad with a team-leading 13 and Jenna DeLaMater with a season-high 10 in the start at defensive specialist.
- On the block, Natalie Robinson posted six stops, including two solo blocks, that moved her into a tie for fourth on the rally-era career leaders list and moved her one solo rejection away from joining the rally-era season leaders list for a second time. Additionally, Karis Willow logged five blocks, including a career-high threeĀ solo blocks.
| KEY MOMENTS |
- SET 1 (25-20) | The Wolverines led 6-5 when RU rattled off four unanswered points to take the lead for good. Michigan pulled within a point at 14-13, but the Scarlet Knights delivered an 8-1 run for a 22-14 advantage. The Wolverines narrowed the gap with a 5-1 burst to trail 24-20, but Avery Jesewitz closed out the frame with the reception followed by the kill for set point. Karis Willow, Zharia Harris-Waddy, Malia Romes and Skylar George all contributed to the win with three kills each.
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- Ā SET 2 (25-21) | Rutgers secured the 2-0 advantage with the final five points for the frame. Michigan's Ella Demetrician swung for her 12th kill of the match to give Michigan the 21-20 edge. The comeback kicked off with back-to-back errors for the Wolverines, followed by a kill by Jesewitz, a double touch by Michigan and set point coming off the block assist by Willow and Natalie Robinson. RU hit .462 withĀ Romes collecting six kills. RU committed only two errors on 31 strikes.
S2 | That's how you put a set to bed š“ šŗ: https://t.co/DseuWdbbEe (B1G+) š: https://t.co/3AwriZyL4v #GoRUāļø https://t.co/67W1XXE23U
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- SET 3 (15-25) | Michigan opened on a 6-2 run and stayed in front for the entire frame to avoid the sweep. A Ā Robinson swing saw RU trail, 16-13, but the Wolverines closed out by outscoring RU, 9-2. Michigan swung at a .400 clip with only two miscues on 25 attacks, while RU hit just .116.
- SET 4 (19-25) | The Wolverines never trailed en route to evening the match. Michigan went out to a 7-2 advantage to start. RU whittled its deficit to two as back-to-back Wolverine attack errors left the Scarlet Knights down 12-10. Michigan went up by five at 15-10, but again the Scarlet Knights came back to within a pair of points. A solo stop from Willow and kills by Romes and George saw RU trail 19-17. George's third kill of the stanza had Rutgers behind 21-19, but the Wolverines collected the next four points for the win.
- SETĀ 5 (15-11) | Eight ties and four lead changes took place but it was a 5-0 run capped by Romes and Robinson at the net for a crucial stop that put RU on top for good. The frame was tied up at 9-9 when the Scarlet Knights made their run. Michigan thwarted match point twice, but George put away her 13th kill of the night to clinch the victory, RU's first over the Wolverines in the series' 14 matches.
S5 | Let's Write The Final Chapter š šŗ: https://t.co/DseuWdbbEe (B1G+) š: https://t.co/3AwriZyL4v #GoRUāļø https://t.co/mhpohLGkwc
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| UP NEXT |
- Rutgers volleyball is back in action againstĀ USCĀ on Saturday, Nov. 7Ā at 1Ā p.m. for Superhero Day.Ā Ā Click here to purchase tickets. Rutgers superhero mask giveaway while supplies last.
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