Program Record 6,757 In Attendance As Volleyball Battles No. 1 Nebraska

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A Rutgers volleyball program record 6,757 were in attendance at Jersey Mike’s Arena to watch the Scarlet Knights battle No. 1 Nebraska on Sunday afternoon.

The top-ranked Cornhuskers remained undefeated with 25-15, 25-20 and 25-18 set victories.

Nebraska upped their overall mark to 23-0 and 14-0 in the Big Ten while Rutgers dropped to 10-14 overall and 2-12 in league play.

• The 6,757 people in attendance topped the previous Rutgers volleyball attendance record of 1,907 set against Nebraska back on Oct. 10, 2021
• Redshirt sophomore Alissa Kinkela led Rutgers with eight kills and 15 digs.
• Freshman Zora Hardison hit .455 with six kills on 11 swings.
• Fifth-year senior Alyssa Nayar was just short of a double-double with 23 assists and eight digs.
• Senior Madyson Chitty also added 11 digs for the Scarlet Knights surpassing the 1,200 career dig mark.

• Set 1 (15-25) | Third time was the charm for an Anna Hartman swing as her point saw Rutgers trail the top-ranked Cornhuskers 14-10. Nebraska, however, continued to grow its lead only allowing the Scarlet Knights back-to-back points once more time down the stretch.  Taylor Humphrey collected three digs while Madyson Chitty garnered six digs on defense.

• Set 2 (20-25) | Rutgers led for much of the frame going up by four early at 9-5 and holding on to an 18-15 lead before the Cornhuskers made their move. After playing out to its early four-point advantage, Nebraska tied up the set at 12-12, but the Scarlet Knights stayed in front responding with six of the next nine points for an 18-15 edge. Nebraska though was able to take the lead and the frame closing on a 10-2 run. Alissa Kinkela notched four kills on nine swings with no errors to hit .444 while adding five digs to her state line.

• Set 3 (18-25) | The Cornhuskers came up with the frame’s first five points. With Nebraska up 11-5, the two squads traded points with Rutgers tacking on three unanswered off kills by Alyssa Nayar, Taylor Humphrey and Bekah Williams to trail 14-10. A Cornhusker attack error had RU down by four at 15-11 but the visitors would go on to lead by as many as seven in the win. Alissa Kinkela came up with six digs and joined Anna Hartman with a pair of kills in the stanza.

• Rutgers volleyball returns to the court at Indiana on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. and will return home for its final three home games at the College Ave Gym.
• The Scarlet Knights will host Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m., Northwestern on Friday, Nov. 17 and Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in New Brunswick at the College Ave Gym. Admission for all home games is free.

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