Friday, October 21
Piscataway, N.J.
5 p.m. CT
Northwestern
at
Rutgers
Photo by: photo by John Konstantaras
Volleyball Set for Weekend Trip to the Northeast
10/18/2022 4:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| NORTHWESTERN VOLLEYBALL: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
| Friday, October 21 | Rutgers | 5 p.m. CT | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ |
BTN | Live Stats |
| Saturday, October 22 | Maryland | 7 p.m. CT | Xfinity Center Pavliion College Park, MD |
B1G+ | Live Stats |
| Social: Twitter: @NUVball | Instagram: @nuvball | |||||
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern hits the road for two weekend matches in the northeast this weekend. The Wildcats will face Rutgers on Friday at 5 p.m. CT before heading to College Park to battle Maryland on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT. Friday's contest will be televised live on BTN with Larry Punteny (play-by-play) and Emily Ehman (analyst) on the call. Saturday's match will air on B1G+.
Last Time Out
Northwestern (13-7, 2-6 B1G) dropped both its matches last weekend in three sets to Maryland at home and No. 3 Nebraska on the road. First-year Sienna Noordermeer appeared in her first two collegiate matches for the 'Cats at setter, collecting 61 assists and 17 digs across both matches.
'Cat Facts
- The Wildcats rank second in the Big Ten, registering a .259 hitting percentage, only .004 off from Michigan's leading mark of .263.
- Northwestern leads the Big Ten in both kills per set (13.79) and assists per set (12.89)
- Temi Thomas-Ailara is third in the conference averaging 3.96 kills per set. Her 1,325 career kills are the second-most among active B1G players, trailing only Penn State's Kashauna Williams (1,389). Thomas-Ailara ranks 11th in program history in career kills.
- Libero Megan Miller has totaled 1,212 career digs, tied for the fourth-highest mark among active Big Ten student-athletes.
- Northwestern's 13 wins this season already surpass last year's total of 12.
- NU is 44th nationally in RPI.
- The Wildcats are 10-1 when hitting above .200.
Northwestern is 5-8 all-time against Maryland, with their last match coming this past weekend. The 'Cats are 11-1 in program history against Rutgers, defeating the Scarlet Knights earlier in the season in a 3-0 sweep, hitting .402. It was the team's highest hitting percentage in a Big Ten match since hitting .425 against Rutgers in 2020.
Up Next
The Wildcats return home on Friday, Oct. 28 for a tilt against Purdue at 8 p.m. CT on BTN.
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