Rutgers volleyball is on the ascend, a strong start to the season now being backed up by the program’s first top 25 upset. On Saturday night, the Scarlet Knights up-ended No. 16 Minnesota.
And the hope is that this will be a program-defining moment for Rutgers volleyball.
With the win, Rutgers is now (9-7, 1-5 Big Ten). On Friday night, Rutgers battled tough but lost 3-1 to No. 25 Ohio State.
Rutgers has now eclipsed their win total from last season when they went 8-24 (2-18 Big Ten). In 2020, they were 8-21 and were winless in their 20 Big Ten games.
The Big Ten is perenially the toughest conference in women’s volleyball. Emily Ehman, an analyst for the Big Ten Network, tweeted about the Rutgers upset on Saturday night:
HUGE win for @RUvball!! Big congrats to head coach @c_schweihofer who has truly built this program from the ground up. Big wins don’t just happen!👏 https://t.co/sKbgtsRfBi
— Emily Ehman (@emilyehman) October 8, 2023
Ehman is a former standout at Northwestern.
Rutgers took the match-up against Minnesota 3-1 to claim their first ranked win in program history.
The game was played at College Avenue Gym.