Friday, November 28
Piscataway, N.J.
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Dawgs Fall In Season Finale In New Jersey
November 28, 2025 | Volleyball
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. โ Washington Volleyball ended its 2025 season with a four set loss at Rutgers inside the College Avenue Gym. The Huskies finish the season with a 13-17 record overall and an 8-12 mark in Big Ten play.
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UW had slow starts in each of the first two sets, rallying out of sizable deficits both times to take late one-point leads, but both times the home team responded to win each set, 25-22. Washington stayed alive with a 25-23 third set win, but Rutgers finished things off in set four, 25-20.
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Four Huskies played their final matches in purple. Seniors Elise Hani, Zoria Heard, Alexa Markley, and Taylor Simpson all bid farewell.
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Markley capped her one season as a Dawg with a phenomenal effort, as she had a team-leading 15 kills, hitting .448 with a career-high seven blocks and an ace. Heard had 14 digs in her final match as the Husky libero, and Hani had two kills and four blocks.
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Washington outhit Rutgers overall for the match, .222 to .208, yet Rutgers had a 59-46 advantage in kills, and hurt the Huskies from the service line with 12 aces. Washington had 11 blocks compared to 8 for Rutgers and the Scarlet Knights had three more digs (54-41).
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Kierstyn Barton had 14 kills and seven digs with three blocks. Simona Mateska had a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs, and Alexis Haury had 39 assists and 12 digs for a double-double of her own. Katy Wessels had two aces along with six blocks.
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UW will be unable to make the NCAA tournament this season due to finishing under .500 for the year.
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UW had slow starts in each of the first two sets, rallying out of sizable deficits both times to take late one-point leads, but both times the home team responded to win each set, 25-22. Washington stayed alive with a 25-23 third set win, but Rutgers finished things off in set four, 25-20.
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Four Huskies played their final matches in purple. Seniors Elise Hani, Zoria Heard, Alexa Markley, and Taylor Simpson all bid farewell.
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Markley capped her one season as a Dawg with a phenomenal effort, as she had a team-leading 15 kills, hitting .448 with a career-high seven blocks and an ace. Heard had 14 digs in her final match as the Husky libero, and Hani had two kills and four blocks.
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Washington outhit Rutgers overall for the match, .222 to .208, yet Rutgers had a 59-46 advantage in kills, and hurt the Huskies from the service line with 12 aces. Washington had 11 blocks compared to 8 for Rutgers and the Scarlet Knights had three more digs (54-41).
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Kierstyn Barton had 14 kills and seven digs with three blocks. Simona Mateska had a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs, and Alexis Haury had 39 assists and 12 digs for a double-double of her own. Katy Wessels had two aces along with six blocks.
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UW will be unable to make the NCAA tournament this season due to finishing under .500 for the year.
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Team Stats
UW
RU
Kills
46
59
Errors
18
28
Attempts
126
149
Hitting %
.222
.208
Points
63.0
79.0
Assists
43
56
Aces
6
12
Blocks
11
8
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
7
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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/ VolleyballSeniors Markley and Hani team up to extend the match with the rejection!! ๐ค
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