Big Ten: Favorites Rule Friday Night Action

  0 Jil Price Igara | October 26th, 2018 | Big Ten, College - Women's Indoor, News

Favored teams claimed Big Ten victories on Friday night. 4th-ranked Penn State, 3rd-ranked Minnesota, 6th-ranked Wisconsin and 21st-ranked Purdue all secured wins to continue their win streaks.

Updated Standings:

Standings Conf.   Pct. Overall   Pct. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak
Minnesota 10-0  1.000 16-2  .889 11-0 3-1 2-1 10-0 W11
Penn State 9-2  .818 18-3  .857 10-0 6-3 2-0 9-1 W9
Illinois 8-3  .727 19-3  .864 8-2 7-1 4-0 7-3 W4
Wisconsin 8-3  .727 15-4  .789 7-1 5-3 3-0 7-3 W3
Michigan 7-4  .636 18-4  .818 11-2 6-2 1-0 7-3 L1
Purdue 7-4  .636 18-4  .818 11-3 5-1 2-0 7-3 W4
Nebraska 7-4  .636 16-5  .762 12-2 4-3 0-0 6-4 W1
Indiana 4-7  .364 13-9  .591 3-3 5-4 5-2 3-7 L2
Maryland 4-7  .364 13-10  .565 4-4 6-4 3-2 3-7 L1
Iowa 4-7  .364 12-10  .545 3-3 5-6 4-1 3-7 L4
Michigan State 3-7  .300 15-8  .652 5-2 3-6 7-0 3-7 L3
Ohio State 3-8  .273 12-11  .522 5-3 2-7 5-1 3-7 L3
Northwestern 2-9  .182 12-11  .522 1-4 4-6 7-1 2-8 W1
Rutgers 0-11  .000 6-18  .250 2-6 1-9 3-3 0-10 L11

#4 Penn State def. Indiana 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-18)

4th-ranked Penn State handled Indiana in straight sets Friday night in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions, who have won 9 consecutive matches, remain perfect at home with a 10-0 mark following the victory.

Team Comparison: PSU / IN

  • Points: 61 / 41
  • Kills: 48 / 33
  • Aces: 2 / 1
  • Blocks: 11 / 7
  • Assists: 48 / 31
  • Digs: 50 / 40

Statistical Leaders – Penn State

Statistical Leaders – Indiana

#3 Minnesota at Michigan State 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-15)

3rd-ranked Minnesota stayed perfect in Big Ten action with a sweep of Michigan State on the road in East Lansing, Mich., Friday night. The Golden Gophers overcame the Spartans with a .311 attack percentage, 6 blocks and 7 service aces.

Team Comparison: MINN / MSU

  • Points: 58 / 44
  • Kills: 45 / 39
  • Aces: 7 / 3
  • Blocks: 6 / 2
  • Assists: 42 / 35
  • Digs: 45 / 38

Statistical Leaders – Minnesota

Statistical Leaders – Michigan State

#6 Wisconsin def. #14 Michigan 3-2 (18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11)

  • Wisconsin moves to 15-4 overall, 8-3 Big Ten; Michigan falls to 18-4 overall, 7-4 Big Ten
  • Box Score
  • Wisconsin Recap / Michigan Recap
  • Attendance: 2,308

In a match that came down to the wire, 6th-ranked Wisconsin outlasted 14th-ranked Michigan 3-2 inside the Crisler Center Friday night. The Badgers won their third match in a row with a .218 attack percentage and an edge on the block (13 to 12).

Team Comparison: WIS / MICH

  • Points: 77 / 80
  • Kills: 61 / 62
  • Aces: 3 / 6
  • Blocks: 13 / 12
  • Assists: 56 / 59
  • Digs: 76 / 70

Statistical Leaders – Wisconsin

Statistical Leaders – Michigan

#21 Purdue def. Rutgers 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-13)

  • Purdue moves to 18-4 overall, 7-4 Big Ten; Rutgers falls to 6-18 overall, 0-11 Big Ten
  • Box Score
  • Purdue Recap / Rutgers Recap
  • Attendance: 202

21st-ranked Purdue downed Rutgers in 4 sets on the road on Friday night to earn its fourth-straight conference victory. The Boilermakers overcame the Scarlet Knights with a .274 attack percentage, 17 to 8 block advantage and 13 to 7 serving edge.

Team Comparison: PU / RU

  • Points: 78 / 60
  • Kills: 48 / 45
  • Aces: 13 / 7
  • Blocks: 17 / 8
  • Assists: 46 / 41
  • Digs: 38 / 44

Statistical Leaders – Purdue

Statistical Leaders – Rutgers

Up Next:

Oct. 28, 2018 Iowa at Maryland College Park, MD 2:00 pm
Ohio State at Northwestern Evanston, IL 2:00 pm

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