Big Ten: Michigan, Michigan State Survive in 5 on the Road

  0 Wendy Mayer | October 12th, 2018 | Big Ten, College - Women's Indoor, News

Big Ten

  • Oct. 12

No. 14 Michigan and Michigan State each picked up five-set road wins, while No. 3 Minnesota and No. 5 Wisconsin successfully defended their home courts in sweeps.

Results

  • #14 Michigan def. Ohio State 3-2
  • Michigan State def. Maryland 3-2
  • #3 Minnesota def. #7 Illinois 3-0
  • #5 Wisconsin def. Northwestern 3-0

Updated Standings

School Big Ten Overall
Minnesota 7-0 13-2
Nebraska 6-1 15-2
Michigan 5-2 16-2
Penn State 5-2 14-3
Wisconsin 5-2 12-3
Illinois 4-3 15-3
Iowa 4-3 12-6
Purdue 3-4 14-4
Michigan State 3-4 15-5
Maryland 3-4 12-7
Indiana 2-5 11-7
Ohio State 2-5 11-8
Northwestern 0-7 10-9
Rutgers 0-7 6-14

#14 Michigan def. Ohio State 3-2 (25-14, 25-22, 20-25, 26-28, 16-14)

Notables

  • The victory marked the 400th for head coach Mark Rosen and his wife/associate head coach Leisa with the Wolverines.
  • The Wolverines started strong offensively, making just three errors, while hitting better than .500 (.556 in Set 1 and .519 in Set 2).
  • Paige Jones and Carly Skjodt downed 23 kills apiece to guide the Michigan attack, each hitting .360 or better. MacKenzi Welsh turned in a 56-assist, 14-dig double-double.
  • Four Buckeyes notched double-digit kill efforts: Jordan Fry (16), Lauren Witte (14), Vanja Bukilic (14) and Bia Franklin (12).
  • Ohio State won Set 4 28-26 despite being outhit .209 to .170, sealing the win on an ace by Audra Appold on its fourth set-point try.
  • The Wolverines built an 8-4 lead at the changeover in Set 5 with help from three Skjodt kills. Michigan then closed out the win on a 6-2 run, including three Jones putaways.

 

Michigan State def. Maryland 3-2 (25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 15-11)

Notables

  • The Spartans outhit the Terps .286 to .000 in the decisive fifth set. Michigan State boasted a .340 to .237 advantage in overall hitting percentage, thanks in part to a 10-5 lead in blocks.
  • Maryland served up eight aces, while allowing just two.
  • Four Spartans notched double-digit kills: Alyssa Chronowski (19), Maddie Haggerty (15), Naya Gros (13) and Rebecka Poljan (13), with each hitting .300 or better on the night. Haggerty rounded out a double-double with 12 digs, while Chronowski and Gros led the way at the net with seven and five blocks respectively.
  • Erika Pritchard downed a match-high 24 kills, while Liz Twilley (13) and Katie Myers (11) followed. Myers put up three blocks, while Pritchard served up three aces.
  • MSU used a 5-0 run to gain an 8-2 lead in Set 5. Maryland chipped away, cutting the margin to two at 13-11 with help from five Spartan miscues. A kill and a block by Gros sealed the 15-11 road win for Michigan State.

#3 Minnesota def. #7 Illinois 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)

Notables

  • Minnesota is off to a 7-0 start in Big Ten play, marking its best start since posting seven straight wins to start the 1999 conference season.
  • The Gophers outhit Illinois .270 to .194. Minnesota hit at a match-high .341 clip in Set 2, while limiting Illinois to a .081 effort in the final stanza.
  • Alexis Hart (15) and Stephanie Samedy (10) posted double-digit kill tallies to lead Minnesota to victory, while Jacqueline Quade and Megan Cooney put down eight kills apiece for Illinois.
  • After trailing 11-9 in Set 2, the Gophers pulled away with an 8-1 run before finishing off the sweep.

Wisconsin def. Northwestern 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-15)

Notables

  • Wisconsin has won six in a row at home and has not lost in Wisconsin Field House since Nov. 24, 2017.
  • The Badgers hit at a .404 clip in the match, including a .452 effort in Set 2.
  • Wisconsin served up eight aces, while allowing none, and boasted an 8-2 lead in blocks.
  • Grace Loberg and Dana Rettke paced the Badgers with 15 and 10 kills respectively. Rettke also put up a team-best five blocks. Molly Haggerty chipped in eight kills on a team-best .500 hitting effort to go with 11 digs and three aces.
  • Nia Robinson put down 11 kills for Northwestern, but hit at just an .083 clip (11-8-36). Abryanna Cannon was next on the team with seven kills on a .286 hitting effort.

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Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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