2005 VBW vs. Wisconsin -- Notes & Quotes
10/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Mark Rosen
On the match ... "We've lost a lot of close games this season and it's tough to stay with it. We competed today and we didn't think too much. We did a good job interrupting their flow. In game two, we did not do that at all, but for the rest of the match we were able to keep them off balance to a degree."
On this match vs. the Northwestern loss ... "It was like night and day. We didn't trust each other last night against Northwestern, but tonight we all trusted each other. This is the best we've done with trusting each other all year. The setters trusted the hitters and the hitters trusted the setters."
U-M Sophomore Lyndsay Miller
On the match ... "Last night we had a long talk as a team and we decided to have fun and just play volleyball."
On what made tonight's match special ... "We were ready to win. That talk helped a lot. We played well, and beating a team as good as Wisconsin and playing well are two great things."
N O T E S
With the victory, Michigan captured its 500th win in program history.
Tonight marks the first time that Michigan has defeated Wisconsin since head coach Mark Rosen assumed control of the program in 1999.
The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers are the highest ranked opponent Michigan has defeated in program history, equaling a U-M win over No. 7 BYU in the season opener in 1999 -- head coach Mark Rosen's first match at the helm of the Wolverines.
Sophomore Lyndsay Miller recorded the 500th kill of her career, becoming the third fastest Wolverine to 500 kills, doing it in just 52 matches.
Miller set career highs for kills (19), attempts (39) and points (25.5) in the win over No. 7 Wisconsin.
Freshman Kerry Hance tied career highs with 13 digs and two aces.
Redshirt freshman Mara Martin set a career high with 15 attack attempts.
Tonight was Lyndsay Miller's 50th consecutive start.
Sophomore Stesha Selsky moved into ninth place on the list for most single-season digs with 26 against the Badgers. Selsky currently has 376 digs this season.
Junior Megan Bowman needs three blocks to move into sixth place on Michigan's all-time blocks list.
Head coach Mark Rosen is one win shy of recording the 325th victory of his career.
