Michigan
5-7,0-2
Indiana
10-4, 1-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 25 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| Indiana | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Cole Posts Career-High 24 Kills in Wolverine Defeat at Indiana
9/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Site: Bloomington, Ind. (University Gym)
Score: Indiana 3, Michigan 2 (22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-27, 15-10)
Records: U-M (5-7, 0-2 Big Ten), IU (10-4, 1-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, Sept. 30 -- vs. Michigan State (Crisler Center), 8 p.m. (TV: BTN)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The University of Michigan volleyball team received a career-high 24 kills from sophomore Abby Cole (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) and fought off a nine-point deficit to take the fourth set, but for the second straight night the Maize and Blue lost a five-set match, this time to Indiana Saturday night (Sept. 27) inside University Gym. Set scores were 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-27 and 15-10.
Cole had the 24 kills on a .488 hitting percentage and tied a career high with nine blocks. Freshman Adeja Lambert (Rockford, Ill./Keith Country Day) had 15 kills and four blocks while junior Krystalyn Goode (River Hills, Wis./Nicolet) tied a career high with 13 kill to go along with four blocks. Senior Lexi Dannemiller (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) had a double-double with 55 assists and 10 digs with four blocks, and freshman Caroline Knop (Pasadena, Calif./LaSalle) added a team high 15 digs.
Indiana had no answer for Cole in the first set, as she had eight kills on 10 attempts. Her kill gave Michigan an early 4-0 advantage, and Goode's termination put Michigan up 8-6. Indiana battled back to tie the set, but Cole's kill gave the Wolverines a 14-10 lead. Freshman Katherine Mahlke (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) made it 17-14 on a kill, and Lambert's termination put Michigan up 19-16. Indiana got within two points late, but Mahlke's kill forced set point and a Hoosier error gave the set to the Wolverines. Michigan hit .400 in the match's first set.
The Wolverines went up 6-4 in set two after blocks from Knop and Lambert and 9-7 after a Dannemiller kill, but IU took a 16-14 lead after a kill. Michigan tied the set at 19 after back-to-back kills from Cole and a block by Cole and Lambert. Indiana retook the lead and was up 22-21 after Taylor Lebo's kill. A Hoosier block gave IU set point. Mahlke fought off set point with a kill, but Amelia Anderson's termination tied the match heading to the locker room.
The Hoosiers took a 10-4 lead in set three after a block. Three straight Indiana attack errors cut its lead to three points (10-7), but another Hoosiers block made it 13-8. Cole's kill cut the lead to 18-15. Michigan got as close as 23-21 late after blocks from Lambert and Cole, but IU closed out the set on back-to-back kills.
Michigan was down 18-9 in the fourth set, but made an incredible comeback to force a fifth set. Dannemiller and Cole combined on a block to cut the led to 19-13. An IU net violation made the score 19-15. Dannemiller and Cole again had the block to make it a two-point deficit (19-17). Cole had a kill at 21-19. Michigan made it a one-point set (22-21) after senior/junior Olivia Reed (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell) and Goode combined on a block. Knop's kill tied the set at 22 and Michigan had set point after Dannemiller's ace. Indiana fought that off and had match point, but a service error tied the score again at 25. Lambert had a kill and Knop a service ace for the Wolverines to complete the comeback.
The Maize and Blue had a 2-1 lead in set five after Lambert's termination, but Indiana took a 5-3 lead on a block. Michigan had the set tied at nine after Dannemiller's kill, but a service ace and block made it 12-9. Indiana then closed out the match on Taylor Lebo's kill at 15-10.
Michigan hit .254 for the match and had 13 team blocks. The Maize and Blue also had 18 service errors in the match.
Michigan will face in-state rival Michigan State in the first match of a two-match set this Tuesday (Sept. 30) inside Crisler Center. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m., and the match will be televised on the Big Ten Network. It also will be Senior Night as Dannemiller will be honored during the match.
NOTES
• Michigan is 1-4 this season in five-set matches with all four losses coming on the road.
• Michigan now leads the all-time series with Indiana 36-35-1. The loss snapped a six-match winning streak against the Hoosiers.
• Sophomore Abby Cole set a career high with 24 kills. Her previous high was 19 in the season opener against Stephen F. Austin. Cole also tied a career high with nine blocks. She also had nine blocks against Oregon State on Sept. 6, 2013.
• Senior Lexi Dannemiller had her 30th career 50-plus assist match. She had 55 assists to go along with 10 digs in tonight's match.
• Junior Krystalyn Goode tied a career high with 13 kills. She also had 13 kills against Ohio on Sept. 21, 2013.
• Michigan's 13 blocks set a season high. The previous season high was 10 on two occasions.
