Michigan
11-3, 1-2B1G
Michigan State
10-4, 2-1B1G
Wolverines Fall in Straight Sets at Michigan State
9/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
» Caroline Knop and Adeja Lambert each had 10 kills.
» The two teams will play again on Saturday (Oct. 3) at Cliff Keen Arena to complete the season series.
» Maddy Abbott led the team in assists for the first time this season, handing out 18.
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Fieldhouse)
Score: Michigan State 3, #23 Michigan 0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-21)
Records: U-M (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten), MSU (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 3 -- vs. Michigan State (Cliff Keen Arena), 7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 23-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision (25-23, 25-19, 25-21) to Michigan State on Wednesday night (Sept. 30) at Jenison Fieldhouse.
Sophomores Caroline Knop and Adeja Lambert each had 10 kills, while Knop added 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Junior Abby Cole put down eight kills to go with her four blocks, and freshman Carly Skjodt going for five kills and four blocks in her first career start. Michigan hit .204 as a team, with MSU hitting at a .308 clip. The teams combined for 17 service errors, 10 of them coming on Michigan's side of the net.
In the first set, MSU tallied back-to-back aces to regain a 17-16 lead and force a Michigan timeout. The Spartan run kept going following the stoppage, as the Green and White scored four of the next five points for a 21-17 lead and another U-M timeout. The Maize and Blue fought off two set points to force a Spartan timeout, but Knop's shot on the ensuing point went wide, allowing MSU to escape with a 25-23 win. U-M tallied 18 kills on a .279 attack percentage to MSU's 13 terminations on .256 hitting but was done in by three MSU service aces in the frame.
MSU jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the second set, putting down seven kills on just 11 attempts. Michigan closed the Spartan lead to 18-16, the last point coming via a Tiffany Morales one-handed swipe that found the line on the other side of the court. Following an MSU timeout, the Spartans scored four straight to regain a 22-16 lead. The teams traded points the rest of the way as the Green and White took a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-19 win.
The Wolverines grabbed a 9-5 lead on Krystalyn Goode's second kill of the third set as MSU used an early timeout. Michigan held a 16-12 lead, but the Spartans reeled off five straight points to take a 17-16 advantage before a Knop kill down the line ended the run. Two straight blocks by Cole gave the Wolverines a two-point cushion at 20-18, as MSU used its final timeout. MSU regained a 22-21 lead on a U-M attack error and scored on a tip kill the next point for a 23-21 advantage. A Michigan attack error followed by an MSU kill sealed the 25-21 set win and match for the Spartans.
The two teams will conclude their season series Saturday (Oct. 3) at Cliff Keen Arena at 7 p.m. Tickets for the match are sold out, with limited student tickets available at the door. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.
