Michigan
6-1
Idaho State
3-5
Michigan Sweeps Idaho State to Begin CSU Tournament
9/8/2017 2:28:00 PM | Volleyball
» Adeja Lambert led the Wolverines with 12 kills at a .409 attack average, while Carly Skjodt totaled 10.
» Lambert also finished the match with 10 digs for her first double-double of the season.
» Michigan is now 1-0 in the CSU Tournament and will face host No. 25 Colorado State tonight.
Site: Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena)
Event: CSU Tournament (Match 1)
Score: #16 Michigan 3, Idaho State 1 (25-23, 25-13, 25-22)
Records: U-M (6-1), ISU (3-5)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Sept. 8 -- at #25 Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colo.), 6 p.m. MDT
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team defeated Idaho State in straight sets (25-23, 25-13, 25-22) Friday morning (Sept. 8) in the first match of the CSU Tournament inside Moby Arena on the campus of Colorado State.
The sweep is Michigan's fifth of the season, and the victory improved the Wolverines' record to 6-1.
The Bengals took the first point of the match with a kill, but senior Adeja Lambert answered with a service ace to tie things up quickly. A kill by Katherine Mahlke then put the Wolverines up, but the match was a back-and-forth affair early on, and Michigan was forced to call a timeout trailing 14-13. The teams played point for point from there until back-to-back kills by Lambert gave Michigan a 19-17 edge and Michigan took the first set by a 25-23 score.
Michigan's offensive surge continued into the second set, as the Wolverines jumped out to an 8-2 lead and forced an ISU timeout. Michigan capitalized on a .429 team attack average and an impressive five kills by sophomore Sydney Wetterstrom to take the set, 25-13.
The Bengals took the first two points of the third set, but Michigan quickly regained the lead and surged ahead for a six-point edge. The Bengals fought back to tie the score at 10-10 with a service ace and force the Wolverines to call timeout. From there, the Wolverines gained another six-point lead, but the Bengals surged late and forced another Michigan timeout at 22-20. Two kills by Lambert and an ISU error ended the set with the Wolverines on top, 25-22.
Lambert led the Wolverine offense with 12 kills at a .409 clip, while junior Carly Skjodt added 10 kills. Lambert also recorded 10 digs in the win for her first double-double of the season.
Junior libero Jenna Lerg led all players with 13 digs, while sophomore MacKenzi Welsh and senior Claire Kieffer-Wright led Michigan with five blocks apiece.
Overall, the Wolverines finished with a season-high 11 blocks and hit for a .280 average.
The No. 16-ranked Wolverines will return to play tonight (Sept. 8) for their second match of the CSU Tournament, which will be against host Colorado State. First serve is set for 6 p.m. MDT at Moby Arena.
