Michigan Sweeps Navy, Advances to NCAA Second Round

Friday, November 30

Pittsburgh, Pa.

4:00 PM

Michigan

23-9

Navy

23-9

Navy

Michigan

Cori Crocker (left), Carly Skjodt (right)

11/30/2018 6:52:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Katie Gwinn Hewitt

» Senior Carly Skjodt led all players 17 kills behind at .325 hitting percentage.
» Jenna Lerg totaled 18 digs to earn her 27th double-digit dig performance this season.
» The Maize and Blue will now advance to the NCAA Second Round for the 13th time in history.

Site: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Events Center)
Event: NCAA Tournament (First Round)
Score: #18 Michigan 3, Navy 0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-10)
Records: U-M (23-9), Navy (23-9)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 1 -- at Pittsburgh - NCAA Second Round (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 7 p.m.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The University of Michigan volleyball team jumped into the postseason with a sweep of Navy (25-23, 25-20, 25-10) on Friday afternoon (Nov. 30) inside the Petersen Events Center. The Wolverines advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament to play No. 12 seed Pittsburgh on Saturday night (Dec. 1) at 7 p.m.

Coach Rosen Post-Match Interview

Senior outside hitter Carly Skjodt carried the Michigan offense with a match-high 17 kills behind a .325 hitting percentage. Freshman Paige Jones added seven kills, while junior Katarina Glavinic posted six. The Wolverines finished with a .250 team hitting percentage behind 29 assists from junior setter MacKenzi Welsh.

Defensively, Michigan totaled 59 digs behind a team-leading 18 from senior libero Jenna Lerg, which marked her 27th double-digit dig performance of the season. Sophomore Natalie Smith also contributed 12 digs, and Skjodt finished just one dig short of a double-double with nine. From the front row, the Maize and Blue totaled nine blocks, including a match-high six from sophomore Kiara Shannon.

The Wolverines jumped out to a 12-6 lead in the first set behind five kills from Skjodt before Navy called a timeout and cruised to an 18-9 lead to force another Navy timeout. The Mids answered with a 4-0 run and cut the Wolverine lead to five, 18-13, then worked to come within one at 21-20. Michigan never lost the lead, but Navy fought off back-to-back set points before a kill from Skjodt clinched the opening set, 25-23.

The teams traded points to begin the second set before a four-point scoring run pushed Michigan ahead to a 15-11 lead. The momentum shift allowed the Wolverines to rally for a 5-2 scoring run and a 20-13 lead, which forced the Mids' second timeout of the frame. Despite the surge by the Maize and Blue, Navy came from down seven to cut Michigan's lead to two, 21-19, before a double-block from Skjodt and redshirt junior Cori Crocker ignited a 4-1 run and pushed the Wolverines to a 25-20 second-set victory. Skjodt finished the frame with eight of the Wolverines' 12 kills.

Michigan dominated the third set and jumped out to a 6-0 lead before a Wolverine service error put Navy on the board. Behind a .324 team hitting percentage, the Maize and Blue maintained a hefty lead in the third set and rallied for a 10-point run before closing out the set, 25-10.

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