Michigan
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Wisconsin
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Michigan Concludes Season with Loss at No. 1 Wisconsin
4/2/2021 5:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Site: Madison, Wis. (U-W Field House)
Score: #1 Wisconsin 3, Michigan 0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-18)
Records: U-M (4-9, 4-9 B1G), Wisconsin (15-0, 15-0 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Season completed
MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Michigan volleyball team wrapped up its amended 2021 season, falling 3-0 to No. 1-ranked Wisconsin on Friday (April 2) at U-W Field House.
Sophomores May Pertofsky and Jess Robinson each led U-M offensively with identical stat lines of eight kills on 21 attempts (.286). Freshman Scottee Johnson boasted 20 assists, while classmate Hannah Grant collected 15 digs.
» Sophomores May Pertofksy and Jess Robinson led U-M in kills with eight.
» Scottee Johnson led U-M in assists (20), while Hannah Grant led in digs (15).
» The match concludes U-M's 2021 season.
In the first set, Michigan (4-9, 4-9 Big Ten) jumped out to a 2-0 lead and then led 3-1, but a Wisconsin run brought the count to 13-8. Michigan began to claw back with consecutive points that made the score 16-10, but the Badgers ran the score to 20-12. Michigan rattled off consecutive points to cut the deficit to 20-14 and later cut the score to five at 23-18, but Wisconsin pulled away to take the set 25-20.
In the second set, U-M sat tied with the Badgers at 3-3, but Wisconsin (15-0, 15-0 Big Ten) ripped off five straight points to lead 8-3. U-M cut the count to 8-5, but that was as close as the Wolverines came the rest of the set as the Badgers took a 25-14 win.
The Badgers closed out the straight-set win in the third, but U-M kept it close for the majority of the set. A kill from Johnson made it 5-3 Badgers, and Wisconsin then moved on to a 10-4 lead. However, U-M later put together five consecutive points to bring the score to 12-10, keyed by a service ace from junior Paige Jones. Trailing 18-13, U-M registered three of the next four points to cut the deficit to four at 20-16. Later in the set, consecutive kills from Pertofsky brought the score to 22-18. However, the Badgers ratlled off three straight points to take the set by a 25-18 score.
Michigan hit .168, while Wisconsin hit .313.
Tweet of the Match
Jess Robinson led us with eight kills this afternoon.#GoBlue? pic.twitter.com/46mBISngEw
— Michigan Volleyball (@umichvball) April 2, 2021
