Michigan State University Athletics
Michigan State University
19-7, 12-5
Michigan
18-11, 8-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 20 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| Michigan | 25 | 29 | 25 | 3 |
Spartans Fall 3-0 at Michigan
11/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Box Score | PDF Box: Michigan 3, Michigan State 0
WATCH: Highlights vs. Michigan
SPARTAN SYNOPSIS
No. 8 Michigan State fell on the road at Michigan on Wednesday night, dropping a 3-0 decision (20-25, 27-29, 23-25). It was the first Big Ten loss for MSU to a team not ranked seventh or above in the AVCA national poll, and MSU falls to 19-7 overall and 12-5 in Conference play Michigan is now 18-11 and 8-9 in Conference action.
The two teams have split their season meetings for the eighth straight season, and each team won on its home floor. Michigan retains the State Pride Flag for the second straight season, winning four sets over the two matches between the teams to MSU's three.
Michigan had a lead as large as seven points in the first set, as MSU twice cut it to three-point deficits before falling by a 25-20 margin. The second set was a dogfight - the frame was tied 25 times and featured 14 lead changes, eventually going to the Wolverines by a 29-27 edge. The third set followed the script of the second, as the frame was tied ten times as the Wolverines put it away by a 25-23 score.
Autumn Bailey racked up 14 kills and 11 digs, recording her ninth double-double of the Big Ten season while hitting .273. Brooke Kranda hit a team-best .476 and had 11 kills, and Alyssa Garvelink had nine kills and six blocks, leaving her one kill shy of reaching 1,000 in her career.
Carly Skojdt had 17 kills to lead the Wolverines, hitting .351 and adding 12 digs for a double-double. Sydney Wetterstrom hit a team-best .423 and compiled 15 kills on the night.
MSU hit .273 compared to .291 for the home team, and out-blocked the hosts 8-4 to tie MSU's high in a Big Ten match this season.
The Spartans' home schedule comes to a close on Saturday when MSU hosts Indiana at 8 pm at Jenison Field House. Following the match, the Spartans will honor their seven seniors.
QUOTABLE
"This is always a heated, passionate rivalry. We were unable to establish any flow or rhythm. It was probably a great match for some of the fans to watch, because the action was back and forth with big swings. We need to clean up some things and really focus on being purposeful and more polished as we head into these final three matches - this is the time of the season where you're likely to get everyone's best game, as you saw tonght.."
- Head Coach Cathy George
TOP PERFORMERS
- Autumn Bailey had her ninth double-double of the Big Ten season, compiling 14 kills and 11 digs.
- Alyssa Garvelink had nine kills, hit .467, and added six blocks (one solo)
- Brooke Kranda had 11 kills and hit .476 and two digs.
- Rachel Minarick ha 38 assists, nine digs, and a solo block.
STATS AND STORYLINES
- MSU and Michigan have split their two regular-season meetings in each of the last eight seasons.
- MSU had eight blocks, tying their Big Ten match high for the Spartans this season, previously done against Penn State in State College and against Michigan at Jenison Field House.
- Alyssa Garvelink had nine kills, pushing her career total to 999.
GAME REPLAY
- SET ONE: The home team jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the opening set, posting a pair of aces in addition to three kills. MSU started to move in on their hosts, cutting it to 8-6 with a 4-1 run, capped by an Autumn Bailey block. Michigan went back on a run and went ahead by as many as seven points (13-6 and 16-9), as MSU had as many errors as kills (5) and Michigan also had a pair of blocks and two aces. MSU cut into the lead and trimmed it to three points, 17-14, on a pair of blocks by Alyssa Garvelink. Michigan called a time out and came out of the break scoring five of the next seven points to take a 22-16 lead, at which point the Spartans called their own time out. Sophomore Sydney Wettersrtom compiled six kills for the home team and hit .556, with just one error on nine swings. Carly Skodjt had four kills but hit just .083. Bailey and Garvelink each had three kills, and Garvelink added a pair of blocks.
- SET TWO: MSU took its first lead of the night at 5-4 after a Jamye Cox service ace, and had a lead as large as three points (11-8) after a 3-0 run that gave the visitors their largest lead of the night. The Wolverines battled back with a 4-0 run to take a 12-11 lead, and from there, the teams engaged in a point-for-point battle. The teams couldn't get separation of more than a point, though the lead changed 14 times in the frame and featured 25 tie scores. MSU committed an error as a swing went off the pin to give the home team a 23-22 lead, but Bailey put down a thundering kill to tie it, and Michigan was called for a back-row attack to get MSU to set point. UM called a time out, and the teams traded kills - two each for the team's big hitters, as Bailey and Skojdt kept their teams in the match. Tied at 27-all, a tip by setter McKenzi Welsh gave the Wolverines set point, and they closed it out with a kill by Wetterstrom - her 11th of the night - to take a 29-27 set two victory. Brooke Kranda led MSU with seven kills in the frame, while Bailey had six kills, three digs and two blocks.
- SET THREE: The third set started the way the second played out- a point-for-point battle as the teams battled for a leg up. A Kranda kill- her 10th of the match - brought MSU within a point at 9-8, but the Wolverines pulled ahead with a 4-2 run that made it 13-10. MSU got back within a point at 14-13 on kills by Bailey and Toliver, and stayed within striking distance. Trailing 16-15, Meredith Norris came on to serve, and she delivered an ace in her first attempt to tie it, but the Wolverines tried to pull ahead again to put some separation between themselves and their visitors. With UM up 19-17, MSU got an error from the Wolverines and a kill from Kranda to tie it up at 19-19. Another point-for-point battle ensued, as the teams were tied at every point to 23-23. Skojdt, who tied it at 23-23 with her 17th kill of the night, served up an ace to get her team to match point. Bailey fended it off with her 14th kill to make it 24-23, but a service error for MSU ended the match . Bailey had five kills in the frame, and Garvelink had four to push her game total to nine, just one shy of her reaching 1,000 in her career. The Spartans hit .441 in the third set - by far their best hitting effort - with 17 kills and just two errors.
