Wednesday, October 31
West Lafayette, IN
7 pm
Michigan State University
15-11, 3-10Big Ten
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Purdue
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Michigan State
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25
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Purdue
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Team Stats
MSU
PUR
Kills
44
59
Errors
25
22
Attempts
137
138
Hitting %
.139
.268
Points
55.0
70.0
Assists
39
56
Aces
5
4
Blocks
6.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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MSU drops 3-1 Decision at No. 13 Purdue
10/31/2018 9:10:00 PM | Volleyball
Haggerty posts double-double
SPARTAN SYNOPSIS
Michigan State dropped a tough 3-1 decision at No. 13 Purdue on Wednesday night (18-25, 25-19, 18-25, 19-25). Purdue is now 20-4 and 9-4 in the Big Ten
The Spartans (15-11, 3-10 B1G) and Boilers battled from whistle to whistle, as MSU had leads in three of the four sets but were overtaken late in the third and fourth frames by the more experienced Boilers.
Purdue put three scorers in double figures, led by reigning Big Ten player of the Week Sherridan Atkinson, who had 18 kills and five digs. Caitlyn Newton had 14 kills and, and Grace Cleveland added 12. Blake Mohler added a match-best five blocks and eight kills.
MSU was led by Becka Poljan, who had 10 kills and three blocks, hitting a team-best .304. Maddie Haggerty posted her third double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs, adding a pair of aces. Jamye Cox had 21 digs.
Michigan State jumps back into action on Saturday when it travels to Minneapolis for a showdown with No. 3 Minnesota.
QUOTABLE
"Those who have watched our recent matches have seen us kind of turn a corner. Unfortunately, the improvement in our play hasn't translated into wins, but you can see that we're playing a more cohesive, assertive game. We're improving every night, but its hard to see that sometimes when you're dealing with a Big Ten schedule, so we've tried to impress upon our players the importance of continuing to working hard and stay the course."
TOP PERFORMERS
• Maddie Haggerty posted a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.
• Rebecka Poljan had 10 kills and three blocks.
• Alyssa Chronowski had nine kills, two solo blocks, and a pair of digs.
GAME REPLAY
• SET ONE: The Spartans jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead, but the Boilers battled back with a 9-3 run to take a 10-7 edge. The Boiler lead grew to four (16-12), as the home team was hitting at a .353 clip (10-3-18). The Spartans stayed close – but a kill by SheridA an Atkinson and a pair of MSU errors allowed the Purdue lead to inflate to six points at 21-15, at which point MSU called its time out. Atkinson got her team to set point with a shot that kissed the back right corner, then kissed the back line on the next rally to seal a 25-18 win. The Purdue right side had six kills and hit .556 in the set, and Kaitlyn Newton had three terminations as part of a 14-5-27 (.333) hitting performance. Maddie Haggerty had three kills for MSU, while both Alyssa Chronowski and Molly Johnson posted two. MSU hit 10-5-26 (.192).
• SET TWO: MSU stayed aggressive in the second set, opening up a 9-6 lead and maintained a three-point edge to 12-9 with some help from a pair of kills by Haggerty. A kill by Grace Cleveland and a block by Hayley Bush and Blake Mhler allowed the home team to pull within a point, but MSU got those points back on a kill by Poljan and a solo stuff by Chronowski. MSU held a 14-11 lead, but two Spartan errors followed by a Newton kill capped a 4-0 Boiler run that allowed them to take their first lead of the frame at 15-14. The Spartans had six errors against six kills to that point of the set, while Purdue had eight terminations on 23 swings (8-5-23). Chronowski came out of the Spartan time out with a kill to tie things at 15-all. The Spartan block came alive, and after Purdue took a one-point lead (17-16), the Spartans went on a 4-0 run that featured a Cox ace, a block by Poljan, and a block and kill by Lauren Swartz that gave the Spartans a 21-17 edge. A Haggerty dagger down the line gave MSU a 23-18 edge, and after a Atkinson ace, Haggerty got MSU to set point with a service ace, her second of the night. A block of Cleveland at the right pin by Johnson and Shklyar closed it out for MSU, 25-19. Haggerty had three kills in the second set, adding both aces and three digs. Poljan had a hand on three of MSU's four blocks in the set,
• SET THREE: MSU got a pair of kills by Haggerty, one from Poljan, and an ace by Elena Shklyar to roll out to a 5-0 lead in the third set, and forced the Boilermakers to call their first time out. Atkinson used an off-speed roll shot to stop a 6-0 Spartan run, which started a 4-1 stretch for the Boilers to trim the deficit to 7-4. A block by Mohler and an MSU error allowed the home team to pull within two, but a Chronowski kill got MSU back on track. MSU's lead grew back to five on back-to-back Swartz kills, (14-9), but the Boilers went to their go-to Atkinson to put down two straight to make it 14-12. Swartz stopped the run with her third kill of the frame, but a kill by Jael Johnson and a Spartan miscue allowed the home team within one, 15-14. Purdue battled to tie things at 18 on a Mohler block in the middle, which started a 4-0 run that featured an ace, a pair of kills, and a block. A pair of blocks out of the Spartan time out pushed Purdue's match total to seven, and the Boilermakers kept coming, closing out the set on a 9-0 run overall. Atkinson had five kills for the home team, but three kills and four blocks for Mohler was the difference for the Boilers down the stretch. MSU got three kills each from Poljan and Swartz, and seven digs from Jamye Cox. Five of MSU's nine errors in the set were thanks to blocks by Purdue, leaving MSU with a 12-9-40 (.075) hitting line in the frame, while Purdue hit .306 (15-4-36).
• SET FOUR: MSU had the same aggressive approach early in the fourth set, and was clicking on all cylinders - MSU pulled ahead by seven (11-4) on 8-1-14 hitting, which included three early kills from Poljan and two more from Haggerty. Kills by Bush and Johnson aided a 3-0 Boiler run, but a pair of Purdue errors gave two of those points right back for a 13-6 Spartan lead. Purdue roared back with four straight (with two from Atkinson) to trim the MSU lead to three, 13-10, at which point MSU called its first time out. The Boilers came out of the break with two straight kills followed by an MSU error, which pushed the Boiler run to seven straight and tied the teams at 13-all. Chronowski un-tied it with a solo block, but the Boilers scored four of the next five to go up 17-15, at which point MSU called its second time out. Chronowski and Haggerty put down kills around a Cleveland termination to keep things close, but back-to-back kills by Cleveland and Newton allowed the Boilers to win the race to 20. Gros got it back to two at 20-18, but the Boilers got three of the next four, including back-to-back kills from Newton, to go up 23-19. Johnson got the Boilers to set point, and an MSU shot off the pin closed out the match for the home team. Newton had six kills to lead the Boilers, while Atkinson posted five. For MSU, Poljan had four of her 10 kills in the final frame, while Haggerty and Chronowski each had three.
Michigan State dropped a tough 3-1 decision at No. 13 Purdue on Wednesday night (18-25, 25-19, 18-25, 19-25). Purdue is now 20-4 and 9-4 in the Big Ten
The Spartans (15-11, 3-10 B1G) and Boilers battled from whistle to whistle, as MSU had leads in three of the four sets but were overtaken late in the third and fourth frames by the more experienced Boilers.
Purdue put three scorers in double figures, led by reigning Big Ten player of the Week Sherridan Atkinson, who had 18 kills and five digs. Caitlyn Newton had 14 kills and, and Grace Cleveland added 12. Blake Mohler added a match-best five blocks and eight kills.
MSU was led by Becka Poljan, who had 10 kills and three blocks, hitting a team-best .304. Maddie Haggerty posted her third double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs, adding a pair of aces. Jamye Cox had 21 digs.
Michigan State jumps back into action on Saturday when it travels to Minneapolis for a showdown with No. 3 Minnesota.
QUOTABLE
"Those who have watched our recent matches have seen us kind of turn a corner. Unfortunately, the improvement in our play hasn't translated into wins, but you can see that we're playing a more cohesive, assertive game. We're improving every night, but its hard to see that sometimes when you're dealing with a Big Ten schedule, so we've tried to impress upon our players the importance of continuing to working hard and stay the course."
- Head Coach Cathy George
TOP PERFORMERS
• Maddie Haggerty posted a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs.
• Rebecka Poljan had 10 kills and three blocks.
• Alyssa Chronowski had nine kills, two solo blocks, and a pair of digs.
GAME REPLAY
• SET ONE: The Spartans jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead, but the Boilers battled back with a 9-3 run to take a 10-7 edge. The Boiler lead grew to four (16-12), as the home team was hitting at a .353 clip (10-3-18). The Spartans stayed close – but a kill by SheridA an Atkinson and a pair of MSU errors allowed the Purdue lead to inflate to six points at 21-15, at which point MSU called its time out. Atkinson got her team to set point with a shot that kissed the back right corner, then kissed the back line on the next rally to seal a 25-18 win. The Purdue right side had six kills and hit .556 in the set, and Kaitlyn Newton had three terminations as part of a 14-5-27 (.333) hitting performance. Maddie Haggerty had three kills for MSU, while both Alyssa Chronowski and Molly Johnson posted two. MSU hit 10-5-26 (.192).
• SET TWO: MSU stayed aggressive in the second set, opening up a 9-6 lead and maintained a three-point edge to 12-9 with some help from a pair of kills by Haggerty. A kill by Grace Cleveland and a block by Hayley Bush and Blake Mhler allowed the home team to pull within a point, but MSU got those points back on a kill by Poljan and a solo stuff by Chronowski. MSU held a 14-11 lead, but two Spartan errors followed by a Newton kill capped a 4-0 Boiler run that allowed them to take their first lead of the frame at 15-14. The Spartans had six errors against six kills to that point of the set, while Purdue had eight terminations on 23 swings (8-5-23). Chronowski came out of the Spartan time out with a kill to tie things at 15-all. The Spartan block came alive, and after Purdue took a one-point lead (17-16), the Spartans went on a 4-0 run that featured a Cox ace, a block by Poljan, and a block and kill by Lauren Swartz that gave the Spartans a 21-17 edge. A Haggerty dagger down the line gave MSU a 23-18 edge, and after a Atkinson ace, Haggerty got MSU to set point with a service ace, her second of the night. A block of Cleveland at the right pin by Johnson and Shklyar closed it out for MSU, 25-19. Haggerty had three kills in the second set, adding both aces and three digs. Poljan had a hand on three of MSU's four blocks in the set,
• SET THREE: MSU got a pair of kills by Haggerty, one from Poljan, and an ace by Elena Shklyar to roll out to a 5-0 lead in the third set, and forced the Boilermakers to call their first time out. Atkinson used an off-speed roll shot to stop a 6-0 Spartan run, which started a 4-1 stretch for the Boilers to trim the deficit to 7-4. A block by Mohler and an MSU error allowed the home team to pull within two, but a Chronowski kill got MSU back on track. MSU's lead grew back to five on back-to-back Swartz kills, (14-9), but the Boilers went to their go-to Atkinson to put down two straight to make it 14-12. Swartz stopped the run with her third kill of the frame, but a kill by Jael Johnson and a Spartan miscue allowed the home team within one, 15-14. Purdue battled to tie things at 18 on a Mohler block in the middle, which started a 4-0 run that featured an ace, a pair of kills, and a block. A pair of blocks out of the Spartan time out pushed Purdue's match total to seven, and the Boilermakers kept coming, closing out the set on a 9-0 run overall. Atkinson had five kills for the home team, but three kills and four blocks for Mohler was the difference for the Boilers down the stretch. MSU got three kills each from Poljan and Swartz, and seven digs from Jamye Cox. Five of MSU's nine errors in the set were thanks to blocks by Purdue, leaving MSU with a 12-9-40 (.075) hitting line in the frame, while Purdue hit .306 (15-4-36).
• SET FOUR: MSU had the same aggressive approach early in the fourth set, and was clicking on all cylinders - MSU pulled ahead by seven (11-4) on 8-1-14 hitting, which included three early kills from Poljan and two more from Haggerty. Kills by Bush and Johnson aided a 3-0 Boiler run, but a pair of Purdue errors gave two of those points right back for a 13-6 Spartan lead. Purdue roared back with four straight (with two from Atkinson) to trim the MSU lead to three, 13-10, at which point MSU called its first time out. The Boilers came out of the break with two straight kills followed by an MSU error, which pushed the Boiler run to seven straight and tied the teams at 13-all. Chronowski un-tied it with a solo block, but the Boilers scored four of the next five to go up 17-15, at which point MSU called its second time out. Chronowski and Haggerty put down kills around a Cleveland termination to keep things close, but back-to-back kills by Cleveland and Newton allowed the Boilers to win the race to 20. Gros got it back to two at 20-18, but the Boilers got three of the next four, including back-to-back kills from Newton, to go up 23-19. Johnson got the Boilers to set point, and an MSU shot off the pin closed out the match for the home team. Newton had six kills to lead the Boilers, while Atkinson posted five. For MSU, Poljan had four of her 10 kills in the final frame, while Haggerty and Chronowski each had three.
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