Saturday, August 25
Knoxville, TN
11 am
Michigan State University
1-1
3
vs
1
Chattanooga
1-1
1
2
3
4
F
Michigan State
21
25
25
25
3
Chattanooga
25
23
16
15
1
Team Stats
MSU
UTC
Kills
42
44
Errors
19
22
Attempts
123
117
Hitting %
.187
.188
Points
67.0
52.0
Assists
39
41
Aces
13
3
Blocks
12.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballSpartans Rally For 3-1 Win Over Chattanooga
8/25/2018 12:49:00 PM | Volleyball
MSU records second-straight double-digit blocking performance
SPARTAN SYNOPSIS
No. 22 Michigan State rebounded from an early deficit to score its first win of 2018, a 3-1 win over Chattanooga at the Tennessee Classic, (21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-15).
Freshman Naya Gros posted 10 blocks and five kills, pushing her total to 19 blocks on the weekend. Alyssa Chronowski led the Spartans with a .381 hitting percentage while posting 10 kills, three aces, five digs and three blocks, and Meredith Norris picked up her first career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs.
The Spartans played both setters, as Maggie Midgette came off the bench in the second set and finished the match with 23 assists, while also contributing five service aces and five digs on the day.
MSU's hitting woes carried over from Friday night into the first two frames, posting 19 kills against 13 errors. The Spartans came alive in the third set to hit .241 and a hot .478 in the fourth and deciding set, recording 13 kills against just two errors.
The third and fourth sets were decidedly in the favor of MSU, but the Spartans had to fight off a scrappy Chattanooga side which had built confidence in the first two sets. MSU had a total of 13 aces in the match, 10 of which when the Spartans were asserting themselves in the latter part of the second frame and the final two sets. MSU also rebounded from its early struggles to put an exclamation on the day with five blocks in the final set in addition to the .478 hitting percentage.
The Spartans take on Belmont in the tournament finale at 5:30 pm.
TOP PERFORMERS
• Meredith Norris had a double-double with a match-best 12 kills and 11 digs
• Naya Gros had 10 blocks and five kills on the afternoon.
• Maggie Midgette had 23 assists and five service aces after entering in the second set.
STATS AND STORYLINES
• MSU notched a second-straight double-digit blocking performance. The Spartans had 12 in today's match, and 14 vs. Tennessee on Friday night
• The Spartans rebounded from a first-set loss and a second set deficit at 22-19 to win the final three sets.
• Alyssa Chronowski scored in double figures for the second straight match, putting together 10 kills, three aces, five digs and three blocks in addition to hitting .381.
GAME REPLAY
• SET ONE: The Spartans struggled with their hitting in the opening frame, committing six errors against nine kills to post an .088 hitting percentage. The Spartans did out-block their opponents 3-1, but trailed by as many as seven points in the frame as the Mocs earned a 25-21 opening-set victory Chronowski led MSU with four kills and hit .375, while both Naya Gros and Molly Johnson had a pair of blocks. Miranda Elpers led all scorers with five kills and five digs.
• SET TWO: The hitting woes continued for MSU in the second set, but MSU was able to overcome it to post a 25-23 victory to even the match a 1-1. Trailing 21-18, MSU scored seven of the final nine points fueled by a pair of Chronowski aces and four unforced errors on the Chattanooga side. Becka Poljan had three kills to tie Meredith Norris for the Spartan lead in the frame, while Chronowski contributed two kills, three digs, and two aces. The Spartans hit .054 in the set, but the Mocs cooled off and hit .152 after a .353 average in the first set.
• SET THREE: The third set was a back-and-forth effort in the early going - MSU opened up a 6-3 lead only to see the Mocs tie it up at 6-6, only to reel off another 3-0 run to go up 9-6. The Spartans used some sharp serving and a .500 hitting percentage to open up a 10-point lead (18-8), with Midgette notching three aces. Everything was firing on all levels for the Spartans as the blocking came alive, the hitting was sharp, and the service game was on point, maintaining the 10-point margin at 21-11. Kills by Poljan and Norris gave the Spartans set point at 24-11, but the Mocs fought it off thanks in part to a trio of MSU errors, at which point the bench called time out with a 24-15 lead. Chattanooga got a big block out of the time out, but Norris closed it out for MSU to take a 2-1 match lead. The Spartans rebounded with a .241 hitting percentage and recorded four aces in the set, and added three more blocks. Norris led the way with four kills.
• SET FOUR: MSU had the hot hand in the early part of the fourth set, putting down seven kills on the first 11 swings to open up a 12-6 lead. The Spartans held a comfortable lead with as much as an eight-point advantage, at 18-10, but Chattanooga countered with a three-point run that trimmed it to 18-13, and MSU called a time out. Norris got the sideout out of the break and then stepped to the service line for five straight points, two coming from blocks by Gros and Chronowski. The Mocs certainly showed fight to narrow the lead down to 24-15, but a Poljan/Chronowski stuff at the left pin sealed the four-set victory.
No. 22 Michigan State rebounded from an early deficit to score its first win of 2018, a 3-1 win over Chattanooga at the Tennessee Classic, (21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-15).
Freshman Naya Gros posted 10 blocks and five kills, pushing her total to 19 blocks on the weekend. Alyssa Chronowski led the Spartans with a .381 hitting percentage while posting 10 kills, three aces, five digs and three blocks, and Meredith Norris picked up her first career double-double with 12 kills and 11 digs.
The Spartans played both setters, as Maggie Midgette came off the bench in the second set and finished the match with 23 assists, while also contributing five service aces and five digs on the day.
MSU's hitting woes carried over from Friday night into the first two frames, posting 19 kills against 13 errors. The Spartans came alive in the third set to hit .241 and a hot .478 in the fourth and deciding set, recording 13 kills against just two errors.
The third and fourth sets were decidedly in the favor of MSU, but the Spartans had to fight off a scrappy Chattanooga side which had built confidence in the first two sets. MSU had a total of 13 aces in the match, 10 of which when the Spartans were asserting themselves in the latter part of the second frame and the final two sets. MSU also rebounded from its early struggles to put an exclamation on the day with five blocks in the final set in addition to the .478 hitting percentage.
The Spartans take on Belmont in the tournament finale at 5:30 pm.
TOP PERFORMERS
• Meredith Norris had a double-double with a match-best 12 kills and 11 digs
• Naya Gros had 10 blocks and five kills on the afternoon.
• Maggie Midgette had 23 assists and five service aces after entering in the second set.
STATS AND STORYLINES
• MSU notched a second-straight double-digit blocking performance. The Spartans had 12 in today's match, and 14 vs. Tennessee on Friday night
• The Spartans rebounded from a first-set loss and a second set deficit at 22-19 to win the final three sets.
• Alyssa Chronowski scored in double figures for the second straight match, putting together 10 kills, three aces, five digs and three blocks in addition to hitting .381.
GAME REPLAY
• SET ONE: The Spartans struggled with their hitting in the opening frame, committing six errors against nine kills to post an .088 hitting percentage. The Spartans did out-block their opponents 3-1, but trailed by as many as seven points in the frame as the Mocs earned a 25-21 opening-set victory Chronowski led MSU with four kills and hit .375, while both Naya Gros and Molly Johnson had a pair of blocks. Miranda Elpers led all scorers with five kills and five digs.
• SET TWO: The hitting woes continued for MSU in the second set, but MSU was able to overcome it to post a 25-23 victory to even the match a 1-1. Trailing 21-18, MSU scored seven of the final nine points fueled by a pair of Chronowski aces and four unforced errors on the Chattanooga side. Becka Poljan had three kills to tie Meredith Norris for the Spartan lead in the frame, while Chronowski contributed two kills, three digs, and two aces. The Spartans hit .054 in the set, but the Mocs cooled off and hit .152 after a .353 average in the first set.
• SET THREE: The third set was a back-and-forth effort in the early going - MSU opened up a 6-3 lead only to see the Mocs tie it up at 6-6, only to reel off another 3-0 run to go up 9-6. The Spartans used some sharp serving and a .500 hitting percentage to open up a 10-point lead (18-8), with Midgette notching three aces. Everything was firing on all levels for the Spartans as the blocking came alive, the hitting was sharp, and the service game was on point, maintaining the 10-point margin at 21-11. Kills by Poljan and Norris gave the Spartans set point at 24-11, but the Mocs fought it off thanks in part to a trio of MSU errors, at which point the bench called time out with a 24-15 lead. Chattanooga got a big block out of the time out, but Norris closed it out for MSU to take a 2-1 match lead. The Spartans rebounded with a .241 hitting percentage and recorded four aces in the set, and added three more blocks. Norris led the way with four kills.
• SET FOUR: MSU had the hot hand in the early part of the fourth set, putting down seven kills on the first 11 swings to open up a 12-6 lead. The Spartans held a comfortable lead with as much as an eight-point advantage, at 18-10, but Chattanooga countered with a three-point run that trimmed it to 18-13, and MSU called a time out. Norris got the sideout out of the break and then stepped to the service line for five straight points, two coming from blocks by Gros and Chronowski. The Mocs certainly showed fight to narrow the lead down to 24-15, but a Poljan/Chronowski stuff at the left pin sealed the four-set victory.
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