Friday, August 31
Chapel Hill, NC
4:30 pm
Michigan State University
3-1
3
vs
0
Maryland Eastern Shore
0-4
1
2
3
F
MDES
17
17
11
0
MSU
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
MDES
MSU
Kills
24
39
Errors
13
10
Attempts
76
73
Hitting %
.145
.397
Points
31.0
52.0
Assists
23
39
Aces
1
7
Blocks
6.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Chronowski, Haggerty Power Spartans to 3-0 Sweep of UMES
8/31/2018 6:17:00 PM | Volleyball
MSU wins third straight match
 SPARTAN SYNOPSIS   Â
Michigan State earned its third straight win on Friday, downing Maryland-Eastern Shore, 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-11) in the opener of the Carolina Classic. Â MSU improves to 3-1 on the season.
Alyssa Chronowski led the Spartans with 12 kills and hitting .455, compiling her fourth straight double-digit kill performance. Â
Captain Maddie Haggerty had 10 kills in her Spartan debut, hitting .333 and adding six digs. Â The redshirt senior had to sit out the 2016 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules, and missed all of 2017 as well as the first weekend of this season with injury, Â and certainly had a presence as the Spartans got off to an early lead with her hot hand in the first set, where she had five of her 10 terminations.Â
MSU held the upper hand most of the afternoon, hitting .300 or better in all three sets and committing just 10 errors in the three sets. Â
The Hawks out-blocked MSU 5-1 in the opening frame, but the Spartans shut that down and out-blocked the Hawks 5-1 over the balance of the match, including three in the final frame where the Spartans dominated with a .385 hitting percentage and won by 14. Â MSU hit an impressive .500 (18-3-30) in the second set. Â
Maggie Midgette got her second straight start at setter and nearly compiled a double-double with 36 assists, a match-high nine digs, and three service aces. Â Freshman middle Naya Gros had five kills and four blocks (one solo).Â
The Spartans ave a pair of Saturday games on tap. Â MSU plays UNC-Greensboro at 11 am, then returns to the floor to tangle with the host Tar Heels at 6:30 pm. Â
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 "I think we attacked today's match in the right way.  It was nice to get Maddie Haggerty out there after she missed last weekend, and we're really excited to get her on the court - she missed all of last year with an injury, which meant she was off the court for two full years.  We're still at a point where we're going to be trying different lineups and combinations, and I think as a whole, our team is handling these early games really well.  We have gotten better in each game we have played, and we will be looking for more of that growth tomorrow."
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 - Head Coach Cathy George  Â
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 TOP PERFORMERS Â
• Alyssa Chronowski had 12 kills against just two hitting errors, hitting .455.  She added three digs and an ace.
• Maddie Haggerty made her Spartan debut with 10 kills and six digs, hitting .333. Â
• Naya Gros had four blocks (one solo) and five kills on the afternoon, hitting .571.
• Maggie Midgette had 36 assists, nine digs, and three service aces in her second straight start. Â
  STATS AND STORYLINES Â
• The two teams ranked first (UMES, 2.00 per set) and fourth (MSU, 1.76/s) nationally in service aces per set entering the match.  The Hawks finished with one in today's match, and MSU tallied seven.  Â
• MSU hit a season-best .397 in the match (39-10-73), including an impressive .500 (18-2-30) in the middle frame.Â
• Both Haggerty and redshirt freshman Bella Legarza made their Spartan debuts in today's match.  Â
• MSU played four-set matches in all three matchups last weekend, and recorded its first 3-0 win this season vs. the Hawks. Â
 GAME REPLAY Â
•  SET ONE:  MSU built to a 14-10 lead early in the frame thanks in part to Maddie Haggerty's four kills and Julia Hatcher added four on four swings .  The Hawks cut it to two at 14-12 and 16-14, but a 4-1 run capped by a kill and a block from Molly Johnson forced a time out by the Hawks as MSU opened up its largest lead, 20-15.  MSU continued its run to close out the opening set by eight, 25-17, capped with Haggerty's fifth termination in the frame.  Naya Gros had two kills and three blocks, while Julia Hatcher was a perfect 4-0-4. Â
•  SET TWO:  UMES jumped out to a 6-3 lead, but the Spartans quickly reversed that with a 11-1 run that made it a 14-7 advantage for the Green and White.  Chronowski, who was limited to two kills in the opening frame, had eight to help MSU push its lead to 17-11, and the Spartans kept their foot on the gas.  A Haggerty tip over the block was her 10th kill of the afternoon and made it 22-15, and the Spartans held set point at 24-16 before UMES fended it off with a sharp line shot.  A service error gave the Spartans a second straight 25-17 win. Â
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•  SET THREE:  The third set was all MSU, as the Spartans earned the win 25-11 despite recording just seven kills and hitting .385.  The Hawks hit .130, tallying five errors against just eight kills.  Maggie Midgette had a pair of aces and four digs and a block in the frame, while Chronowski and Gros both had a pair of kills and Gros added a solo block.  MSU had three blocks in the third set, (two coming from Hatcher), as the teams each had six in the match.  Â
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Michigan State earned its third straight win on Friday, downing Maryland-Eastern Shore, 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-11) in the opener of the Carolina Classic. Â MSU improves to 3-1 on the season.
Alyssa Chronowski led the Spartans with 12 kills and hitting .455, compiling her fourth straight double-digit kill performance. Â
Captain Maddie Haggerty had 10 kills in her Spartan debut, hitting .333 and adding six digs. Â The redshirt senior had to sit out the 2016 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules, and missed all of 2017 as well as the first weekend of this season with injury, Â and certainly had a presence as the Spartans got off to an early lead with her hot hand in the first set, where she had five of her 10 terminations.Â
MSU held the upper hand most of the afternoon, hitting .300 or better in all three sets and committing just 10 errors in the three sets. Â
The Hawks out-blocked MSU 5-1 in the opening frame, but the Spartans shut that down and out-blocked the Hawks 5-1 over the balance of the match, including three in the final frame where the Spartans dominated with a .385 hitting percentage and won by 14. Â MSU hit an impressive .500 (18-3-30) in the second set. Â
Maggie Midgette got her second straight start at setter and nearly compiled a double-double with 36 assists, a match-high nine digs, and three service aces. Â Freshman middle Naya Gros had five kills and four blocks (one solo).Â
The Spartans ave a pair of Saturday games on tap. Â MSU plays UNC-Greensboro at 11 am, then returns to the floor to tangle with the host Tar Heels at 6:30 pm. Â
 QUOTABLE Â
 "I think we attacked today's match in the right way.  It was nice to get Maddie Haggerty out there after she missed last weekend, and we're really excited to get her on the court - she missed all of last year with an injury, which meant she was off the court for two full years.  We're still at a point where we're going to be trying different lineups and combinations, and I think as a whole, our team is handling these early games really well.  We have gotten better in each game we have played, and we will be looking for more of that growth tomorrow."
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 - Head Coach Cathy George  Â
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 TOP PERFORMERS Â
• Alyssa Chronowski had 12 kills against just two hitting errors, hitting .455.  She added three digs and an ace.
• Maddie Haggerty made her Spartan debut with 10 kills and six digs, hitting .333. Â
• Naya Gros had four blocks (one solo) and five kills on the afternoon, hitting .571.
• Maggie Midgette had 36 assists, nine digs, and three service aces in her second straight start. Â
  STATS AND STORYLINES Â
• The two teams ranked first (UMES, 2.00 per set) and fourth (MSU, 1.76/s) nationally in service aces per set entering the match.  The Hawks finished with one in today's match, and MSU tallied seven.  Â
• MSU hit a season-best .397 in the match (39-10-73), including an impressive .500 (18-2-30) in the middle frame.Â
• Both Haggerty and redshirt freshman Bella Legarza made their Spartan debuts in today's match.  Â
• MSU played four-set matches in all three matchups last weekend, and recorded its first 3-0 win this season vs. the Hawks. Â
 GAME REPLAY Â
•  SET ONE:  MSU built to a 14-10 lead early in the frame thanks in part to Maddie Haggerty's four kills and Julia Hatcher added four on four swings .  The Hawks cut it to two at 14-12 and 16-14, but a 4-1 run capped by a kill and a block from Molly Johnson forced a time out by the Hawks as MSU opened up its largest lead, 20-15.  MSU continued its run to close out the opening set by eight, 25-17, capped with Haggerty's fifth termination in the frame.  Naya Gros had two kills and three blocks, while Julia Hatcher was a perfect 4-0-4. Â
•  SET TWO:  UMES jumped out to a 6-3 lead, but the Spartans quickly reversed that with a 11-1 run that made it a 14-7 advantage for the Green and White.  Chronowski, who was limited to two kills in the opening frame, had eight to help MSU push its lead to 17-11, and the Spartans kept their foot on the gas.  A Haggerty tip over the block was her 10th kill of the afternoon and made it 22-15, and the Spartans held set point at 24-16 before UMES fended it off with a sharp line shot.  A service error gave the Spartans a second straight 25-17 win. Â
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•  SET THREE:  The third set was all MSU, as the Spartans earned the win 25-11 despite recording just seven kills and hitting .385.  The Hawks hit .130, tallying five errors against just eight kills.  Maggie Midgette had a pair of aces and four digs and a block in the frame, while Chronowski and Gros both had a pair of kills and Gros added a solo block.  MSU had three blocks in the third set, (two coming from Hatcher), as the teams each had six in the match.  Â
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