Michigan State University Athletics
Saturday, September 8
Fairfield, CT
10 am
Michigan State University
8-1
3
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0
Harvard
1-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 13 | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| Michigan State | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
HARV
MSU
Kills
23
35
Errors
19
11
Attempts
66
78
Hitting %
.061
.308
Points
31.0
55.0
Assists
22
33
Aces
5
11
Blocks
3.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Spartans Down Harvard In Third Straight 3-0 Sweep
9/8/2018 12:08:00 PM | Volleyball
Chronowski, Norris Share Team Lead with 10 Kills
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Michigan State defeated Harvard on Saturday morning at the Fairfield Invitational (25-13, 25-21, 25-16). Alyssa Chronowski and Meredith Norris paced the Spartans with 10 kills each as MSU improved to 8-1 on the year.Â
The victory was MSU's third straight by a 3-0 score and fifth of the year overall. Harvard falls to 1-4 on the year.
Norris hit .444 on the day, her season best with six or more kills, and added four digs, a pair of assists, three aces, and a solo block. Chronowski recorded six of her 10 kills in the final frame, adding three aces and three digs in the match. Junior setter Maggie Midgette established a new career best with three blocks while dishing out 28 assists, four kills, and an ace. Â
Christina Cornelius led Harvard with seven kills and nine digs. Â
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MSU won the first set handily, and built to a considerable lead in the second set (18-9) before the Crimson fought their way back into it, trimming MSU's lead to just two (20-18). MSU picked up a couple of service errors that hurt the cause down the stretch, but held on and took the frame by a 25-21 margin.Â
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Michigan State finishes the Fairfield Invitational later this evening with a 5:30 match vs. Central Connecticut State. Â
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 TOP PERFORMERS Â
• Alyssa Chronowski and Meredith Norris shared the team lead with 10 kills and three aces each, with Norris adding four digs and Chronowski three. Three aces is a career best for both.
• Norris hit .444 (10-2-18), her highest this season in a match where she had six or more kills.Â
• Maggie Midgette had 28 assists, a career-high three blocks, an ace, and four kills.Â
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  STATS AND STORYLINES Â
• Samantha McLean had two aces, matching her career best vs. Belmont, and a team-best seven digs.
• The Spartans out-blocked the Crimson 9-3, the third straight match that MSU has had nine blocks.
•   MSU held Harvard to a.061 hitting percentage, the lowest for an MSU opponent this season.
• The Green and White had 11 service aces for the second straight match. However, the Spartans also balanced out those 11 aces with 11 service errors.
• Naya Gros had five kills and a team-best five blocks.
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 GAME REPLAY Â
•  SET ONE:  Both teams had a bit of a rocky start The Spartans staked an 8-6 lead despite not recording a kill, and they pushed it to 12-6, forcing the Crimson to call a time out. MSU's lead got pushed out to nine with a pair of aces on a service run by Chronowski, and a solo block by Hatcher made it 19-9 in favor of the Green & White. Harvard called its second time out trailing 21-9, but the Spartans came up with back-to-back blocks out of the break to keep the run going. The Crimson scored the next three points – on a block and an ace by Sandra Zeng – but Norris got Michigan State to set point at 24-13, and Gros closed it out with a cross-court dagger to take the set. Norris had three kills on four swings to lead MSU, while Gros had a pair of kills and added three of MSU's five blocks in the set.Â
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•  SET TWO: MSU steadily built to a 15-8 lead in the second frame, using a pair of aces and a hitting percentage of .438 (8-1-16). Julia Hatcher and Molly Johnson teamed up for a block on Mindie Mabry that pushed the MSU lead to eight, and Harvard called its first time out. Chronwski aced her first serve out of the break, but a pair of kills and a block by Christina Cornelius got the Crimson back into the match at 19-15. Cornelius kept her foot on the gas and brought her team within two at 20-18, and the teams began trading points. A block by Midgette and Gros stopped the Harvard run, and kills by Midgette and Chronowski made it 22-19, forcing the Crimson to take its second time out.  A pair of MSU service errors allowed Harvard to stay within two, but a Harvard error got the Spartans to set point. Molly Johnson put it on the floor to seal the 25-21 second-set win. Norris had four kills to lead MSU in the frame, while Chronowski added three. MSU added three aces in the set as well as a pair of blocks.Â
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•  SET THREE: MSU built to a five-point edge (13-8), but a pair of Spartan errors and a block and ace by the Crimson brought Harvard within one at 13-12., but kills by Chronowski and Johnson – paired with a pair of Harvard errors – allowed MSU's lead to swell back to three, 18-15. Service errors were taking their toll on both sides, but the Spartans remained resilient, pushing their lead to 21-15. A dump on two by Midgette gave the Spartans a 22-15 edge – their largest lead since the second set – and Harvard called time out. Harvard had an error out of the break, and Chronowski rattled off two more kills to seal the match for the Spartans. Chronowski had six of her 10 kills in the third frame on just eight swings (.625)
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Michigan State defeated Harvard on Saturday morning at the Fairfield Invitational (25-13, 25-21, 25-16). Alyssa Chronowski and Meredith Norris paced the Spartans with 10 kills each as MSU improved to 8-1 on the year.Â
The victory was MSU's third straight by a 3-0 score and fifth of the year overall. Harvard falls to 1-4 on the year.
Norris hit .444 on the day, her season best with six or more kills, and added four digs, a pair of assists, three aces, and a solo block. Chronowski recorded six of her 10 kills in the final frame, adding three aces and three digs in the match. Junior setter Maggie Midgette established a new career best with three blocks while dishing out 28 assists, four kills, and an ace. Â
Christina Cornelius led Harvard with seven kills and nine digs. Â
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MSU won the first set handily, and built to a considerable lead in the second set (18-9) before the Crimson fought their way back into it, trimming MSU's lead to just two (20-18). MSU picked up a couple of service errors that hurt the cause down the stretch, but held on and took the frame by a 25-21 margin.Â
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Michigan State finishes the Fairfield Invitational later this evening with a 5:30 match vs. Central Connecticut State. Â
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 TOP PERFORMERS Â
• Alyssa Chronowski and Meredith Norris shared the team lead with 10 kills and three aces each, with Norris adding four digs and Chronowski three. Three aces is a career best for both.
• Norris hit .444 (10-2-18), her highest this season in a match where she had six or more kills.Â
• Maggie Midgette had 28 assists, a career-high three blocks, an ace, and four kills.Â
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  STATS AND STORYLINES Â
• Samantha McLean had two aces, matching her career best vs. Belmont, and a team-best seven digs.
• The Spartans out-blocked the Crimson 9-3, the third straight match that MSU has had nine blocks.
•   MSU held Harvard to a.061 hitting percentage, the lowest for an MSU opponent this season.
• The Green and White had 11 service aces for the second straight match. However, the Spartans also balanced out those 11 aces with 11 service errors.
• Naya Gros had five kills and a team-best five blocks.
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 GAME REPLAY Â
•  SET ONE:  Both teams had a bit of a rocky start The Spartans staked an 8-6 lead despite not recording a kill, and they pushed it to 12-6, forcing the Crimson to call a time out. MSU's lead got pushed out to nine with a pair of aces on a service run by Chronowski, and a solo block by Hatcher made it 19-9 in favor of the Green & White. Harvard called its second time out trailing 21-9, but the Spartans came up with back-to-back blocks out of the break to keep the run going. The Crimson scored the next three points – on a block and an ace by Sandra Zeng – but Norris got Michigan State to set point at 24-13, and Gros closed it out with a cross-court dagger to take the set. Norris had three kills on four swings to lead MSU, while Gros had a pair of kills and added three of MSU's five blocks in the set.Â
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•  SET TWO: MSU steadily built to a 15-8 lead in the second frame, using a pair of aces and a hitting percentage of .438 (8-1-16). Julia Hatcher and Molly Johnson teamed up for a block on Mindie Mabry that pushed the MSU lead to eight, and Harvard called its first time out. Chronwski aced her first serve out of the break, but a pair of kills and a block by Christina Cornelius got the Crimson back into the match at 19-15. Cornelius kept her foot on the gas and brought her team within two at 20-18, and the teams began trading points. A block by Midgette and Gros stopped the Harvard run, and kills by Midgette and Chronowski made it 22-19, forcing the Crimson to take its second time out.  A pair of MSU service errors allowed Harvard to stay within two, but a Harvard error got the Spartans to set point. Molly Johnson put it on the floor to seal the 25-21 second-set win. Norris had four kills to lead MSU in the frame, while Chronowski added three. MSU added three aces in the set as well as a pair of blocks.Â
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•  SET THREE: MSU built to a five-point edge (13-8), but a pair of Spartan errors and a block and ace by the Crimson brought Harvard within one at 13-12., but kills by Chronowski and Johnson – paired with a pair of Harvard errors – allowed MSU's lead to swell back to three, 18-15. Service errors were taking their toll on both sides, but the Spartans remained resilient, pushing their lead to 21-15. A dump on two by Midgette gave the Spartans a 22-15 edge – their largest lead since the second set – and Harvard called time out. Harvard had an error out of the break, and Chronowski rattled off two more kills to seal the match for the Spartans. Chronowski had six of her 10 kills in the third frame on just eight swings (.625)
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