Michigan State Falls to Iowa

Michigan State's women's volleyball team lost a four-set match to Iowa, 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 16-25, 21-25), on Friday night at Jenison Fieldhouse.

The Spartans fall to 9-11 overall and 2-9 in the Big Ten Conference, while Iowa improves to 3-18 overall and 1-10 in league play.

MSU had a 50-45 edge in kills, while Iowa tallied a .224 hitting percentage, had 39 digs and nine blocks.

Sarah Franklin led Michigan State with 17 kills, paced by Biamba Kabengele with 11 kills. Julia Bishop tallied a career-high 29 assists.

Michigan State hits the road on Sunday, Oct. 13, playing at Ohio State (B1G+, 1 p.m.)

PLAYER HIGHS

Molly Johnson had three-straight aces, a season-high total.
Johnson also added a season-high seven kills and four blocks.
Biamba Kabengele tied a season-high with 11 kills.

SET SYNOPSIS

SET ONE: Michigan State trailed early but scored four-straight points, three off service aces from Molly Johnson to take a 6-3 lead. The Spartans extended their lead to 10-6, but Iowa used a 5-1 rally to take a 17-15 lead on a service ace from Bailey Ortega. MSU responded with four-straight points, taking a 19-17 off the serve of Julia Bishop and forcing Iowa to call a timeout. The Hawkeyes responded by taking three of the next four points to tie the game at 20-all on a kill from Courtney Buzzerio. Michigan State took a 23-21 lead on a kill from Sarah Franklin, but the Hawkeyes tied the game at 23-all and broke a 25-all tie with kills from Buzzerio and Edina Schmidt to win the first set.
SET TWO: Coming off the first set loss, the Spartans jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead following a block assist from Naya Gross and Franklin. MSU maintained a two-point lead at 11-9 after a kill by Franklin, but the Hawkeyes rallied to tie the game at 13-all. After MSU took a 16-14 lead on a kill from Celia Cullen, Iowa tied the game at 17-all on a kill from Amiya Jones. The Spartans used a 5-1 run to take a 22-18 lead on a kill from Emma Monks, forcing Iowa to call a timeout. Following the break, MSU took three of the final four points, with two off kills by Johnson, to take the second set 25-19.
SET THREE: Iowa won the first point of the third set and extended its lead to 8-4 off a service ace from Jones. The Spartans pulled to within 8-7 on a solo block from Biamba Kabengele, but a 4-0 Iowa run, capped by a Buzzerio kill, gave the Hawkeyes an 11-7 lead. MSU pulled to within 13-11 off a block by Johnson, but Iowa used a 7-2 run to take a 20-13 lead off the serve of Jones. The Hawkeyes won five of the last eight points to cap a 12-5 run and close out the set, 25-16.
SET FOUR: Like they did in the third set, Iowa won the first point and jumped out to an early lead on the Spartans, extending it to 7-3 following an attack error. A 4-1 run, capped by a service ace from Grace Dazinger, pulled MSU to within 8-7, but Iowa responded with a 5-1 run and took a 13-8 lead off the serve of Bailey Ortega. The Spartans used a 5-1 rally of its own and pulled to within 14-13 on a kill by Franklin. Iowa won three of the next four points, taking a 17-14 lead on a block assist from Audrey Black and Jones, forcing MSU to call a timeout. Iowa extended its lead to 21-17 on a Jones kill and MSU pulled to within 24-21, but the Hawkeyes secured the final point on a service error to capture the set, 25-21, and the win.

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Team Stats

Sarah Franklin

Biamba Kabengele

Molly Johnson

Emma Monks

Players Mentioned

Julia Bishop

Celia Cullen

Sarah Franklin

Naya Gros

Molly Johnson

Biamba Kabengele

Emma Monks

Players Mentioned

Julia Bishop

Celia Cullen

Sarah Franklin

Naya Gros

Molly Johnson

Biamba Kabengele

Emma Monks

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Sarah Franklin

Biamba Kabengele

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Emma Monks

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Julia Bishop

Celia Cullen

Sarah Franklin

Naya Gros

Molly Johnson

Biamba Kabengele

Emma Monks