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Volleyball Earns Gutsy Five Set Win Over Maryland
10/1/2022 12:13:00 AM | Volleyball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Michigan State volleyball program earned its fourth five-set victory on Friday, defeating Maryland, 3-2 (25-18, 15-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-8) in alternating sets. The Spartans went on a 10-0 run to close out set five and earn the team's first Big Ten win of the season.
Michigan State (10-4, 1-2 B1G) out-hit the Terrapins .234 to .225 using a 60 to 50 kill advantage to its favor. The Spartans hit a whopping .632 in set five to spark the match-winning run. MSU hit .310 in transition and .333 on its first transition attack.
Three Spartans finished with double-digit kills, led by sophomore Aliyah Moore who posted a career-high 19 kills. Freshman Maradith O'Gorman had 13 kills for MSU, including six big ones in the fifth set to propel Michigan State to victory. Finishing with her first career double-double was freshman Evie Doezema who had 12 kills and 11 digs playing as a six-rotation. Sophomore Julia Bishop posted a season-high 44 assists while junior Nalani Iosia had a match-high 18 digs.
Set one was closely contested in the early stages, with Michigan State holding just a one-point advantage (16-15) just past the mid-way point. The Spartans ended the set on a 9-3 run that saw them win the set by seven points, 25-18. Doezema and Moore had kills down the stretch for the Spartans, but it was costly errors that ultimately doomed Maryland in set one. Michigan State held the Terrapins to -.095 hitting in the frame. Three of Michigan State's six blocks on Friday night came in set one.
Set two was all Maryland as the Terps hit .400 and cruised to a 25-15 victory over the Spartans.
The sides continued to trade sets as Michigan State came back from an early 7-3 deficit to take set three. MSU used a 7-1 run to take a 10-8 lead over Maryland thanks to kills from Doezema, Moore and Iosia. Set three was the most back-and-forth set of the night as teams exchanged six lead changes and seven tie scores. The set was tied as late as 18-18 which forced an MSU timeout. Michigan State once again went on a 7-1 run to close out the set using kills from Bishop and Moore, as well as a slew of Terrapin errors.
Maryland led by as many as 10 points in set four before the Spartans started to chip away at the lead. Trailing 14-4, Michigan State brought the match back within four points, 18-14, after strong service runs by Doezema, Iosia and Bishop. Maryland didn't break however, forcing a decisive fifth set to settle things.
Michigan State trailed 8-5 as the teams switched sides in set five, but quick kills from Doezema and Moore forced a Terrapin timeout as Maryland suddenly found themselves trailing by one. Another kill from Doezema and a Bishop ace put the Spartans up three before Maradith O'Gorman finished them off with three kills in the final four points of the match.
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Up Next: The Spartans remain on the road, heading to University Park, Pa. for a match at No. 12-ranked Penn State (12-2, 1-2 B1G) at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2.
Michigan State (10-4, 1-2 B1G) out-hit the Terrapins .234 to .225 using a 60 to 50 kill advantage to its favor. The Spartans hit a whopping .632 in set five to spark the match-winning run. MSU hit .310 in transition and .333 on its first transition attack.
Three Spartans finished with double-digit kills, led by sophomore Aliyah Moore who posted a career-high 19 kills. Freshman Maradith O'Gorman had 13 kills for MSU, including six big ones in the fifth set to propel Michigan State to victory. Finishing with her first career double-double was freshman Evie Doezema who had 12 kills and 11 digs playing as a six-rotation. Sophomore Julia Bishop posted a season-high 44 assists while junior Nalani Iosia had a match-high 18 digs.
Set one was closely contested in the early stages, with Michigan State holding just a one-point advantage (16-15) just past the mid-way point. The Spartans ended the set on a 9-3 run that saw them win the set by seven points, 25-18. Doezema and Moore had kills down the stretch for the Spartans, but it was costly errors that ultimately doomed Maryland in set one. Michigan State held the Terrapins to -.095 hitting in the frame. Three of Michigan State's six blocks on Friday night came in set one.
Set two was all Maryland as the Terps hit .400 and cruised to a 25-15 victory over the Spartans.
The sides continued to trade sets as Michigan State came back from an early 7-3 deficit to take set three. MSU used a 7-1 run to take a 10-8 lead over Maryland thanks to kills from Doezema, Moore and Iosia. Set three was the most back-and-forth set of the night as teams exchanged six lead changes and seven tie scores. The set was tied as late as 18-18 which forced an MSU timeout. Michigan State once again went on a 7-1 run to close out the set using kills from Bishop and Moore, as well as a slew of Terrapin errors.
Maryland led by as many as 10 points in set four before the Spartans started to chip away at the lead. Trailing 14-4, Michigan State brought the match back within four points, 18-14, after strong service runs by Doezema, Iosia and Bishop. Maryland didn't break however, forcing a decisive fifth set to settle things.
Michigan State trailed 8-5 as the teams switched sides in set five, but quick kills from Doezema and Moore forced a Terrapin timeout as Maryland suddenly found themselves trailing by one. Another kill from Doezema and a Bishop ace put the Spartans up three before Maradith O'Gorman finished them off with three kills in the final four points of the match.
Notable:
- Aubrey and Maradith O'Gorman became the first pair of sisters to start along side one another for Michigan State since Tracy and Marley Bellwood did so in 2005. Aubrey O'Gorman finished the match with a career-best six kills as the sisters combined for 19 of Michigan State's 60 kills.
Up Next: The Spartans remain on the road, heading to University Park, Pa. for a match at No. 12-ranked Penn State (12-2, 1-2 B1G) at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2.
Team Stats
MSU
MD
Kills
60
50
Errors
27
21
Attempts
141
129
Hitting %
.234
.225
Points
73
74
Assists
52
43
Aces
7
10
Blocks
6
14
Game Leaders
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Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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