» Michigan had three players with double-digit kills in Jess Mruzik (16), Kendall Murray (15) and Jess Robinson (11).
» Hannah Grant recorded 13 digs on the night, her eighth consecutive match with double-digit digs.
» Michigan completed the season sweep of Northwestern, having defeated the Wildcats in four sets each time.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan volleyball team defeated Northwestern for the second time this season, completing the season sweep with a 3-1 victory (23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-23) over the Wildcats on Friday (Nov. 11) in Cliff Keen Area.
Michigan (15-10, 6-9 Big Ten) was led by Jess Mruzik and her 16 kills and Kendall Murray‘s 15. Defensively, Hannah Grant collected 13 digs, making it her eighth consecutive match with double-digit digs. The Wolverines out-blocked the Wildcats 13-10.5, with Jess Robinson leading the way with six.
In a battle for the first set, Northwestern (17-10, 6-9 Big Ten) got out to a hot start and a 7-3 lead. Michigan put together a 6-1 run to gain its first lead of the set at 9-8 behind a Mruzik kill. Michigan went on a couple of 3-0 spurts, with an ace from Scottee Johnson and Grant to pull to a 22-19 lead. The Wildcats came back with six of the last seven points to take the first set 25-23.
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