EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State volleyball extended its winning streak to two games on Wednesday night as the Spartans avenged an early season loss to Rutgers in four sets, 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20). It’s the first time an MSU team has won back-to-back conference matches since the abbreviated 2020 season.
The Spartans hit .305, a season-best in Big Ten play and the team’s best since a .475 performance against Oakland on Sep. 16, 2022. MSU started slow hitting .214 in set one, but got better throughout the match hitting .382 in set three. Michigan State finished the match with more kills (55-51), assists (50-45), aces (7-6), digs (67-47) and blocks (15-7).
A slew of Spartans found their way into the record books on Wednesday as the season nears its close:
Freshman Maradith O’Gorman moved into 10th all-time for kills by a freshman at MSU with her 12 on Wednesday, passing All-American Dana Cooke (1993) with 247 kills for the season. O’Gorman is two kills from a tie for ninth place, held by Naya Gros (249, 2018).
Junior Nalani Iosia moved into ninth in program history for single season digs after her 20-dig performance against the Scarlet Knights. Iosia now has 441 digs on the season, passing Veronica Morales’ mark of 439 set in 1997. The 1,000-dig milestone draws near for Iosia who is five away from that club.
Fifth-year Rebecka Poljan hit .600, leading the team with 15 kills on Wednesday. Poljan’s performance moved her into 10th all-time for career hitting percentage at Michigan State (.293) to pass Naya Gros (.290).
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