NCAA Womens Volleyball

U-M Comeback Effort Falls Short in Loss to No. 14 Purdue

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» Jacque Boney and Jess Mruzik each recorded 11 kills to lead the offense.

» Hannah Grant has now had seven consecutive matches with double-digit digs after a team-leading 20 against Purdue.

» Michigan had four players that had a hitting percentage of .300 or higher, recording six or more kills.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan volleyball team fell to No. 14-ranked Purdue in four sets (21-25, 15-25, 25-19, 21-25) on Sunday (Nov. 6) in Cliff Keen Arena.

Michigan was led offensively by Jacque Boney and Jess Mruzik with 11 kills each and by Hannah Grant defensively with 20 digs. Scottee Johnson led U-M with 27 assists and Maddie Dowd chipped in 17.

The Wolverines lost the first two sets but came storming back in the third with six straight points to collect their largest lead of the set, 12-7, led by a balanced offensive attack and blocking at the net. The Boilermakers chipped away at Michigan’s lead pulling within one point in the middle of the set. Kills by Boney and Serena Nyambio put Michigan back on track aiding them to a 21-16 lead. The last four points were scored off a cross-court kill from Mruzik, an attack error from Purdue, a slam by May Pertofsky and a solo block from Mruzik. Mruzik took control of the third set with five…

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