SEATTLE – The Northwestern volleyball team stormed back after dropping the first set to win its seventh match in a row to open the season, securing a 3-1 win (16-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20) over the Cal Poly Mustangs Thursday at Alaska Airlines Arena. Libero Megan Miller eclipsed 1,000 career digs and turned in a team-high 15 digs against the Mustangs (0-4). The fith year, who played three seasons at Nebraska before transferring to Northwestern, is one of just five active Big Ten student-athletes to reach the mark.
The Wildcats were led by a double-double from Hanna Lesiak, who registered 10 kills and 10 digs on the day. Kathryn Randorf and Temi Thomas-Ailara each added 12 kills to help the attack. Defensively, the ‘Cats posted 10 blocks, their second-highest single-match total of the year and were led by Leilani Dodson (5) and Desiree Becker (5). Setter Alexa Rousseau made contributions all over the floor, tallying 35 assists, five kills and eight digs.
We take the 4th set and the match 3-1! #GoCats pic.twitter.com/aKjkkuzzYF
— Northwestern Volleyball (@NUVball) September 8, 2022
Game Notes
» Northwestern had three players in double figures in kills.
» Abryanna Cannon had a season-high three aces in the win.
» Hanna Lesiak registered a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs
» Northwestern is on its best start to a season of the Shane Davis era, and the program’s best start since the 2012 team won its first 11 matches.
» The Wildcats seven-match win-streak ties its longest of the Davis era and is the longest since a seven-match win streak in 2017.
» Northwestern recorded a season-high 56 digs, and were led by Miller’s 15.
» The Wildcats won the match despite hitting a season-low .169.
» The two schools met for the first time since 1983, and Northwestern improved to 1-3 all-time against the Mustangs.
Huge career milestone ??
Welcome to the 1K digs club?? #GoCats pic.twitter.com/YlACh6a6dE
— Northwestern Volleyball (@NUVball) September 8, 2022
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Wildcats found themselves in an early deficit, losing a tough first set 25-16. Northwestern trailed by as many as 11 points as Cal Poly never gave up the lead in a set that was tied up just once before the Mustangs took control.
SET 2 | Northwestern rallied from a first-set loss to take…
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