EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State volleyball wrapped up its 2023 campaign against Purdue on Saturday night, losing 3-0 (26-24, 25-12, 25-18) from the Breslin Student Events Center. The Spartans honored their lone graduating senior, Amani McArthur, following the conclusion of the match.
“We said good-bye to some special people in our program tonight,” Michigan State head volleyball coach Leah Johnson said.
Michigan State also honored its senior student managers and athletic trainers following Saturday’s match. Former student-athlete Lia Moore was also honored during the ceremony. Moore’s playing career was cut short following her freshman season, but she remained close to the program throughout the remainder of her time at Michigan State.
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“I’m excited for 2024, but I’m going to take a moment to reflect on how special of a year it has been for our program,” Johnson said. “It’s hard to do what we did coming from where we were at two years ago.”
Michigan State’s season concludes with an overall record of 17-14 along with a 9-11 mark in B1G play. It’s the most overall wins by the program since 2018 and the most conference victories for the Spartans since 2017 as the team showed progress in its second season under Johnson.
Several Spartans conclude the season with their names in the MSU record book. Freshman outside hitter Taylah Holdem finishes the season ranked No. 3 in kills by an MSU first year (399) and kills per set (3.44). Holdem also finished No. 9 in aces by a freshman with 33. Senior libero Nalani Iosia posted 483 digs, ranking No. 8 all-time in single season digs at MSU, and her 4.16 digs per set ranks No. 9.
McArthur hit .346 this season to finish with the No. 10 hitting season in program history. Freshman setter Cameron Berger posted 6.34 assists per set to rank No. 9 a by Spartan freshman and her 374 total assists ranks No. 10.
Junior outside hitter Grace Kelly led MSU with eight kills on Saturday and was followed by seven from Holdem. Holdem added three aces and a block to her final tally. Freshman middle blocker Zuzanna Kulig had an efficient night hitting .625 with five kills and a pair…
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