EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State volleyball welcomed Spartan fans to the Breslin Student Events Center for the first time in 2024 on Friday night, taking down Western Kentucky in four sets, 3-1 (25-15, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23). Western Kentucky entered the weekend receiving the second-most votes (68) of all non-Top 25 teams in the AVCA/Taraflex Coaches Poll.
“We opened up with a little different lineup which I think had Western Kentucky a little startled at first,” said Michigan State head coach Leah Johnson. “That played to our advantage to come out really hot. We have a lot of depth and we want that to be a strength so I don’t want to be scared to use it and find some different combinations.”
MSU improves to 2-2 overall and continues play at the second-annual Kathy DeBoer Invitational presented by Auto-Owners Insurance on Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. match against Marist (0-5).
Senior setter Rachel Muisenga set a career-high in assists with 31 and finished one assist away from a double-double with nine digs. Junior outside hitter Akasha Anderson tallied her first double-double as a Spartan with 13 kills and 11 digs. With 14 kills, junior outside hitter Taylor Preston led all hitters in kills and points (17.0).
Sophomore middle blocker Zuzanna Kulig led all players with four blocks and senior libero Nalani Iosia came close to a career-high in digs, finishing just shy with 25 along with eight assists.
As a team the Spartans hit an efficient .299 for the match, which includes a scorching .519 in set one. MSU committed just one attacking error in the first frame. Michigan State led the match in kills (61-47),…
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