EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State volleyball came away victorious in the third annual Battle at Breslin on Friday night, defeating arch-rival Michigan, 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-18), at the Breslin Student Events Center.
“Tonight was the best all-around team performance we’ve had to date,” said Michigan State head coach Leah Johnson. “We worked all week on being a better team, being more fluid and connected in the match, and I was so proud of how they executed that tonight.”
MSU improves to 10-16 (3-12 B1G) while Michigan falls to 16-10 (6-9 B1G). The Spartans travel to Iowa City, Iowa for a 3 PM ET match Sunday against Iowa (10-17, 4-11 B1G) to conclude the week of play.
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Junior opposite hitter Akasha Anderson led MSU with 15 kills hitting .500 for the match on 24 swings (15-3-24). Anderson was joined in double figure kills by junior outside hitter Taylor Preston who tallied 13 along with eight digs. Senior opposite Aliyah Moore turned in a season-high nine kills on .348 hitting.
Sophomore middle blocker Zuzanna Kulig and junior middle blocker Evie Doezema posted a match-high five blocks apiece, with Doezema’s matching a career high. Senior setter Rachel Muisenga posted a double-double with 16 assists and 10 digs. Fellow senior Julia Bishop matched her 16 assists. Senior libero Nalani Iosia led all players with 23 digs as she inches closer to 2,000 career digs.
The Spartans finished with eight service aces on just…
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