Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan Silences Northwestern in Three
10/17/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 17, 2003
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Northwestern fell to 11-9 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten after Friday night's three-game loss to Michigan (25-30, 25-30, 24-30). The Wildcats led briefly in game two, but trailed the Wolverines in games one and three in their second-consecutive loss.
Michigan dominated game one, starting on a 4-0 run. The 'Cats tied the game at 13 but fell behind in the second half, ending it with a 25-30 loss. Middle blocker Erika Lange (Orland Park, Ill/Carl Sandburg) had four kills on seven attempts for a .571 attack percent, while outside hitter Iwona Lodzik (Tarnobrzeg, Poland, Tarnobrzeg) added eight kills for a .357 hitting percentage.
Northwestern held the early advantage in game two, starting off with a 5-1 run when Michigan pulled even at eight before taking the lead for good. The Wolverines held a .405 to .186 advantage over Northwestern in hitting percentage in the middle game and two more blocks. Lange still held strong, making three of four kills.
Though Michigan held the lead from the get-go in the final game, setter Drew Robertson continued her strong play in the third. She had two kills and 12 assists in the game, bringing her match total to a .559 attack percent (5 of 9) and eight digs, tied for second among her teammates. She had 36 assists overall.
Lange ended the match hitting .389, while Lodzik led the Wildcats for the second-straight match in service aces with three.
NU next travels to East Lansing for Saturday's game vs. No. 18 Michigan State. The game is set for 6 p.m. CST and will be aired on ESPN2 on Sunday, October 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Volleyball Box Score
2003 Wildcat Volleyball
Northwestern vs Michigan (Oct 17, 2003 at Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Northwestern | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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2 Carlson, Lizzie..... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 1 0| 3| 3| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
7 Gardner, Christie... 3| 11 5 32 .188| 2| 1 2| 2| 9| 0 1 0| 0| 12.5
12 Robertson, Drew..... 3| 5 0 9 .556| 36| 0 1| 0| 8| 0 1 0| 0| 5.5
14 Buschur, Jill....... 3| 8 4 23 .174| 2| 1 3| 0| 4| 0 3 0| 0| 10.5
15 Lange, Erika........ 3| 9 2 18 .389| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 1 1| 0| 9.5
16 Lodzik, Iwona....... 3| 12 8 28 .143| 3| 3 3| 1| 8| 0 1 0| 0| 15.5
3 Delcourt, Leah...... 2| 1 4 9 -.333| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 2 0| 0| 2.0
8 Purcell, Julie...... 2| 2 0 5 .400| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 3 0| 0| 3.5
11 Greenwood, Lauren... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
13 Knavel, Erica....... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
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Totals.............. 3| 48 23 124 .202| 45| 6 10| 6| 38| 0 12 1| 0| 60.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 17 8 41 .220 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 TEAM RECORDS
2 16 8 43 .186 Northwestern........ 25 25 24 11-8, 2-5 Big Ten
3 15 7 40 .200 Michigan............ 30 30 30 13-5, 5-2 Big Ten
Michigan | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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3 Jennifer Gandolph... 3| 17 4 26 .500| 0| 0 1| 1| 6| 0 0 0| 0| 17.0
4 Nicole Poquette..... 3| 7 2 19 .263| 5| 1 0| 1| 11| 0 2 0| 0| 9.0
6 Megan Bowman........ 3| 3 2 8 .125| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 1 1 0| 0| 4.5
7 Lisa Gamalski....... 3| 3 1 13 .154| 38| 0 0| 0| 6| 0 3 0| 1| 4.5
12 Danielle Pflum...... 3| 6 1 16 .312| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 1 3 0| 0| 8.5
17 Erin Moore.......... 3| 15 3 29 .414| 0| 2 1| 0| 7| 0 7 0| 1| 20.5
9 Erin Cobler......... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 2| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
16 Alicia Boswell...... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 3 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 3.0
18 Sarah Allen......... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 0 0| 3| 10| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
TEAM................ | | | | 1| | | | 0.0
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Totals.............. 3| 51 13 111 .342| 45| 6 5| 6| 41| 2 16 0| 2| 67.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 14 5 32 .281 Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
2 19 4 37 .405 Date: Oct 17, 2003 Attend: 772 Time: 1:19
3 18 4 42 .333 Referees: Anne Hutchins, Steve Thorpe
