Wildcats Wrap Up Regular Season vs. #18 Michigan, Indiana

11/20/2018 1:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

2018 NORTHWESTERN VOLLEYBALL
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (CT)	LOCATION	WATCH	LISTEN	LIVE STATS
Wednesday, Nov. 21	No. 18 Michigan	6 p.m.	Cliff Keen Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.)	BTN Plus	N/A	MGoBlue
Friday, Nov. 23	Indiana	7 p.m.	The New Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.)	BTN Plus	WNUR	NUsports
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EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern volleyball wraps up its regular season with a pair of matches — one on the road and one at home. NU's match against Indiana on Nov. 23 will be a Black Friday special — the Wildcats will be wearing black jerseys, fans wearing black can buy $3 tickets, and there will be an Under Armour discount card giveaway.

News and notes...

GOBBLE, GOBBLE: Northwestern volleyball is wrapping up its 43rd season of intercollegiate competition ... With Thanksgiving sandwiched in between, Northwestern will battle No. 18 Michigan (Nov. 21) in Ann Arbor and then take on Indiana (Nov. 23) in the last regular season contest of the season.

WHO? WHAT!: Northwestern is 35-38 all-time against Michigan ... The last time NU traveled to Ann Arbor (Nov. 10, 2017), the Wildcats knocked off the Wolverines in five sets ... The Wildcats are 37-34 all-time against Indiana, including a 20-14 mark at home ... NU is 10-6 in their last 16 matches agianst Indiana.

BUMP, SET, SPIKE: Sophomore Nia Robinson has been one of the Big Ten's most prolific scorers, as her 3.79 kills per set mark is tied for seventh in the conference, trailing only Erika Pritchard (MD), Jacqueline Quade (ILL), Sherridan Atkinson (PUR), Carly Skjodt (UM), Dana Rettke (WIS), and Cali Hoye (Iowa).

WELCOME HOME: Northwestern has played three matches at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena so far this season. The Arena has undergone extensive renovations in order to deliver a world-class experience for student-athletes and fans alike.

BIG THANK YOU TO BEARDSLEY: On Sunday Oct. 28, the Wildcats played their final home match at historic Beardsley Gym ... NU played at Evanston Township High School's home gym for the 2017 season, in addition to the first six home matches of the 2018 year.

WHAT IS A 'YOUT?': The Northwestern squad is comprised of six first years, seven sophomores, four juniors, and no seniors.

That means that 13 out of 17 players on the team are underclassmen (76 percent). In the Big Ten, only Michigan State (12-of-15 players) surpasses Northwestern's clip — but the raw number of 13 are the most underclassmen on any single Big Ten roster.

TEAM TRIVIA: Northwestern has allowed the fourth-fewest digs per set by opponents (13.29) in the season.

DOING NUMBERS: Britt Bommer notched a career-high 69 assists against Iowa (Oct. 24), the most in a single match by any player in the nation this season ... Her output is the eighth-most in NU history and the most since Liz Renius posted 77 on Nov. 28, 1997.

RANKING RUMBLINGS: According to PrepVolleyball.com, Northwestern's Class of 2022 is the 18th-best recruiting class in the nation.

IS 300 WINS A LOT? IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT: With a 3-0 sweep over Michigan State, NU head coach Shane Davis, amassed his 300th career win, between both Loyola and Northwestern.

CAN YOU DIG IT?: Local product Michelle Lee (Naperville, Ill.) owns a 3.39 digs per set clip, good for fourth-best in the Big Ten among rookies.

YEAH, THAT'S A BIG NUMBER: Sophomore Alana Walker posted a hitting percentage of .900 in NU's win over Colgate on Aug. 31 ... She had nine kills on 10 swings with no errors ... The output was the second-best in Wildcat history, trailing only Kim Ludwig's .917 clip against Milwaukee on Sept. 17, 1994.

DOUBLE YOUR LUCK: Five different players have posted 14 double-doubles, led by Kiara McNulty's seven, most recently against Rutgers (Nov. 10).

PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM: This is the third season under head coach Shane Davis, a two-time national champion head coach while helming the men's volleyball team at Loyola-Chicago. His .750 winning percentage with the Ramblers is the sixth-best in NCAA men's volleyball history among coaches with five or more seasons.

Davis brought with him the leadership of associate head coach Erin Virtue and assistant coach Kevin Moore — both of whom are also in their third seasons in their role.

ROAD WARRIORS: The Wildcats played their first 14 matches on the road until NU's contest against Nebraska at historic Beardsley Gym.