Northwestern
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Michigan
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'Cats Battle with Wolverines in B1G Home Opener
10/1/2022 10:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
EVANSTON, Ill. - In its Big Ten Conference home opener, the Northwestern volleyball team rallied to force a fourth set, but fell to Michigan 3-1 (23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-27) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday night.
Northwestern dropped to 12-4 overall and 1-3 in conference, while the Wolverines improve to 12-2 and 3-1 in league action.
The Wildcats were led by a double-double from Hanna Lesiak, who registered 18 kills and 11 digs on the day. Temi Thomas-Ailara also added 17 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Megan Miller chipped with 21 digs to go with five blocks from Desiree Becker.
Game Notes
» Alexa Rousseau had a match-high three aces in the loss.
» Northwestern attackers were helped by a match-high 44 assists from Alexa Rousseau.
» Michigan won its fourth straight match against the Wildcats.
» The Wolverines outhit NU, .272 to .184.
» Michigan's Jess Mruzik totaled a team-high 18 kills.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Wildcats found themselves in an early hole, losing a nail-biter first set 25-23.
SET 2 | A 25-18 set-two loss put Northwestern behind 2-0 in the match. Northwestern trailed by as many as seven points as Michigan grabbed the advantage for good at 16-15 in a set that was tied up five times before the Wolverines took over in the second half of the stanza. Michigan scored 10 straight points in the set.
SET 3 | Northwestern fought back to pull within two sets to one, winning their first set of the match in the third stanza. The Wildcats the set set three 25-22. Northwestern took the lead for good at 21-20 in a set that had just one lead change before the Wildcats took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 4 | Northwestern couldn't keep the momentum and fell in set four 27-25 to drop the match. The Wildcats couldn't persevere past a furious Michigan rally, falling after leading by eight points at 14-6 earlier in the set.
The Wildcats are back at Welsh-Ryan Arena at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Oct. 7.
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