Wolverines Shut Non-Convention Slate with One other Sweep of Notre Dame

» The Wolverines took down Notre Dame in straight units, hitting .330 whereas holding the Irish to .096.

» Serena Nyambio tallied a team-leading seven blocks and added 5 kills.

» Allison Jacobs and Ella Demetrician every recorded 12 kills to tempo Michigan.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan volleyball group swept Notre Dame (25-23, 25-22, 25-21) on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 21) at Crisler Center to shut out non-conference play.

Michigan (10-1) was led by Serena Nyambio, who tied her profession excessive with seven blocks and added 5 kills on 9 swings. Allison Jacobs and Ella Demetrician paced the Wolverines with 12 kills apiece, with Demetrician hitting .348. Morgan Burke and Ellie White directed the offense, serving to U-M hit .330 as a group with double-digit assists every. Maddi Cuchran anchored the protection with 12 digs, whereas Michigan’s season-high 12 group blocks restricted Notre Dame (3-5) to a .096 hitting proportion.

Michigan edged Notre Dame in a decent first set. Demetrician sparked the Wolverines early with a pair of kills, however the Irish rallied to take a 15-14 lead on the media timeout. The set stayed shut, with the Irish taking a 22-21 lead, however Jacobs delivered back-to-back kills late, placing Michigan on the service line. Jenna Hanes added a kill to queue up set level, and Cymarah Gordon sealed it with the winner at 25-23.

The Wolverines managed a lot of the second set behind Nyambio, who opened with a kill and later produced back-to-back blocks to construct a 12-8 lead. A Demetrician back-row kill and a Jacobs strike stretched the benefit to 16-9. Notre Dame fought again to chop the deficit, however Michigan by no means trailed once more. Nyambio closed the body with one other kill to clinch the 25-22 win.

Michigan raced out to a 7-1 lead within the third set, highlighted by kills from Jacobs and a pair of blocks from Hanes. A Demetrician ace pushed the margin to 13-8, and the Wolverines maintained management regardless of a late Notre Dame run. After the Irish minimize the deficit to 4, Michigan regrouped, and Demetrician capped her sturdy outing with the match-winning kill for a 25-21 victory and the 3-0 sweep.

The Wolverines start convention play on Wednesday (Sept. 24), touring to face No. 1 Nebraska at 6 p.m. CT on the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The match will air dwell on Big Ten Network.