Michigan to Host No. 20 Indiana, Iowa in Cliff Keen Arena

Promotions

Friday (Oct. 10)

• Block Cancer Presented by Weiser Family Center for Breast Cancer on the Rogel Cancer Center — Join the Michigan volleyball workforce because it Block(s) Cancer at its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Match. Go Blue, Wear Pink!

• Pink poms and “I Fight For _____” indicators will likely be out there whereas provides final.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan volleyball workforce (11-4, 1-3 Big Ten) will host a two-match weekend at Cliff Keen Arena, starting with No. 20-ranked Indiana on Friday (Oct. 10) at 7 p.m., earlier than wrapping up towards Iowa on Saturday (Oct. 11) at 7 p.m. Both matches will stream reside on Big Ten Plus.

Notes

• Michigan sits at 1-3 in Big Ten play, with its lone convention win coming towards No. 10 Minnesota final Wednesday (Oct. 1). The Wolverines’ three losses have come to top-ranked Nebraska, No. 7 Wisconsin and Michigan State. In their most up-to-date outing, U-M fell in straight units to Wisconsin however was aggressive all through the match.

• Ranking twelfth nationally and fifth within the Big Ten in workforce hitting proportion, Michigan options three of the convention’s prime six people within the class. Serena Nyambio leads the Wolverines and ranks second within the Big Ten and nineteenth nationally, hitting .426 with 91 kills and 16 errors on 176 swings. Jenna Hanes ranks third within the convention at .415 (83 kills, 15 errors, 164 assaults), whereas Lydia Johnson is sixth at .392 (123 kills, 23 errors, 255 assaults).

• Morgan Burke has run a 5-1 offense over the past three matches, recording 102 assists, 31 digs, six kills and 5 blocks. She tallied double-doubles towards No. 10 Minnesota and No. 7 Wisconsin. The junior has appeared in 68 matches, together with 58 consecutive begins, and has led Michigan in assists in 59 straight contests.

• Burke grew to become the tenth Wolverine in program historical past to achieve 2,000 profession assists, attaining the milestone together with her twentieth help towards Wisconsin. She now has 2,009 profession assists, simply 130 shy of tying Lisa Vahi for ninth place all-time.

• In her ultimate season, Nyambio continues to steer Michigan in hitting proportion and blocks, enhancing upon her numbers from final season. She is hitting .426 with 1.12 blocks per set and has recorded no less than two kills in each match, together with 5 or extra in 11 of 15 contests. Her profession hitting proportion of .305 ranks fifth all-time at Michigan.

• After incomes All-Big Ten First Team honors final season, Allison Jacobs ranks fourth within the Big Ten in each kills and kills per set. One of 5 gamers within the league with greater than 200 kills, she averages 4.16 per set and has reached double figures in 12 of 15 matches, together with 35 kills over the past two. Jacobs additionally ranks third on the workforce with 90 digs and has added 23 blocks, 18 assists and a career-high 18 aces.

• Johnson has seen expanded enjoying time this season, showing in each match after restricted motion in her first two years. She has already tallied 123 kills this season after totaling 60 throughout her first two campaigns. Johnson ranks sixth within the Big Ten in hitting proportion and second amongst gamers with no less than 200 assaults, trailing solely Indiana’s Avry Tatum.

• Demetrician has began the final eight matches and has recorded double-digit kills in 5 of these contests, together with 15 within the upset win over No. 10 Minnesota. She has surpassed 100 kills for the second straight season, averaging 3.00 per set with 14 blocks, 67 digs and eight aces.

• Maddi Cuchran has been a fixture within the Wolverine lineup underneath head coach Erin Virtue, showing in each match of Virtue’s tenure (79 straight). She has recorded 169 digs, 70 assists and eight aces to date this season.

• Entering the yr with simply 5 units of expertise, Hanes has emerged as certainly one of Michigan’s best hitters, showing in all however 4 units this season. She has registered no less than 4 kills in 11 of 15 matches and has a block in each match, with three or extra in 11 contests. Hanes’ .415 hitting proportion ranks third within the Big Ten.

• No. 20 Indiana (13-1, 4-0 Big Ten) enters the weekend with its highest rating in program historical past after wins over Northwestern, Washington, No. 17 USC and No. 24 UCLA. Michigan leads the all-time sequence 45-42-1, although Indiana has gained the final 5 conferences.

• Iowa (10-6, 1-3 Big Ten) opened convention play with a sweep over Maryland earlier than falling to No. 7 Wisconsin. Last weekend, the Hawkeyes pushed Oregon to 5 units however dropped matches to the Ducks and Washington. Michigan leads the all-time sequence 50-28 and has gained 4 of the final 5 conferences.