Wolverines Sweep Illinois for Key Highway Win

» Michigan took down Illinois in straight units highlighted by a comeback third-set win.

» The Wolverines hit .309 within the match with simply six errors and held Illinois to a .159 hitting share.

» Jenna Hanes tallied seven kills and no errors on 12 swings and added a career-high seven blocks.

» Six completely different Wolverines recorded a number of kills with Allison Jacobs main the best way.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Behind a balanced offensive assault, the University of Michigan volleyball group swept Illinois (25-23, 25-20, 25-21) on Saturday night time (Oct. 25) inside Huff Hall.

Michigan (13-7, 3-6 Big Ten) had six gamers file a number of kills, led by Allison Jacobs with eight. Jenna Hanes notched a career-high seven blocks and added seven kills on 12 swings. Cymarah Gordon tallied six kills, whereas Serena Nyambio added 5 kills and 5 blocks. Morgan Burke paced the offense with 18 assists, serving to the Wolverines hit .309 as a group. Maddi Cuchran led the again row with 9 digs and contributed two aces.

Illinois (12-6, 7-2 Big Ten) opened the match with a block, however a small surge, together with a winner from Gordon, put Michigan up 5-3 early. The Illini tied the set at seven, however kills from Sydney Schnichels and a block from Gordon and Nyambio gave U-M one other two-point cushion. The Fighting Illini responded with a 5-1 run to take a 12-10 lead, however Michigan answered with a 6-1 stretch led by Camille Edwards on the service line. Illinois tied it once more at 16 and took a 19-18 lead earlier than a kill from Ella Demetrician evened the rating. A block from Gordon and Nyambio put Michigan again in entrance, and after Illinois tied it at 20, Michigan took the following three factors to guide 23-20. Illinois closed inside one, however Jacobs completed off the primary set with a kill to safe a 25-23 win.

The Wolverines opened the second set with an ace from Burke and kills from Nyambio and Jacobs to take a 3-1 lead and by no means trailed once more. Hanes prolonged the benefit to 7-3 with back-to-back kills and added one other at 9-6 to maintain the Illini at bay. Michigan went on a 4-1 run at 13-11 to stretch the margin to 17-12, with kills from Demetrician and Schnichels and a solo block by Hanes. Illinois pulled inside 21-19 earlier than Nyambio delivered a kill and Cuchran served consecutive aces to power a timeout. Out of the break, an Illini assault error gave Michigan set level, and Jacobs as soon as once more closed it out with a kill for a 25-20 win.

In the third set, Michigan opened with a block from Gordon and Nyambio and kills from Gordon and Jacobs to go up 3-1. The Illini tied the set twice earlier than happening a 4-0 run to guide 9-5, then prolonged the margin to 12-6. Michigan battled again with a 6-1 run led by Nyambio’s two kills to tug inside two. Illinois held a slender benefit till a five-point surge by the Wolverines put them forward 18-15, highlighted by 4 Illini errors and a kill from Lydia Johnson. The groups traded factors down the stretch, and Michigan reached match level on a kill from Jacobs. Illinois fought off one, however Jacobs sealed the sweep with one other kill for a 25-21 win.

The Wolverines return dwelling to face Penn State on Friday (Oct. 31) at 6:30 p.m. in Crisler Center, with the match airing dwell on Big Ten Network.