Michigan Opens Season With Victory Over Wake Forest

» Michigan defeated Wake Forest in 4 units, successful a hard-fought second set to shift the match.

» Allison Jacobs tallied a double-double with 11 digs and a team-leading 24 kills.

» Ella Demetrician got here off the bench and led U-M with a .467 hitting share whereas recording 9 kills.

» U-M ran a 6-2 system with Morgan Burke tallying 24 assists and Camille Edwards registering 23.

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The University of Michigan volleyball workforce battled again from an early deficit and took down Wake Forest in 4 units (19-25, 29-27, 25-22, 25-20) within the Wolverines’ season opener on the Tribute to #10 on Saturday afternoon (Aug. 30) at Fifth Third Arena.

Michigan (1-0) was led by Allison Jacobs, who tallied a double-double with a team-leading 24 kills and 11 digs along with three aces and one block. Jenna Hanes had a powerful begin hitting, .389 with eight kills on 18 swings and 4 blocks. Both setters recorded greater than 20 assists, with Morgan Burke tallying 24 and Camille Edwards amassing a career-high 23. Ella Demetrician made an influence off the bench, coming into the match within the third set and recording 9 kills on 15 swings with seven digs.

After a first-set loss, U-M responded in a hard-fought battle within the second set, which noticed 9 tie scores and 4 lead modifications as U-M got here out on prime 29-27. Michigan opened the set on a 6-2 run, led by three kills from Jacobs. Wake Forest (0-2) got here again and tied the match at 10 earlier than taking the lead. Schnichels recorded a kill, tying the match at 11. The Demon Deacons pulled forward, taking a 15-13 lead, however a 3-0 run from Michigan that included a Jacobs kill and ace to place U-M again in entrance.

Wake Forest received the lead again at 18-17 and reached set level after a service error. Jacobs recorded her eleventh and twelfth kills of the match to carry off Wake Forest and pressure a timeout. Edwards tallied her first profession ace to tie the match at 24, however Wake Forest earned the subsequent level to achieve one other set-point alternative. Kills from Jacobs and Simmons gave U-M its first set-point likelihood of the match, however a service error saved the Demon Deacons alive. The Wolverines received two extra set-point possibilities and transformed on the second, with Simmons successful the set for Michigan.

Neither workforce held an enormous lead early within the third set, with the primary 10 factors being break up evenly. Wake Forest then went on a run to take a 9-6 lead and held it till an assault error tied the match at 19. Hanes and Schnichels mixed on the block to place U-M in entrance for the primary time since 5-4 within the set, however Wake tied it at 20. The Wolverines took the subsequent level, and the Demon Deacons as soon as once more tied the set. A kill from Demetrician put Michigan again in entrance, and back-to-back kills from Jacobs gave Michigan set level. Wake Forest held off U-M as soon as, however a terrific Edwards set allowed Serena Nyambio to complete off the third set, 25-22.

Wake Forest opened the fourth set on a 3-0 run, however U-M took 5 of the subsequent seven factors to tie the match at 5 with Nyambio tallying a solo block for Michigan’s fifth level. Both groups traded factors till a 3-0 run by the Demon Deacons put them up 11-9. Wake Forest held the lead till a 3-0 run by Michigan, kick-started by Cymarah Gordon‘s first profession kill. After tying the match at 15, Wake took a 19-17 lead earlier than U-M countered with a 6-0 run, which started with a service error and noticed two kills from Demetrician, an ace from Burke, a block by Gordon and Hanes and one Wake Forest error. A kill by Wake Forest ended the run with U-M main 23-20. A kill from Jacobs gave U-M a set-point likelihood, and an ace from Demetrician ended the set and match with a 25-20 fourth set.

In the primary set, Sydney Schnichels tallied the primary kill of the match, however Wake Forest took a 2-1 lead. Nyambio tied the match at two, however Wake received the lead again and saved it for the remainder of the set. After a kill from Jacobs and a Demon Deacons assault error, U-M trailed 10-9, however Wake Forest went on the longest run of the set, scoring 5 straight. Jacobs tried to convey the Wolverines again with two aces, however Wake Forest ended the run with a kill and went up 20-15. The Demon Deacons scored 5 of the ultimate eight factors, successful the primary set 25-19.

The Wolverines return to the court docket on Sunday (Aug. 31) to shut out the Tribute to #10 Tournament towards host Cincinnati at 1 p.m. at Fifth Third Arena. The match will likely be streamed dwell on ESPN+.