2004 VBW vs. Minnesota -- Notes & Quotes
11/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Mark Rosen
On tonight's game plan... "We had to force Minnesota to handle the ball so that their libero (Paula Gentil) wasn't a factor. In games four and five she caught fire and that was the difference."
Did your team come out flat in game four ... "Credit Minnesota in game four. We came out on fire in game three and Minnesota raised its level and we just couldn't answer. They unloaded on us all across the court."
Senior Jennifer Gandolph
On the atmosphere in Cliff Keen Arena ... "Everyone was fired up and we tried to remain steady out there. We came up a little short but we left it all out on the floor."
What did Coach Rosen say in the locker room to spark game three ... "We knew the second game could go either way, so we went in composed and focused on getting the next one (game three)."
On the play of the freshmen ... "Katie (Bruzdzinski), Stesha (Selsky) and Lyndsay (Miller) came out huge for us tonight. They are a big reason why we can compete with teams like Minnesota. They handled the pressure of playing a ranked team in front of a packed house very well."
N O T E S
With 18 kills against Minnesota, senior Jennifer Gandolph nothced the 1,500th kills of her career. Gandolph has 1,508 kills in her career with the Wolverines and ranks first in school history in kills, attempts and digs.
The 2,058 fans that saw Michigan take on No. 5 Minnesota marked the third highest attendance in Cliff Keen history.
Senior Lisa Gamalski set career highs for kills (11), attempts (22), digs (27) and points (14.5) and tied her career high with three aces against Minnesota for her fourth career triple-double and the second in a row.
Sophomore Erin Cobler set new career highs in assists (9) and digs (11) against Minnesota.
Freshman Katie Bruzdzinski tied a pair of career highs for digs (17) and assists (3).
Freshman Stesha Selsky set a new career best for digs for the second straight match, recording 30 against the Golden Gophers. The last time a Wolverine recorded 30 digs in a match was in 2000 when Alija Pittenger had 30 against Houston on Sept. 9.
Freshman Stesha Selsky recorded 30 digs against Minnesota, giving her 267 digs on the season and moving her into fourth place on the all-time list among athletes with the most digs in their debut season. Senior Jennifer Gandolph holds the freshman record for most digs in a season with 297 in 2001.
Freshman Katie Bruzdzinski recorded the 250th kill of her career with 16 kills against the Golden Gophers. Bruzdzinski has 261 kills in her career so far, third all-time among Michigan freshmen in their debut seasons. Senior Jennifer Gandolph set the program standard in 2001 with 297 kills as a freshman.
2,058 fans packed Cliff Keen Arena to watch Minnesota take on Michigan, giving the Wolverines 11 home matches of 1,000 fans or more this season.
