Michigan
18-9, 8-8Big Ten
Iowa
9-19, 1-15Big Ten
Selsky, Bruzdzinski Pace Wolverines in Sweep of Iowa
11/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan volleyball freshman Katie Bruzdzinski (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) notched 15 kills with a .424 attack percentage, while senior Lisa Gamalski (Milwaukee, Wis./Catholic Memorial) followed up a pair of triple-double outings with her 13th double-double of the season (42 assists, 11 digs) as U-M cruised past Iowa 3-0 (30-22, 30-29, 30-22) on Saturday night (Nov. 13) at Cliff Keen Arena.
Freshman Stesha Selsky (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Marymount) led all Wolverines with 27 digs, while junior Candace Gay (Detroit, Mich./Sacred Heart) punched four kills in game three to tally her 100th career kill.
Michigan improves its record to 18-9 and 8-8 in the Big Ten, while Iowa falls to 9-20 and 1-16 in the Big Ten.
Game three started with both teams matching each other point for point until two attack errors lifted the Wolverines to an 8-6 lead. Swings by sophomore Megan Bowman (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) and Bruzdzinski gave the Maize and Blue a four-point lead, up 12-8, but the Hawkeyes' defense brought the game within three points. The Wolverines retaliated, pulling ahead 22-15, and a swing by sophomore Danielle Pflum (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) put the Wolverines at game point. An Iowa attack error ended the game, giving Michigan a 3-0 sweep of its conference contender.
Iowa put up a fight in game two to keep the game within reach, limiting Michigan to a two-point lead throughout most of the game until kills by Pflum, Gamalski and freshman Lyndsay Miller (Ida, Mich./Ida) allowed the Wolverines to pull ahead with a seven-point advantage to make the score 23-16. An attack error put Michigan at game point and sophomore Erin Cobler (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) nailed her second game-winning kill of the night to wrap the win up for the Wolverines, 30-19.
In game one, a balanced offensive effort had six different Wolverines put down points for Michigan. A kill by Bruzdzinski put the Wolverines at game point followed by a kill down the middle by Cobler to end the game, 30-22.
Michigan wraps up its Big Ten road season next week when it takes on Wisconsin on Friday (Nov. 19 and Northwestern on Saturday (Nov. 20).
Q U O T E S
Senior Jennifer Gandolph
On the her 1,500th career kill last night against Minnesota ... "The whole match was great, even though we came up short. The numbers aren't a big deal to me. The fact that we could play so well against one of the best teams in the nation means more to me that any milestone."
On freshman Stesha Selsky ... "She played consistently again for us. She doesn't think while she plays, she just goes after balls. She's all over the court and doing great -- passing and defensively. She is handling her new role very well."
N O T E S
1,291 fans witnessed U-M's 3-0 sweep of Iowa, setting a new weekend attendance record at Cliff Keen Arena. Combined with a record 2,058 that saw Michigan and Minnesota square off on Friday night, the total weekend attendance was 3,349, 283 more than the previous weekend best. In 1992, a combined 3,066 fans witnessed Michigan take on Penn State and Ohio State in a weekend series.
Senior Lisa Gamalski's four kills against Iowa gave her 500 for her career. Gamalski also recorded her 13th double-double of the season.
Freshman Stesha Selsky recorded 27 digs against Iowa, giving her 26 or more digs in each of the last three matches. Selsky now has 294 digs on the season, five shy of setting a new U-M freshman single-season record.
Junior Candace Gay nothced the 100th kill of her career with four finishers in game three against Iowa. Gay also added a block to the Wolverine cause.
Senior/junior Alicia Boswell had a career-high four digs against Iowa, adding an ace as well.
Contact: Richard Retyi (734) 763-4423
