2006 VBW vs. Ohio State -- Notes & Quotes
11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
N O T E S
Michigan celebrated Senior Night, honoring Megan Bowman, Erin Penn and Danielle Pflum.
Junior middle blocker Lyndsay Miller hit the 1,000-kill milestone tonight, making her the 10th player in program history to reach the milennium mark. She also moved into 10th place on U-M's all-time kills list. Miller became the fourth fastest Wolverine to reach the 1,000-kill milestone, hitting 1,000 kills in 92 matches.
Junior outside hitter Katie Bruzdzinski extended to 43 her streak of matches with double-digit kills.
Fifth-year senior Erin Penn competed in her 122nd career match tonight, tying her for fourth on U-M's all-time list.
The crowd of 1,504 fans was the largest crowd at Cliff Keen Arena this season and the second largest home crowd this year, trailing the 2,017 fans that packed Crisler Arena for Michigan's "Crash Crisler" promotion at Crisler Arena in September.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Mark Rosen
On tonight's match "I'm disappointed tonight because our goal was to get a win tonight. Ohio State played well and they deserve credit for playing almost flawlessly at times. In the first two games they did a good job of defending us. In game three it was our goal to win long rallies and we improved defensively."
On the difference in the match ... "The difference was their serving capacity and passing. We didn't get them off balance enough at the service line, and they were able to mount some strong attacks."
On the 2006 seniors ... "We enjoyed having Danni (Pflum), Megan (Bowman) and Erin (Penn) on our team and they are all great people. Danni contributed a lot as a player the last three seasons, and even though she's been out this year she's been good with the team. Megan has been a very steady player in our program and we've enjoyed having her. She has been instrumental to our team. Erin is a five-year player who is a special person all-around and has led us as a captain for the last two years. They will all be missed."
On preparations for Penn State ... "We need to serve and pass better against Penn State. We also need to maintain our defense if we want to win."
U-M Junior Middle Blocker Lyndsay Miller
On tonight's match ... "We were one step behind tonight. We were not in the zone. We slipped out of our comfort area and will have to turn it around for tomorrow night."
On the difference in the match ... "We didn't step up and win the battles tonight. That was the big difference. Ohio State also served very aggressively and we did not."
On preparations for Penn State ... "We'll come into the gym tomorrow, touch the ball a little and be ready to go. We plan to play another hard match."
