Michigan
13-1, 1-0Big Ten
Indiana
11-4, 0-1Big Ten
Wolverines Roll Past Hoosiers in Big Ten Opener
9/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Site: Bloomington, Ind. (University Gymnasium)
Score: #8 Michigan 3, Indiana 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-23)
Records: U-M (13-1, 1-0 Big Ten), Indiana (11-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Sept. 27 -- at Purdue (West Lafayette, Ind.), 1 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sophomore Courtney Fletcher (Duluth, Ga./Northview) posted a career-high 11 kills and was one of three Wolverines to reach double figures as the No. 8-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team picked up a three-set sweep (25-17, 25-16, 25-23) at Indiana on Friday (Sept. 15) to open Big Ten play at University Gymnasium.
Senior Juliana Paz (Porto Alegre, Brazil/Iowa Western CC) posted a match-best 12 kills, while sophomore Alex Hunt (Granger, Ind./South Bend St. Joseph) added 10 terminations and a team-high 16 digs.
The third and deciding set was the closest of the night with the teams exchanging the lead seven times. Indiana held the lead as late as 19-18, but in the end, Hunt was too much for the host Hoosiers, contributing five kills in the set with Fletcher adding four in a 25-23 U-M win.
In set one, the Wolverines and Hoosier traded blows for most of the match before U-M used a 9-5 run midway through the frame to take a 19-15 lead. Fletcher and Paz did most of the damage with five kills apiece, while senior Veronica Rood (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) and Hunt added three each as the Michigan defense held IU to a .045 attack percentage in a 25-17 win.
Set two was all Michigan in a 25-16 victory. With the score tied at 7-7, U-M went on a 13-3 run with a pair of kills from both Paz and Fletcher and a slew of unforced IU errors contributing to the 25-16 win.
The Wolverines return to action this Sunday (Sept. 27) when they head to West Lafayette, Ind., for a 1 p.m. tilt with Purdue at Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. MGoBlue.com will provide live stats and a live blog.
N O T E S
• Sophomore Courtney Fletcher's 11 kills are a new career high, eclipsing her previous best of nine set at Tennessee earlier this season. Fletcher also posted a career-best two service aces.
• Michigan was stellar with the side-out versus Indiana, posting 82-percent rates in sets one and two.
• Senior Juliana Paz led the Wolverines in kills with 12, marking the 12th time she has paced the club in that category this season. The next closest is Hunt with two.
