Michigan
7-8, 2-3B1G
Iowa
8-8, 0-5B1G
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 15 | 27 | 19 | 0 |
| Michigan | 25 | 29 | 25 | 3 |
U-M Uses 11 Blocks, Lambert's Double-Double to Sweep Iowa
10/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Score: Michigan 3, Iowa 0 (25-15, 29-27, 25-19)
Records: U-M (7-8, 2-3 Big Ten), Iowa (8-8, 0-5 Big Ten)
Attendance: 1,561
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Oct. 12 -- vs. Nebraska (Cliff Keen Arena), 1 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Behind the first career double-double from freshman Adeja Lambert (Rockford, Ill./Keith Country Day) and 11 total team blocks, the University of Michigan volleyball team swept Iowa Friday night (Oct. 10) at the seventh-annual Pink Match inside Crisler Center. Set scores were 25-15, 29-27 and 25-19.
Adeja Lambert (11)
Lambert had 13 kills and 10 digs to go along with five blocks and a pair of service aces. Senior Lexi Dannemiller (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) had 34 assists and four blocks, while junior Tiffany Morales (Hermosa Beach, Calif./Redondo Union) also had 10 digs. Junior Krystalyn Goode (River Hills, Wis./Nicolet), sophomore Abby Cole (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) and freshman Claire Kieffer-Wright (South Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) each had four blocks, and Cole joined freshman Caroline Knop (Pasadena, Calif./LaSalle) with eight kills.
Michigan used runs early and late to defeat the Hawkeyes in the first set. The Wolverines scored the first four points of the match off of Morales' float serve. A solo block from Lambert put the Maize and Blue up 10-4. A kill from Cole made it 17-12. Cole then served three points, which was capped by a Goode kill. The Wolverines scored the final three points of the set on blocks from Kieffer-Wright and Goode and a pair of Hawkeye attack errors. Michigan hit .391 in the first set while Iowa had five service errors.
The Wolverines scored the second set's first three points and a Lambert kill put U-M up 5-2. Back-to-back Iowa attack errors gave Michigan a 15-11 lead, but the Hawkeyes battled back, eventually tying the set at 17. Kieffer-Wright and Goode combined on a block to make it 19-17. Kieffer-Wright's termination put Michigan up 21-17. It was 23-21 after a Knop kill and Michigan had set point at 24-22 on Knop's successful swing. Iowa answered with two straight points and actually had set point at 27-26. Michigan came through with the final three points on a Lambert kill and service ace and a Hawkeye attack error.
The Maize and Blue hit .452 in the final set to preserve the sweep. Tied at 10, Michigan scored six of the next eight points as Goode's kill gave U-M the 16-12 lead. It was 19-13 on a combined block from Kieffer-Wright and Lambert and 21-15 on Goode's kill from a Dannemiller set. Michigan had match point at 24-18 after Lambert's termination and ended the match on Knop's kill.
U-M hit. 327 for the match and had a 41-37 dig advantage. Both teams collected three service aces on the night.
Michigan concludes its brief homestand this Sunday (Oct. 12) against No. 8 Nebraska. First serve is set for 1 p.m. inside Cliff Keen Arena.
NOTES
• Michigan improves to 4-2 in three-set matches this season. It also was the third sweep at home for the Maize and Blue in 2014.
• Michigan now leads the all-time series 38-26 over Iowa. Michigan has won the last seven meetings with the Hawkeyes.
• Michigan wore pink jerseys in tonight's match to raise breast cancer awareness.
• Michigan is celebrating Alumnae Weekend at Cliff Keen. More than 20 former Wolverines were announced between sets two and three.
• Freshman Adeja Lambert posted her first career double-double (13 kills, 10 digs) in the win over Iowa. Lambert
• Lambert also had her first two career service aces and set a career high with five blocks.
• Junior Tiffany Morales was in double figures in digs for the 72nd time in her career. Morales had 10 digs on the night.
• Senior Lexi Dannemiller tied a season high with four blocks. She also had four at Indiana on Sept. 27.
