Michigan Falls to No. 5 Nebraska in Final Home Match of Season

Friday, March 26

Ann Arbor, Mich.

7:00 PM

Michigan

4-7,4-7Big Ten

Nebraska

14-2,14-2Big Ten

Nebraska

Michigan

Jess Mruzik (Michigan Photography)

Michigan Falls to No. 5 Nebraska in Final Home Match of Season

3/26/2021 9:30:00 PM | Volleyball

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By: Scott Kemps

» Freshman Jess Mruzik led U-M with 12 kills and nine digs.
» Freshman Kendall Murray shared the team digs lead and tied her career high with nine.
» The contest was U-M's final home match of the season.

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Score: #5 Nebraska 3, Michigan 0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-13)
Records: U-M (4-7, 4-7 B1G), Nebraska (14-2, 14-2 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, April 1 -- at Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.), 6 p.m. CDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan volleyball team fell to fifth-ranked Nebraska in straight sets (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) on Friday (March 26) inside Cliff Keen Arena. The matchup was U-M's final home contest of the amended 2021 season.

Freshman Jess Mruzik led Michigan with 12 kills and nine digs, while freshman Kendall Murray also had nine digs, matching her career high set the previous night. Classmate Scottee Johnson led the Wolverines with 19 assists.

The first set saw Michigan (4-6, 4-6 Big Ten) take a 9-8 lead off a Mruzik kill. Nebraska (14-2, 14-2 Big Ten) then ripped off four straight points to take a 12-9 lead and never looked back en route to the 25-19 first-set victory. Mruzik excelled in the stanza with a set-high six kills on 11 attempts (.455).

In the second set, U-M led, 7-6, and later tied the set on two occasions (7-7, 8-8), but the Cornhuskers used four kills from Kayla Caffey coupled with five blocks to win the set, 25-15.

In the final set, Nebraska's Jazz Sweet registered five kills and Lauren Strivrins had four as the Huskers hit .364 to .000 for the Wolverines in a 25-13 win. Mruzik had four of Michigan's six kills in the final set.

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