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Wolverines Ground Eagles in Straight Sets to Sweep Day One of Michigan Invite
9/17/2021 9:53:00 PM | Volleyball
» Paige Jones led the way for Michigan with 15 kills.
» Jess Mruzik and May Pertofsky each had 10 kills.
» Michigan out-hit Boston College .273 to .073.
» Jacque Boney led all players with six blocks. » With the win over BC, the Wolverines finished Friday 2-0 without dropping a set after defeating Eastern Michigan earlier in the day.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Event: Michigan Invitational
Score: Michigan 3, Boston College 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-22)
Records: U-M (6-2), BC (10-3)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 18 -- vs. Dayton, 4 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan volleyball team made it a sweep of the first day of the Michigan Invitational, turning aside Boston College in straight sets (25-13, 25-17, 25-22) Friday night (Sept. 17) at Cliff Keen Arena.
Senior Paige Jones led the offense with a 15-kill performance while hitting .382 and added six digs and a solo block in the winning effort. Sophomore Jess Mruzik and junior May Pertofsky each added 10 kills, with Pertofsky turning in three aces and five total blocks. Freshman Jacque Boney led the team with six total blocks, and sophomore Scottee Johnson finished with a double-double of 32 assists and 10 digs.
The Wolverines jumped out with a dominating 25-13 performance in the first set, winning eight of the first 10 points and never looking back. All three of Pertofsky's aces came in the opening set, while U-M controlled all other facets of the game as well, hitting .324 to the Eagles' .069, dealing out 12 assists and finishing with two blocks to BC's none.
Set two was more of a back-and-forth affair, with the teams holding even at 11-11 near the midway point of the set. Michigan jumped ahead thanks to a 4-0 swing, then maintained a steady lead until ultimately pulling the score to its biggest lead at 25-17.
Michigan pulled off the sweep in its closest set of the day, winning by a narrow three-point margin, 25-22. The Wolverines and Eagles were square at 22 when a service error and two consecutive attack errors from the visitors gave the Maize and Blue the set and match victory.
For the match, U-M had a better hitting percentage than BC (.273 to .073) and had more blocks (8-3), assists (40-28), digs (47-40) and service aces (4-2).
The victory was the second of the day for the Wolverines, who disposed of Eastern Michigan with a sweep in their tournament opener. Jess Robinson was the only player to reach double-digit kills (11) in the match, while Boney and Pertofsky combined for five blocks and 12 kills. [ Recap ]
U-M will finish the Michigan Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 18) at 4 p.m., when they welcome Dayton to Cliff Keen Arena. The match will be streamed live on B1G+.
